The story of the Panama Canal is not one I have ever really thought about. Born 60 years after its completion, I’d just treated it as one of those obvious thing that someone got around to do at some point, much like how a road or railway came to be. The Path Between the Seas, [...]
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Paris 1919 – The greater tragedy
I have just finished Margaret MacMillian’s “Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World.” What a remarkable read, and what fascinating insights into the last century and the issues we still live with today. I have had a long, deep interest in the First World War. I have read a broad range of historical, autobiographical [...]
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The next phase for the Euro
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The ersatz parliament
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McNamara’s lessons for today’s war
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Swan’s amazing chutzpah
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Vale, Neil Armstrong
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