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The article on the battle against U-boats in the Second World War in the November issue omitted perhaps the most important episode. That was the part played by the late Joe Baker-Cresswell of Bamburgh

Anyone who’s read Helen Macdonald’s remarkable memoir H is for Hawk – about grief, nature and training a goshawk – will be aware of its powerful impact. The book has now been turned into a film starri

The German war on Allied convoys

8 JANUARY

A maths formula, the Spanish Armada and Madonna all take centre stage this month

Letter of the week Keeping mum I ...