We shouldn’t demonise Winston Churchill – or deify him
The point of history is to see people and situations in the round rather than to succumb to satisfying myths.
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Eric Ravilious’s visions of war and peace in England
The artist, who died 80 years ago, aged 39, found a bucolic beauty even in military action.
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The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: how Putin exploited a wartime myth
There are echoes of the invasion of Ukraine in the epic battle for Stalingrad, but this time Russia is on…
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History’s long shadow falls over Russia and Ukraine
Wars have rules, and those who ignore them are apt to achieve surprise, simply by being stupid.
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Molotov cocktails and the Northern Lights: Finland’s Winter War against Russia
Art student Bonar Dunlop was one of thousands of foreign volunteers who fought alongside the Finns in 1939-40.
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