Kissing stalin on the mouth

Our pick of the latest military history books

Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?

“Spirit of Stalin, come and talk to me.” If you want to communicate through a medium with the Soviet Union’s feared dictator, Joseph Stalin, you can find a site on the internet via Russian Google. The

Renowned historian challenges comparisons between the Cold War and the modern world, where the stakes, players and rules of engagement are multidimensional

A tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa, chronicler of failed utopias

Intelligence veteran Mark Lowenthal reveals how after a shift to counter-terrorism from the 1990s, spycraft is returning to its Cold War operations