Historian Andrew Roberts's latest book, The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War, was published in the U.S. in May. His previous books include Masters and Commanders and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900. Dr. Roberts is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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WWII’s Strangest Battle
For one time only, Germans and Allies fought together in WWII.... MORE
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The Maggie I Knew
For historian Andrew Roberts, one of the saddest days of his life was when former Prime Minister... MORE
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In Defense of Cruises
After horrifying scenes from Carnival Cruises’ sewer ship, you might be put off cruising for good,... MORE
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Pope Wimps Out
As opposed to Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict XVI doesn’t seem to have taken his lifetime... MORE
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The Plantagenets’ Mighty Reign
Historian Andrew Roberts says that Richard III's line of the Plantagenets have been unfairly... MORE
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Canada to the Rescue!
From the battlefields of World War Two to the appointment of Mark Carney as head of the Bank of... MORE
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Generals Never Had to Be Faithful
If Sherman, Pershing, and Eisenhower could philander and win wars, why the fuss over Petraeus’s and... MORE
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The U.N.’s Uselessness on Syria
Hypocritical viciousness characterized the speeches on Syria by totalitarian regimes in the General... MORE
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Operation Soapsuds!
The Pentagon chose Olympic Games as the code name for the Stuxnet operation against Iran.... MORE
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Homer Simpson Could Help Iran
Why the regime should embrace—not ban—Mayor Quimby, Chief Wiggum, and Itchy & Scratchy.... MORE
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Enough With the Cliffhangers!
Liam Neeson's new movie, 'The Grey,' has a horrible, unresolved ending.... MORE
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W.E.'s Sloppy History
How Madonna and the highbrow filmmaker screw up historical details in ‘W.E.... MORE
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The Trouble With "Tinker Tailor"
The new film version of the John le Carré book is stylistically flawless, says Andrew Roberts.... MORE
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WWII's Audacious Double-Agent
He tricked Hitler so thoroughly that the Germans thanked him after the war—with no idea he'd helped... MORE
