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I have to be honest in that I never believed the hype about Hunter, Bremner & Co. Only Giles was really hard but even he was a cheat. Anti - football and that came from Revie at the top. I'm so glad that for all their time at the very top they actually won very little. And nothing compared to...

I love Max Hastings histories. As you say he has a way in the mainstream press but is a pretty good read book-wise. He has a new one out about the battle for Malta. That's on my Christmas list. With regard to the build-up to WW1 I found Barbara Tuchman's 'The Guns of August' almost thebenchmark...

I can also recommend 'Riding the Retreat'. What a fabulous time those lads must've had with Richard as their guide.

Probably my mistake.... I saw a post in this thread a while ago saying that we owed that monarch a great deal. I like a bit of English history too

Thanks Gwylan, did you finish that book on William the Conqueror, and if so what was your verdict?

I do like a bit of WW2 spy reading. I've read Ben MacIntyre's stuff and Alone in Berlin (not really 'spy' I know) so was wondering if any NSC ers had recommendations for any other good reads. Fiction or non-fiction, I don't mind.