Noted Old West military historian Van Buren Watertree has just published his latest book entitled The Unsugarcoated Truth About George Armstrong Custer And His Seventh Cavalry Troops At The Battle of The Little Bighorn. Watertree has uncovered ten never before known facts why Custer and his Seventh Cavalry were massacred in 1876 in Montana, at what has come to be known as Custer's Last Stand.
It has been a bumper year for history publishing and there's a lot to choose from if you want to give history for Christmas. We asked Ken Lucid to remember some of the volumes he's read for us during 2010... Strewth! They don't ask bloody much do they? It's not enough I have to read all these bloody books, but come Christmas I have to remember them! And are you sure you want to go buyi...
A huge history of the American Civil War (are there any brief ones?) by the author of the celebrated Georgiana, Duchess Of Devonshire. Looking for a present for the history buff in your life? Ken Lucid writes: Sorry I've been away for a while - been in Australia at a conference on the Anzacs (couldn't make it the same time as an Ashes test, could they? Idiots!) and have been snowed under her...
Recent advances in technology have been welcomed by the criminal fraternity. Scientists at Imperial College, London have discovered ways of speeding up or slowing down light to give the illusion that events have not happened. Prof Spock announced...
X-Factor supremo Simon Cowell has already changed the face of popular music with his hugely successful TV shows. After thrusting such luminaries as Gareth Gates and Susan Boyle onto the international stage, the shiny-toothed impresario might have bee...
This story will be published in 2136 (Digital Age date format) - BIRMINGHAM, EMPIRE OF C4M3R0N (former UK) - Archealogists from the Univeristy of Birmingham have discovered the entertainment habits of early 21st century peoples, known as Britons.
Archaeologists have found a 'fantastically preserved' doorbell in the Swiss city of Zurich. "The doorbell could have been made as early as the year 3062 BC." - Dr. Bleacher The find is one of the oldest doorbells ever found in Europe and is rem...
Between them, the two dictators had 14 million non-combatants killed in Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Yale's Professor Snyder sheds new light on the horrors. Ken Lucid writes... Oh for crying out loud! More Hitler and Stalin! Don't misunderstand me - there's not a lot wrong with this effort, and Snyder's got a good track record. But... ... Hitler and Stalin. You know all I hear abou...
There are too many programmes on TV about Hitler and Stalin says a leading academic. Overkill on programmes about the twentieth century's dictator-monsters means modern history students are interested in little else. Prof Ken Lucid slams the cu...
Before Elizabeth I became the iconic 'Virgin Queen' four women ruled England in what was very much a man's world. Medievalist Dr Castor examines their stories. Ken Lucid writes. So. OK? I'm doing a book about women. Satisfied? I'm not kidding you, round here it's "women this, women that." It's not enough that we include the feminine side in our various modules and courses, we have set asi...
How and why did an Anglican power allied with a Roman Catholic power seek to bolster an ailing Islamic power against an Orthodox one? Ken Lucid writes: Cecil Woodham-Smith... Cecil Woodham-Smith... shiver. Ugh! Back when I was taking Eng Lit 'O' level ('O' levels - remember them?) they stuck us with The Reason Why by Ms Woodham-Smith (yeah - stupid name for a girl) to read. History a...
Subtitle: Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution, and the 20th Century. The German contribution to western culture since the enlightenment has been immense, but the early 20th century and the Nazi era in particular damaged the image - almost irreparably. Can Watson set the record straight? Ken Lucid writes: "Oh, surely you're not bringing that on holiday," the Empres...
Athens GR: Subway construction in Greece's capitol city has unearthed an amphora containing a historical description written by Moussaka, a historian of the period 490 BC to 431 BC. There is new information about the relations between the Greek-city...
A recent historical excavation of Stonehenge has shocked the sports world by proving footballers of the Neolithic period employed goal-line technology. It is the latest exciting development regarding the prehistoric megalith, following on from las...
Can we trace our modern MI5/6 back to this puritan statesman? Ken Lucid writes: I'll be straight… they wanted me to review this new book about German cultural progress in the 18th to 20th centuries, The German Genius: Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the 20th Century, by Peter Watson. But if you think the title's a mouthful well get this - it's nearly a thousa...
Sub-titled One Hundred of his Greatest Drawings from the Daily Mail, 1939-1945 this is an attempt to raise Illingworth's profile to something approaching that enjoyed by his contemporaries David Low and Sydney Strube. Ken Lucid writes: This is great! Another effort by Mark Bryant. Recent books about Low and Strube were by his arch-enemy, Timothy S Benson and in fact Benson did one on Illingw...
Pepys left us a fascinating and insightful account of life in Restoration London. Ms Tomalin's biography is a welcome modern examination of the man himself. Ken Lucid was supposed to review this book when the paperback was published in 2003. He's just found his notes… Oh come on! This bloke's famous for writing a diary. Hello-o! What the bloody hell do you need a biography of a guy who w...
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