by David Adam, Nick Fawcett, Ray Simpson, Christine TitmusKevin Mayhew, 2010(with free CD) “Who is the slayer, who the victim? Speak.” Sophocles, 3rd Century BC. Remembrance Sunday is the time when the words we speak take on a particular power and significance. This collection was devised not as a substitute …
by Peter BeaumontVintage Books, 2010 This is a must-read book, beautifully and honestly written. Peter Beaumont, as the Observer’s chief foreign correspondent, has covered many conflicts. Drawing on his notes and memories of people and places, he explores what happens to those whose lives become ruled by war. Whether soldiers, …
by George MillerMedlar Press, 2010 Jason Brockhurst is an intrepid British explorer. When he catches a glimpse of the mysterious city of Zinn, he has to try to get there – and when he does his life is soon in danger. In some respects this book resembles an old-fashioned adventure …
Following the report’s publication, the thoughts of Philippe Sands QC, delivered as MAW’s 2010 Remembrance Sunday Lecture at the Imperial War Museum, make interesting and topical reading.
In recent years, the UK Government has published its first “National Security Strategy” (2008) and also this “Strategic Defence and Security Review” (2010) – the first since 1998. From the Strategic Defence and Security Review: “Today, Britain faces a different and more complex range of threats from a myriad of …
In 2010, the British Pugwash Group published a statement in which three distinguished scientists argue that “War is not inevitable: aggressiveness can be tamed”. British Pugwash is the UK arm of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, an international network of scientists and others concerned about the social …
A publication from the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom. “Whilst military capacity is exposed every day to be a terminally ineffective method of assuring security given the nature of modern threats, militaries the world over consume ever-increasing amounts of the world’s human and economic resources. Despite this realization, …
by David Edwards and David CromwellPluto Press, 2009 The authors run the Media Lens website, which challenges the unbalanced view of events provided by mainstream media. In this book they explore in great depth how the news we receive can be biased towards the establishment or corporate agenda. Even those …
by Margaret MacmillanProfile Books Ltd (2009) The uses and abuses of history covered by Margaret MacMillan include the popularity and limitations of history on TV and cinema; the way history has been used selectively to suit the ‘needs’ of current generations; and the way history, particularly military and political, helps …
by Barry SandersAK Press, 2009 Given the crisis of climate change, military carbon emissions are a matter of concern, but facts have been hard to come by. Barry Sanders, basing his research on the American military machine, illustrates what an enormous environmental threat all military activity poses. He gives numerous …
