Red Star Over China
Red Star over China is now considered a classic work as it was the first account the world had of the Red bandits of China…
Rumours as a source of evil has always bedevilled mankind. As early as the 18 th-century China , 14 Dec 1728 to be precise, General…
View More Excellent history of an attempted coup in ancient China – Treason By The Book: Traitors, Conspirators and Guardians of an EmperorZagreb was the venue of the 2nd leg of the Grand chess tour 2019. Zagreb actually has a strong chess heritage. Zagreb hosted the historical…
View More Zagreb chess heritageThis 624 page book is a thought- provoking analysis of 10 momentous decisions made by Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Mussolini and Tojo in the 19…
View More A gripping book – Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941This 350 page book is actually a book published in 1982. The 2001 edition merely has a new preface. That said, it is still a…
View More Learned but not for the less-learned – The Muslim Discovery Of EuropeThis year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s departure from Spain in 1519. Leading 5 ships and 260 men only 1 ship and…
View More Infectious read – Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the GlobeKawamura attempts in this 2015 book to exonerate Hirohito from any form of culpability for the war waged by the Japanese government against China, the…
View More A partisan viewpoint – Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific WarOne may be surprised why Alexander Alekhine went all the way to play in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. This was the 8th South American…
View More Montevideo chess heritageThis 876 page book is an ambitious attempt to meditate on the state of Europe on the cusp of the new millennium. Mak travelled through…
View More An original approach – In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth CenturyDespite the heroic efforts of General George C. Marshall and President Truman at the end of World War II, China fell to Communist rule. Why?…
View More A Gem – The China Mission: George C. Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945-1947This beautiful coffee table book is a companion to an exhibition of the same name at the British museum from 26 Jan to 15 April…
View More Beautiful coffee table book – Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam