More than a record of dramatic incidents and daring personalities, this book adds significantly to our understanding of how the United States fought World War II. It demonstrates that the extent, and limitations, of secret intelligence ...

Ten original essays on English drama from Tudor times onwards examines different aspects on the development of this art form.

'As we expect from Bradbrook, always a pleasantly readable scholar, these papers consistently convey rich, penetrating, informative, durable perspectives on Shakespeare and the English Renaissance.

In this book Professor Bradbrook characterises Shakespeare's achievements and those of his contemporaries and endeavours to 'place' them in their social and differing theatrical contexts.