The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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A story seldom told
Paddy Ashdown unravels the background of the tragic fate of the Vercors Maquis in an epic story of heroism by ordinary people and high-level bungling, writes GWYN GRIFFITHS
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
The Cruel Victory: The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle of the Vercors 1944
by Paddy Ashdown
(William Collins £25)
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