Why did Joseph Stalin Decide to Invade Finland in 1939?
The Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland began in late 1939. For Stalin, as Kimmo Rentola explains, it turned out to be a strategic blunder
Excerpts
Here you can find excerpts from upcoming history books by world class writers and historians.
Angels of History
Jeremy Eichler reflects on The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
From the moment von Zeppelin flew his airship in the summer of 1900, people saw these machines as new emblems of the modern world
A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World
Jose Luis González Macías on the wild beauty of lighthouses
Fire at the Guildhall
Leonora Nattrass takes us back to 18th century Cornwall and a brewing political scandal
Testimonies: 93, 96, and 130
Will Ashon on how we give shape to our lives, find meaning in the chaos, acknowledge the fragility of our existence
The Endeavour
Tom Hindle's debut mystery is set on a ship full of suspects, with two detectives. And one killer
And the North
Hugh Brody reflects on his life, from childhood to the Arctic in Landscapes of Silence