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The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters
During the Cold War, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy's most cherished possession—but such freedom was put in service of a hid...
A gripping account of the life and fate of the woman who almost assassinated Benito Mussolini. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surr...
The CIA and the Cultural Cold War
During the Cold War, writers and artists were faced with a huge challenge. In the Soviet world, their freedom was often denied, while in the West free...
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Diabolical Englishman
The hugely acclaimed, best-selling life of Hawkwood, one of the outstanding figures of English and European history. John Hawkwood was an Essex man wh...
la CIA et la guerre froide culturelle
1947 : l'Europe se relève du cataclysme de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ; la guerre froide peut commencer. Qui mène la danse ? nous fait découvrir un...
Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth- Century Italy
This is the story of an age when everything had a price and mercenary companies were vastly rich corporations. By alternately besieging and protecting...
A Different History of Modernism
Six Attempts to Cross a Border
*Winner of the PEN Ackerley Prize 2022* 'This is family history at its best... the words fizz off the page and flutter in the mind' Sunday Times If yo...
Seeking Gold, God, And Glory In 14th Century Italy
This is the bold story of Sir John Hawkwood, English knight turned mercenary general, who alternately besieged and protected Italy’s richest city st...