International

by Holger Hoock

 Denis Judd looks at a book on the cultural interactions and achievements that accompanied Britain’s imperial expansion

by Alex Butterworth

Mike Rapport looks at a history of Europe’s 19th- and 20th-century anarchists

by John Ure

 Saul David enjoys an account of adventurous spies in Asia

 
by Simon Young

David Musgrove on a contentious account of 2,000 years of influence

 
by Jonathan Phillips

Norman Housley looks at an appealing modern history of the Crusades written for a general audience

by Kathryn Tidrick

 Denis Judd looks at Britain's long involvement with the Middle East

by Timothy Snyder

 Laurence Cole looks at an intriguing life-history of a Habsburg prince

by Tim Tzouliadis

 Rob Attar looks at the US citizens lost to Stalin's prison camps

by David Priestland

Michael Cox welcomes a new book on the impact of communism on the everyday lives of millions of people

 

by Stuart Carroll

 Penny Roberts is fascinated by the story of an influential family in 16th-century Europe

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