World of James Bond

New edition coming soon, published by Rowman and Littlefield.

France between belle epoque and bitzkrieig

Podcast for The Critic.

Murders for the end of the month

My recommendations, for The Critic

How Tanks Changed History

Podcast for BYU Radio.

Three first-rate books on maps

Reviewed for The Critic.

How liberal and egalitarian was nineteenth century France?

Podcast for The Critic.

Louis XIV: a monarch of purpose

Review of Philip Mansel’s biography of the Sun King for The Critic.

The French Revolution and its legacy

Graham Stewart and I talk about France’s eighteenth-century revolutionary ferment. Podcast for The Critic

A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps

A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps. Podcast about one of my recent publications for The New Books Network.

Find out more about A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps on the publishers website.

Murders ranging widely

Recommended crime fiction novels, both modern and classic, to keep you entertained in January, for The Critic.