The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets

Richard Evans was the key expert witness in the David Irving trial in which the judge branded Irving a racist and anti-Semite. Evans explains here how he revealed Irving's methods of historical falsification and demonstrates Irving's connections with far-right Holocaust deniers in the United States

What are the myths - and reality - behind the state of Israel

The first English language publication of the work of Izumi Suzuki, a legend of Japanese science fiction and a countercultural icon.

Written in the white heat of revolutionary Russia's Civil War, Trotsky's Terrorism and Communism is one of the most potent defenses of revolutionary dictatorship. In his provocative commentary to this new edition the philosopher Slavoj AAÂ iAAÂ ek argues that Trotsky's attack on the illusions of liberal democracy has a vital relevance today.

From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East's disintegration

When Crisis Becomes the Norm: What Can We Do to Demand Change?

A defining study of British history and politics