To those within the academic sphere, it seems that classical mythology has seen a dramatic rise in popularity amongst the general public, and has never been more influential.
Vietnam: Colonial, Cold or Civil War? by Rebecca Boulton
Over a period spanning 30 years of conflict, the Vietnam War caused the death of approximately 3 million people, including Vietnamese soldiers, civilians and foreign military. Historically, the war is perceived as one of the deadliest conflicts of the 20th century
Dan Jones: The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England, [Book Review by Becca Selby]
A chronicle of the dynastic medieval royal family known to us as the Plantagenets, narrating the many turns of the wheel of fortune which so affected their fates.
Mexican National Identity, by Tasha Parsons
Following the Mexican Revolution, the newly formed government pursued art as a means of building national identity and establishing a collective narrative about the war.
The Fall of Saigon, by Charlotte Roscoe
In 1975, on the 30th of April, Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, was captured by the People’s Army of Vietnam and the Vietcong. Was the fall of Saigon an inevitability? Was there any chance that South Vietnam could have been an independent viable nation free from communist rule?