"History is not a list of dates or names of battles... History is about stories. Enjoying them, no matter what the subject matter, is the important factor. That is how we learn. And with learning we can hope not to repeat the same old mistakes, time after time." If this was the overarching goal behind Phil Carradice's detailed account of influential assassinations, then he has achieved it by leaps and bounds. Assassinations That Shaped the Twentieth Century is a well-paced and informative read. The author's straightforward and clear writing style, with just the right amount of detail to contextualize events and people, paints an evocative picture of the stories that have influenced history. The book's structure--divided into parts by years--makes the reader feel like they are taking a trip down the river of history, with each port stop introducing them to a particular historical time period and its eccentricities. While the history of assassinations is long and this book could have been.. Read more
NetGalley, Shradha G
"History is not a list of dates or names of battles... History is about stories. Enjoying them, no matter what the subject matter, is the important factor. That is how we learn. And with learning we can hope not to repeat the same old mistakes, time after time." If this was the overarching goal behind Phil Carradice's detailed account of influential assassinations, then he has achieved it by leaps and bounds. Assassinations That Shaped the Twentieth Century is a well-paced and informative read. The author's straightforward and clear writing style, with just the right amount of detail to contextualize events and people, paints an evocative picture of the stories that have influenced history. The book's structure--divided into parts by years--makes the reader feel like they are taking a trip down the river of history, with each port stop introducing them to a particular historical time period and its eccentricities. While the history of assassinations is long and this book could have been.. Read more
NetGalley, Shradha G
“A much-needed comparative analysis of police reform in the region.”
Journal of Latin American Studies
“A much-needed comparative analysis of police reform in the region.”
Journal of Latin American Studies
As featured in the North-West Labor History Journal no. 49
Peter Darby
As featured in the North-West Labor History Journal no. 49
Peter Darby
"Britain’s Iron Chancellor is a book that provides a greater insight into what made Philip Snowden tick than any more recent works, of which there have been few. It also offers an insight into the Labour Party’s history that is far more complex and nuanced than is often presented in other work. Snowden’s contribution to the economic orthodoxy of the early Labour Party and his relationship with MacDonald, Hardie and the Trade Union movement give a clear understanding of both how Labour succeeded in the early years of the twentieth century and how it also failed. Echoes of those failures can be seen in subsequent decades, especially in the at times deep antagonism felt between the Parliamentary Party and the Trade Union movement, an antagonism laid bare in Snowden’s autobiography. Philip Snowden was certainly a product of his time and his autobiography, complex in the tight rope it walks between a personal memoir and an attempt to create an authoritative history of the period in.. Read more
Will Barber-Taylor; The Social Review
"Britain’s Iron Chancellor is a book that provides a greater insight into what made Philip Snowden tick than any more recent works, of which there have been few. It also offers an insight into the Labour Party’s history that is far more complex and nuanced than is often presented in other work. Snowden’s contribution to the economic orthodoxy of the early Labour Party and his relationship with MacDonald, Hardie and the Trade Union movement give a clear understanding of both how Labour succeeded in the early years of the twentieth century and how it also failed. Echoes of those failures can be seen in subsequent decades, especially in the at times deep antagonism felt between the Parliamentary Party and the Trade Union movement, an antagonism laid bare in Snowden’s autobiography. Philip Snowden was certainly a product of his time and his autobiography, complex in the tight rope it walks between a personal memoir and an attempt to create an authoritative history of the period in.. Read more
Will Barber-Taylor; The Social Review
“Iconoclastic, documented, candid, compelling, informed and informative… a very worthwhile and recommended addition to the growing body of World War II histories and biographies. ...is strongly commended for personal, community, and college/university library World II collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.”
Read the full review [link=https://www.midwestbookreview.com/rbw/sep_24.htm#clinttravis]here.[/link]
Midwest Book Review
“Iconoclastic, documented, candid, compelling, informed and informative… a very worthwhile and recommended addition to the growing body of World War II histories and biographies. ...is strongly commended for personal, community, and college/university library World II collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.”
Read the full review [link=https://www.midwestbookreview.com/rbw/sep_24.htm#clinttravis]here.[/link]
Midwest Book Review
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A Yorkshire Lass at the Court of Thatcher
Elizabeth Peacock served as MP for Batley and Spen for 14 years and was one of the most outspoken politicians during her time at Westminster. Famed for her 'no nonsense, just common sense' approach, Elizabeth won many admirers along with a reputation for being difficult. Not afraid to vote against her own party, the Conservatives, Elizabeth genuinely… Read more...
