To mark London Pride Month 2017, read on for an exclusive extract from ‘Fighting Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars’ by Stephen Bourne. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Britain
Q&A with Carolyne Larrington
Alex Wright, IBT Executive Editor, spoke recently to Carolyne Larrington about her new book The Land of the Green Man: A Journey through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles (publishing September at £20) and the process of unearthing the delightful tales within. ALEX: Carolyne, 2015 is a vintage year for you, with three new … Continue reading
Good Germans, Bad Nazis
Russell Wallis seeks to show how and why the Holocaust was initially met with such a muted response in Britain. Continue reading
A British Genocide in Tasmania
On Holocaust Memorial Day, is it time Britain confronted its own genocidal past? Continue reading
The Idea of ‘Britain’
National identity is a funny old business, shaped as much by beliefs, fears and contradictions as they are by anything tangible. Continue reading
Advertising the Present, Reflecting the Past
How commercial advertising frequently offers a frank and honest representation of everyday life during the Second World War. Continue reading