Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he explains why Taiwan’s phone call with Trump was so controversial. Even before he took office, President-elect Donald Trump didn’t need to wait to be inaugurated to put his foot in— a 10 minute phone call was… Read More »Trump and Taiwan, the “forgotten part of” China
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he explains why the Chinese government probably favoured a Trump win. The election of Trump was a shock to many after the vast majority of political pundits and pollsters predicted a Clinton victory. So terrified of Trump,… Read More »How Will China React to President Trump?
Kim Hjardar, the author of the landmark book, Vikings at War, wants to find out how much the public knows about the notorious raiders. Get your ores ready, your swords sharpened, and attack the quiz like a crazy berserker!
The busiest week of the publishing calendar is the Frankfurt Book Fair, which takes place every October. There, publishers from all across the world can make deals with each other to ensure that all the great books published can be read anywhere. This year, Casemate are in Hall 6.2, B34. If you’re in Frankfurt,… Read More »Frankfurt Book Fair 2016
Koos Stadler, author of Recce, did a Q&A recently with the members of the 22,000 strong ‘SWA / Angolan Border War 1966-1989’ Facebook group. These are the questions which were asked. From Chris – Are elite soldiers born or made? Firstly I have to honestly and truthfully state that I have never considered myself an… Read More »Koos Stadler – Q & A
Mike Brown is the author of the new fashion book The 1960s Look. Using contemporary sources, photographs and meticulous research the book walks you through the decade telling you how men, women and children dressed and how you too can achieve the ‘1960s Look’. Here, he explains the joys and difficulties of writing about a… Read More »Fashion Revolution: The Swinging Sixties
To celebrate the release of Mike Brown’s The 1960s Look, let’s see how much you already know about the delirious decade… Don your leather sweat pants and let your hair roam free. Liberate yourself with this quiz!
David Worsfold explains how he researched the remarkable life of Thomas Kelly, a man who served for more than 50 years in the British Army. He is the subject of Worsfold’s book Fighting for the Empire. Researching and writing a biography of someone whose long, adventurous life covered over 20 countries across four continents is… Read More »Fighting for the Empire
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he explains why the South China Sea dispute is a potential catalyst for another war… On July 12th 2016, The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) made a landmark decision against China’s “nine-dash” line territorial claim over… Read More »What’s the Problem with the South China Sea?
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