The Maginot Line
Kevin Passmore examines one of the great defensive fortifications in modern history
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The Leprosarium at Robben Island
Oliver Basciano recounts a lesser known part of Robben Island's complex history
Folk Cookery from the English Countryside
Lally Macbeth on the binding importance of the English Cake
Alexander Pushkin and the City of Death and Beauty
Sinclair McKay explores the significance of one of Russia's great poet's death to the people of Saint Petersburg
The Photography of Dora Maar
In this excerpt from her book, Hidden Portraits, Sue Roe introduces us to the pioneering photographer Dora Maar
The Audacious Allied Bombing of Venice
Jonathan Glancey revisits one of the final airborne operations of World War Two
The Propaganda Girls
Lisa Rogak introduces us to four women whose guile and imagination found a novel outlet in World War Two
Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
József Debreczeni describes his arrival at the Auschwitz Extermination Camp in May 1944
The Vatican, the War and the Pope's Secret Bank
Yvonnick Denoël takes us back to the Second World War and the Vatican's efforts to secure their wealth
Cherry the Pioneering Dog
Paul Koudounaris traces the modern tradition of pet commemoration back to its roots in Victorian England
Why Are We Drawn to Mountains?
George Mallory, one of the central figures in the history of mountaineering, was haunted by this simple question, as the author Daniel Light explains