Fire from the sky

SINCE THE END OF WWII, THE ROLE OF RAF BOMBER COMMAND HAS REMAINED HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL. MARCUS GIBSON ARGUES THAT INSTEAD OF A MURKY LEGACY, ITS FLIGHT CREWS DESERVE THANKS FOR STOPPING NAZI GERMANY

WAR, EMPIRE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW WORLD

With the ultimate weapon in his grasp, would Hitler have held Europe to ransom or reduced it to rubble?

VICTORIES, MYTHS, AND THE BERLIN BLOCKADE

The sufferings of Afghanistan, and of those who invade it

The success of any short history lies in the art of omission. When dealing with a country as historically rich and varied as Japan, the challenge lies in deciding what to summarise broadly, what to co