Did Robert McNamara know Vietnam was unwinnable?
A new biography asks the same question – and looks into a potential affair with Jackie
Mark Piesing
Tuesday
Monday
The powerful, brutal story of Polish resistance fighter Elżbieta Zawacka
In Agent Zo , Clare Mulley has written a thrilling, consistently tense page-turner
Monday
Giles Milton retells the story of the Grand Alliance as a cinematic thriller
In the hands of a less skilled writer, The Stalin Affair could easily have been rather dull
Wednesday
A skillful retelling of one of World War Two’s most dramatic stories
Nahlah Ayed transports the reader to World War Two as experienced by the brave SOE agents who landed behind enemy lines
Thursday
War hero, bon viveur, Japanese spy: Frederick Rutland wore many masks
Beverly Hills Spy is the story of the espionage war with Japan, and the damaging rivalry between intelligence services that prevented them from working together
Friday
The gap between technotopia and dystopia are never far apart
Mustafa Suleyman’s new book is a rousing call-to-arms for humanity
