The Haute Route, Part III: A 10-Hour Ski (And Then Some)
In the final part of our festive season feature, Philip Cottam and team conclude their tour of…
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The Haute Route, Part II: Negotiating the Wind Slab
In the second part of our travel feature this festive season, ex-army major Philip Cottam negotiates…
The Haute Route, Part I: Preparation
We have a travelogue with a difference over the coming weekends; serialised in three parts,…
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
The unprovoked Russian assault on Ukraine in pursuit of Putin’s vainglorious dream of reversing the…
Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain
At first sight, a book about coal does not seem very appealing and that is…
The Escape Artist
The reaction of some to yet another book on the Holocaust might be to groan…
Afghanistan: A History
In a departure from our fiction titles reviews, retired army major Philip Cottam explores an…
Pick of the Picnic Hampers
It’s summertime again and so also time to enjoy the wonderful – even too wonderful…
The Key Man
This book tells a modern version of an old, old story. A confident, clever articulate…
The Passenger
The publication of yet another book, even a short novel such as The Passenger, in…
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City
This wonderfully researched and beautifully written book tells the extraordinary story of Charles Masson. Full…
Operation Pedestal
For most people Malta is a place where you go on holiday, lie on sandy…