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In 1925 a fire ripped through the Marylebone premises of Madame TussaudâEUR(TM)s waxworks. Little was left beyond a few grotesquely distorted models. It had also been a museum of 'priceless' curiosities. With unique access to archives, the authors expose some major discrepancies relating to Madame Tussaud herself and the authenticity of her collection.

To give political legitimacy to his Empire, Emperor Napoleon I created an enduring image of Napoleonic France as the contemporary equivalent of Imperial Rome. The tangible remains of this grand, imperial 'theatre' has excited collectors ever since.

The public perception of the Guards is of soldiers used for just ceremonial duties. The Drum Horse in the Fountain demonstrates how far from the mark is this image. It captures the careers, accomplishments, follies and the occasional crimes of over three hundred men who have served in the seven Regiments of the British sovereign's personal troops.

The United Kingdom is a treasure-trove of military acquisitions - ranging from the bizarre to the priceless. In 'The Spoils of War' historian Christopher Joll unveils the remarkable, and often strange, stories of how and where many of them were procured.

In the last volume of The Speedicut Memoirs, Charles Speedicut relates his involvement, as a member of the SpecialOperations Executive, in many of the highly successful deceptionstrategies masterminded by the cross-dressing Colonel Dudley Clarke, including Operation MINCEMEAT. He also discloses his role in thehigh-profile assassinations of the Protector of Moravia & Bohemia, Reinhard Heydrich, the Vichy French Admiral, François Darlan, and the...

In the last volume of The Speedicut Memoirs, Charles Speedicut relates his involvement, as a member of the SpecialOperations Executive, in many of the highly successful deceptionstrategies masterminded by the cross-dressing Colonel Dudley Clarke, including Operation MINCEMEAT. He also discloses his role in thehigh-profile assassinations of the Protector of Moravia & Bohemia, Reinhard Heydrich, the Vichy French Admiral, François Darlan, and the...

As Europe see-saws between war and peace, Charles Speedicut finds himself involved in a seriesof clandestine missions for both the British SecretIntelligence Service and the equally secretive Brotherhoodof the Sons of Thunder. From the concentration camp atDachau, where Book 5 of The Speedicut Memoirs opens, via Whitehall, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bavaria, Switzerland and France, Speedicut is involved in plots to frustrate the British governmen...

As Europe see-saws between war and peace, Charles Speedicut finds himself involved in a seriesof clandestine missions for both the British SecretIntelligence Service and the equally secretive Brotherhoodof the Sons of Thunder. From the concentration camp atDachau, where Book 5 of The Speedicut Memoirs opens, via Whitehall, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bavaria, Switzerland and France, Speedicut is involved in plots to frustrate the British governmen...

In Book 4 of The Speedicut Memoirs, Charles Speedicut finds his fortunes (and misfortunes) tied up with those of the future King Edward VIII, Mr & Mrs Ernest Simpson and Adolf Hitler. In the course of his narrative, Speedicut relates how he was responsible for the murderous Night of the Long Knives, when Hitler ruthlessly purged the Sturmabteilung. He also provides previously unpublished details of his intimate involvement in the events leadin...

In Book 4 of The Speedicut Memoirs, Charles Speedicut finds his fortunes (and misfortunes) tied up with those of the future King Edward VIII, Mr & Mrs Ernest Simpson and Adolf Hitler. In the course of his narrative, Speedicut relates how he was responsible for the murderous Night of the Long Knives, when Hitler ruthlessly purged the Sturmabteilung. He also provides previously unpublished details of his intimate involvement in the events leadin...

In Book 3 of The Speedicut Memoirs, in addition to meeting many of the early movie stars of Hollywood, readers will discover the true facts about a number of previously unexplained events in the second quarter of the twentieth-century including the reason why Princess Fahmy was cleared of the murder of her husband, the truth about the forging and publishing of the Zinoviev Letter, the disappearance of Colonel Percy Fawcett in Amazonia and the ...

In Book 3 of The Speedicut Memoirs, in addition to meeting many of the early movie stars of Hollywood, readers will discover the true facts about a number of previously unexplained events in the second quarter of the twentieth-century including the reason why Princess Fahmy was cleared of the murder of her husband, the truth about the forging and publishing of the Zinoviev Letter, the disappearance of Colonel Percy Fawcett in Amazonia and the ...

Book 2 of The Speedicut Memoirs picks up Charles Speedicut's story from the point in 1918 at which he is about to leave for the Crimea to rescue the Dowager Empress of Russia, a mission which he foresees will be the most dangerous of his life to date. But Fate intervenes and sends him back to the Middle East, where he has a hand in the end of the war in Syria, followed by a series of adventures rescuing members of deposed European royal famili...

Book 2 of The Speedicut Memoirs picks up Charles Speedicut's story from the point in 1918 at which he is about to leave for the Crimea to rescue the Dowager Empress of Russia, a mission which he foresees will be the most dangerous of his life to date. But Fate intervenes and sends him back to the Middle East, where he has a hand in the end of the war in Syria, followed by a series of adventures rescuing members of deposed European royal famili...

Following the death of Colonel Sir Jasper Speedicut in 1915, the Speedicut saga continues with the publication of the memoirs of his son, Charles.It is clear from his hair-raising exploits in pre- and post-revolutionary Russia and in the sands of Arabia, interspersed with adventures in a whole range of other peoples bedrooms, that Charles Speedicut inherited not just his name from his father

Following the death of Colonel Sir Jasper Speedicut in 1915, the Speedicut saga continues with the publication of the memoirs of his son, Charles.It is clear from his hair-raising exploits in pre- and post-revolutionary Russia and in the sands of Arabia, interspersed with adventures in a whole range of other peoples bedrooms, that Charles Speedicut inherited not just his name from his father

Why did General Gordon remain in Khartoum? What really happened at the Battle of Abu Klea? How and why did King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, actually die? Who was Jack the Ripper? And why was Oscar Wilde provoked into suing Lord Queensberry? For the first time, convincing answers to these and many other historical questions are answered in the memoirs of C...

Why did General Gordon remain in Khartoum? What really happened at the Battle of Abu Klea? How and why did King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, actually die? Who was Jack the Ripper? And why was Oscar Wilde provoked into suing Lord Queensberry? For the first time, convincing answers to these and many other historical questions are answered in the memoirs of C...

Book 6 of The Speedicut Papers covers the period 1879-1885 during which time Speedicut is reluctantly involved in a series of British colonial and Imperial disasters in Afghanistan, South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan. Whist not ducking shot, shell and spears, Speedicut indulges deeply in such pleasures (usually of the carnal variety) that are on offer.

Book 6 of The Speedicut Papers covers the period 1879-1885 during which time Speedicut is reluctantly involved in a series of British colonial and Imperial disasters in Afghanistan, South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan. Whist not ducking shot, shell and spears, Speedicut indulges deeply in such pleasures (usually of the carnal variety) that are on offer.