It was the biggest seaborne landing in history; a difficult campaign, not least because of the heat. Its success was hard-won, and crucial to the course of the war.
The Sherwood Rangers - from their landing on Gold Beach on D-Day to their pivotal role in Operation Market Garden and their status as one of the first British armoured units to enter Nazi Ge... read more
MH constructs an enthralling narrative of Vatican intrigue by drawing on Cardinal Ippolito d'Este's records of the papal conclave of 1559. She shows how both the papacy and the political fat... read more