Highlights From Talking History

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for March 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Unconditional: The Japanese Surrender in WW2' with Marc Gallicchio, 'Whitman in Washington' with Kenneth M Price, 'Crime and Punishment in 19th Century Belfast: The Story of John Linn' with Jonathan Jeffrey Wright, 'The Tale of a Great Sham' with Margaret Ward and Dana Hearne' and 'Crowdfunding the Revolution: The Dail Loan and the Battle for Irish Independence' with Patrick O' Sullivan Green.    

This week Patrick and a panel of distinguished poets, writers, translators and literary scholars explore the life and intellectual legacy of Russian Poet, Novelist and Playwright Alexander Pushkin. Joining Patrick on the panel include: Professor Michael Basker, School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol, Literary Translators Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky, Dr Caryl Emerson, Professor Emeritus of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Princeton University, Dr Alexandra Smith, Reader in Russian Studies, University of Edinburgh and Dr Viktoria Ivleva, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University.  

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for March 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Goya: A Portrait of the Artist' by Janis Tomlinson, 'War in the Shadows: Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France' with Patrick Marnham, 'Egyptologists Notebooks' with Chris Naunton, 'Killing at It's Very Extreme: Dublin October 1917-November 1928 with Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly and 'The Secret Life of the Savoy Hotel' with Olivia Williams.