A history of the Troubles, propelled by a gripping narrative that centres on the abduction of Jean McConville in 1972. The events that Radden Keefe writes about here are both tragic and haun... read more
Mathilde Carre joined the French Resistance in 1940 but was captured by the Germans a year later and betrayed her network. She survived working as as a double agent and then - possibly - a t... read more
It seems the 'Mrs Burton' (born Ursula Kuczynski) who pedalled around the English countryside in 1942 was a colonel in the Red Army. Her life story is extraordinary.