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Last updated: March 17, 2026
The best books on Spain, recommended by Jason Webster
From the book Robinson Crusoe was based on to surrealist filmmakers, Jason Webster chooses five books that illustrate the power of the Spanish imagination.
A Poet Soldier’s View of Bosnia, recommended by Arnold Jansen
The Dutch army captain whose unit secured Tuzla airbase for the incoming UN aid in 1994 talks about the books he kept with him in Bosnia, and the inspiration for his Yugoslav novel, King of Tuzla
The best books on The English Countryside, recommended by Paul Brassley
The English countryside on a sunny summer's day is one of the most beguiling places in the world to be. But how has it changed since the Black Death? Is there still a meaningful difference between urban and rural society? Rural historian Paul Brassley talks us through the best books to get a fuller understanding of England's green and pleasant land.
The best books on Pilots of the Second World War, recommended by Steve Darlow
Steve Darlow, author of nine books on military aviation, discusses his favourite books on pilots during the Second World War – a time when 800 Allied airmen were lynched
