Today, private or state-owned corporations and agencies from China are active in every corner of the globe, from Afghanistan in the east to Zimbabwe in Africa stretching to Colombia and Brazil in South America. The[…]
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5 Women Who Shaped History
Today is International Women’s Day and here at Casemate we’re celebrating by reminding ourselves of some of the most fascinating women in history who you might not have heard of. There are snipers, spies, distillers, sports[…]
Video: Three in Thirteen Sneak Peek
Geoff Coughlin, the author of Three in Thirteen, talks you through his exciting new book about a Mosquito night fighter ace.
Sex and Soldiering
Here we reveal one of the often hidden experiences of war revealed by William Earl in his honest memoir ‘Blood and Bandages’. We have a very nostalgic view of wartime relationships. We think of the[…]
How Onboard Radar Technology Beat the Germans
Roger Dunsford, the author of Three in Thirteen, explains how it wasn’t just the brave pilots who saved us during the Battle of Britain, but the scientists and engineers who worked out how to combat night[…]
Why Won’t China Stop North Korea?
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he talks about why China continue to tolerate North Korea’s aggression. On 11th February 2017, just as Donald Trump was[…]
Nanking Massacre Denial – How the Far Right in Japan Kept Power
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he talks about the startlingly far-right views of modern Japanese leaders. On 15th January, two New York University[…]
Abe Shinzo visits Pearl Harbour to pay his respects, but what about Japanese atrocities in China?
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he explains why Abe Shinzo’s visit to Pearl Harbour is more than a remembrance event. Abe Shinzo,[…]
Trump and Taiwan, the “forgotten part of” China
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he explains why Taiwan’s phone call with Trump was so controversial. Even before he took office, President-elect[…]