Mal WarwickWho killed J. Edgar Hoover?Early in 1964 two aging men lie dead of gunshots in the back. They’re sprawled on the pavement in an alley in a seedy uptown neighborhood…4 min read·1 day ago----
Mal WarwickUp close and personal with the billionaire boys of techName just about any billionaire in the tech industry, and Kara Swisher is sure to know him. In fact, she’s probably interviewed him several…5 min read·6 days ago----
Mal WarwickThe tragic story of the Polish ResistanceStories of the French Resistance crowd library shelves. They’re among the most popular books about World War II. But many give a misleading…4 min read·Apr 17, 2024----
Mal WarwickThe best mystery series set in AsiaOver the past fourteen years, since I began posting book reviews, I’ve read and reviewed more than 450 mysteries and thrillers. A fair…8 min read·Apr 16, 2024----
Mal WarwickThe many great stories of Britain’s bloodiest dynastyThey ruled England (and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland from time to time) for more than three centuries. By my count, there were sixteen of…4 min read·Apr 10, 2024----
Mal Warwick10 true-life accounts of anti-Nazi ResistanceAnti-Nazi resistance movements emerged in every country in Occupied Europe, including Germany itself. Historians rate the most effective of…8 min read·Apr 3, 2024----
Mal WarwickA history of opium as addictive as the drugPart history, part memoir, part travelogue, Smoke and Ashes is the latest work by acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh. Grounded in the…6 min read·Mar 27, 2024----
Mal WarwickThe shared history of Cuba and the United StatesWhat most of us in the US know about Cuba revolves around three events. The Spanish-American War (“Remember the Maine” and Teddy…5 min read·Mar 20, 2024----
Mal WarwickAstonishing new evidence about the Americas before 1492Forget just about everything you learned in school about the peoples of the Americas before 1492 — and about the land, too. It turns out…5 min read·Mar 13, 2024--1--1
Mal WarwickBritish history that’s not just one damned king after anotherFor generations of boys and girls throughout the English-speaking world, British history comes across as one bloody king after another. And…4 min read·Mar 6, 2024----