The History Book Buffs
Welcome to The History Book Buffs. For reviews and chat about history books, fact and fiction, hosted by award-winning historian Roger Moorhouse, and novelist and critic Antonia Senior.
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Nov. 5, 2025
The Days that Changed the World: 23 August, 1939. The signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
On 23 August 1939, two dictators who despised each other made a decision that reshaped the world. In this episode, we explore the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact — often known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact — and its profound impact on Euro...
Oct. 22, 2025
Inside Operation Biting: The History Book Buffs read Max Hastings.
🔍 Inside Operation Biting: Antonia and Roger review Operation Biting, Max Hastings's account of one of WWII’s Most Daring Raids | Churchill, Radar & Revolution Step into the shadows of World War II as we uncover the high-stak...
Oct. 8, 2025
The horrors of U-boat warfare: the books that inspired Wolfpack by Roger Moorhouse.
KeywordsU-Boat War, Wolfpack, Das Boot, WWII, German perspective, naval history, PTSD, memoirs, historical narrative, empathySummaryIn this conversation, Antonia Senior and Roger Moorhouse dive into the complexities of the U-...
Sept. 25, 2025
Did books defeat the Soviet Empire? The History Book Buffs read The CIA Book Club by Charlie English.
In this episode of @TheHistoryBookBuffs Antonia Senior is joined by bestselling author Roger Moorhouse to discuss The CIA Book Club by Charlie English — a thrilling history of how the CIA used books as weapons in the Cold War...
Sept. 14, 2025
Tunisgrad. Was this the battle that changed the course of WW2?
In this episode of "History Book Buffs," hosts Antonia and Roger delve into the often-overlooked Tunisian campaign of World War II, as detailed in Saul David's compelling book, "Tunisgrad." Join them as they explore the strat...
Aug. 6, 2025
Storm of Steel and All Quiet on the Western Front: A WW1 classics showdown
Two masterpieces. Two utterly different visions of war. In this episode, the History Book Buffs go head-to-head over Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque — the twin titans ...