Sherborne at War – Henry More (a 67)

Sherborne at War – Including a reappraisal of the 1940 air raid on Sherborne. Why did the Germans launch a nuisance raid against Sherborne on 6 July 1940? Why have historical accounts of the Sherborne bombing raid of 30 September 1940 been significantly in error? Why have Sherborne’s secret factories never been recognised for their … Read more

Eye on The World: A Life in International Service – Anthony Quainton (d 52)

In Eye on the World, volume #72 in the Diplomats and Diplomacy Series, Ambassador Anthony “Tony” Quainton offers an engaging account of the competing visions, dilemmas, and messiness of the diplomatic process, along with the candid, often self-critical story of his long and storied career in eleven countries on six continents in a diversity of … Read more

Strange Harvests: The Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects – Edward Posnett (c 03)

‘Exceptional…a subtle, fascinating braiding of travel, cultural and natural history… It is a pleasure and an education to journey with Posnett in these pages’ – Robert Macfarlane. In a centuries-old tradition, farmers in north-western Iceland scour remote coastal plains for the down of nesting eider ducks. High inside a cast cave in Borneo, men perched … Read more

Dining with al-Qaeda – Hugh Pope (a 78)

In Dining with al-Qaeda, Hugh Pope guides the reader on an enlightening, unexpected and sometimes tragi-comic journey through more than a dozen countries, from Afghanistan to Turkey and from Sudan to Iraq. Speaking Arabic, Persian and Turkish, Pope’s experiences give a first-hand feel for warfronts and sieges, Persian poetry and Islamic revolution, and, not least, … Read more

Thomas Sandwith: A British Consul in the Levant, 1855-1891 – Stephen Boys Smith (a 64)

Stephen Boys Smith, Thomas Sandwith: A British Consul in the Levant, 1855-1891. Acknowledgements and Dedication I. Introduction – Thomas Sandwith: Consul, Experience, Example II. Scope III. Thomas Sandwith: Roots and Early Life, 1831-1855 IV. Thomas Sandwith in the Crimean War, 1855-1856 V. Thomas Sandwith in Syria, 1857–1865 VI. Thomas Sandwith: Vice Consul in Cyprus, 1865-1870 … Read more