Hans Welser and John Rayner: Experts of Cold War British Propaganda
Rory Cormac tells us about Hans Welser and John Rayner two British propaganda agents who operated from WW2 through the Cold War.
20th Century
A collection of 85 Posts
The Thrilling Finish to the 1908 Olympic Marathon
The marathon at the 1908 Olympic Games in London provided one of the most dramatic moments in the history of athletics
The Royal Air Force's Bombing Offensive Against Nazi Germany
Richard Strachan, author of the WW2 novel Night Fire, examines the history behind the RAF's aggressive bombing campaign against the Germans
October 1989: Proclamation of the Republic of Hungary
This photograph shows the US ambassador among the crowds as the Republic of Hungary was proclaimed by Mátyás Szűrös in 1989
The General Strike of 1926 with Jonathan Schneer
The General Strike of 1926 marked a precarious moment in British political and social history, as Jonathan Schneer explains
Adolf Hitler's Strange Death with Caroline Sharples
On 30 April 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide in Berlin. But the story of the Führer's death is more complicated than these bare facts suggest, explains the historian Caroline Sharples
Firing A Punt Gun (1923)
We look at a strange, divisive and forgotten weapon that was banned in the USA but tolerated in Great Britain
The Murky World of Peter Rachman
Neil Root investigates the life and times of the notorious slum landlord
How I Discovered Kathleen Harriman's Wartime Letters
Geoffrey Roberts weighs the historical significance of the letters written by Kathleen Harriman during the Second World War
Operation Stopgap: The First Shot in America’s War on Drugs
David Tuch pinpoints the beginning of the US war on narcoterrorism
Simon Gronowski And An Escape From Auschwitz
Monisha Rajesh recounts one of the most poignant 'untold railway stories'