There are many books on the last offensive launched by Herr Corporal HITLER. This attack known as the Battle of the Bulge or the battle…
View More Snow and Steel
Tag: World History (Books)
The trilogy
A classic in the true meaning of the word. Jan Morris’s trilogy of the British Empire is a masterpiece of research and erudite distillation. Spanning…
View More The trilogy
The Adventures of Wu: The Life Cycle of a Peking Man
The Adventures of Wu. This is a book that I have pleasure dipping into once every Chinese festival approaches. In 2021 we celebrate the Mid-Autumn…
View More The Adventures of Wu: The Life Cycle of a Peking Man
Heaven’s Command
This 16-CD set is a gem. Buy it if it’s available for about 28 pounds. This set is based on the 1st volume of Jan…
View More Heaven’s Command
Mao Tse Tung (Part 1)
All biographies of Mao focus on his failures and foibles. They magnify his disastrous Hundred Flowers Campaign of Feb 1957, and the Anti-Rightist Movement that…
View More Mao Tse Tung (Part 1)
Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
This is a book that goes into the granular details but failed to give a clear picture of why the British failed to defend Singapore.…
View More Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
The Elizabethan Age
The death of HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh on 9 April 2021 marks the beginning of the end of the Elizabethan Age. It…
View More The Elizabethan Age
The battle of the Bulge
The battle of the Bulge is one of the 3 major battles in Hitler ‘s last stand in Western Europe. Here are 2 books. Snow…
View More The battle of the Bulge
Understanding Iran
Two wrongs make a right? BBC in its 2020 Panorama – Hostage in Iran postulated that dual UK and Iranian citizens who are arrested in…
View More Understanding Iran
Escape from encirclement
The Long March has achieved mythical status in Chinese history. 80,000 men, women and children trekked for one year and 4,000 miles to escape encirclement…
View More Escape from encirclement