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Judgement in Tokyo
In praise of Gary J. Bass's book on the Japanese War Crimes Trials 1946-48
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Dr Robert Lyman MBE
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Taylor Downing reviews Korea, War Without End
This review by the historian Taylor Downing was published in https://the-past.com/review/books/korea-war-without-end/
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Who was the greatest SOE commander of them all?
Rescuing the life and work of Colonel Edgar Peacock from undeserved obscurity
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Thunder Run!
A short video review of Jack Bowsher's new book on Burma, 1945.
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Bill Slim and the reasons for victory in India (1944) and Burma (1945)
Tonight I’ll be attending a Burma Star Memorial Fund event in London to remember the end of the war in the Far East in 1945.
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June 2025

Armed Forces Day. So what?
Today is Armed Forces Day.
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The National Security Strategy (NSS25)
Some first thoughts
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Korea (again)
The wonderful Aspects of History Magazine has dedicated its front cover to our new book this month, so I wanted to show you it here.
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Trusted Mole
An update on the latest adventures of Milos Stankovic
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VJ Day Lunch invitation
Courtesy of the Gurkha Welfare Trust
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Korea, War Without End
A review by Aspects of History
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The Unblinking Eye
A fabulous new novel from Chiselbury
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