Leading historians share the texts that have inspired and informed their work

12 MARCH

Who, today, remembers Robert Vas? His Refuge England (1959), a partly autobiographical account of a Hungarian migrant trying to make sense of London—its confusing streets and dizzying profusion of sig

Dr Paul Brown reveals Britain’s role in patrolling the seas during the height of Cold War tensions with the USSR

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Marcus Paul, editor John Buchan Reconsidered Thirty-nine years of war and peace 1901–1940 328pp. Handsel Press. £27. John Buchan The Strange Stories of John Buchan Edited by James Machin 256pp. Britis