Serious history. Serious books. Hosted by bestselling historian Roger Moorhouse and novelist & critic Antonia Senior, The History Book Buffs helps you discover the best history books — new releases and classic must-reads. We publish across three strands: 📖 Book Reviews Deep dives into major historical topics — WW2, the Cold War, Tudor intrigue, empire, revolution and more — with sharp analysis and curated reading recommendations. ⚡ Buffs in Brief Short, focused episodes on events that happened this day or this week in history . 🎙 Beyond the Book In-depth Author Interviews. SUBSCRIBE!
The History Book Buffs
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Serious history. Serious books. Hosted by bestselling historian Roger Moorhouse and novelist & critic Antonia Senior, The History Book Buffs helps you discover the best history books — new releases and classic must-reads. We publish across three strands: 📖 Book Reviews Deep dives into major historical topics — WW2, the Cold War, Tudor intrigue, empire, revolution and more — with sharp analysis and curated reading recommendations. ⚡ Buffs in Brief Short, focused episodes on events that happened this day or this week in history . 🎙 Beyond the Book In-depth Author Interviews. SUBSCRIBE!
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Recent Episodes
July 16, 2026
The Best History Books for Summer: 8 Classics, Fact and Fiction, That Every History Lover Should Read
<p>Forget the latest releases.</p><p>For this special summer edition, <strong>The History Book Buffs</strong> are joined by <strong>Ollie Webb-Carter</strong> from the <strong>History Book Club</strong> to recommend the history books they've returned to again and again—the classics that have earned a permanent place on their bookshelves.</p><p>From the Black Sea to Ancient Greece, from the English Civil War to Alexander the Great, from the American Revolution to Flashman, this episode is packed with books that combine outstanding scholarship with brilliant storytelling.</p><p>Whether you're reading on a beach, in the garden or on a long train journey, these are the history books we think every history lover should own.</p><p>📚 <strong>Black Sea</strong> – Neil Asherson</p><p>📚 <strong>Alexander the Great</strong> – Robin Lane Fox</p><p>📚 <strong>God's Fury, England's Fire</strong> – Michael Braddick</p><p>📚 <strong>The March of Folly</strong> – Barbara Tuchman</p><p>📚 <strong>Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War</strong> – Robert K. Massie</p><p>📚 <strong>Flashman and the Redskins</strong> – George MacDonald Fraser</p><p>📚 <strong>Captain Corelli's Mandolin</strong> – Louis de Bernières</p><p>Books discussed</p>
July 2, 2026
The Night of the Long Knives: On This Day. 2.7.1935
<p>Hitler's most dangerous enemies weren't outside the Nazi Party—they were inside it.</p><p>In this episode, historian Roger Moorhouse takes us inside the dramatic events of <strong>30 June–2 July 1934</strong>, when Hitler unleashed a wave of assassinations against his own comrades in what became known as the <strong>Night of the Long Knives</strong>. Except it wasn't just one night. It was a murderous long weekend that cemented his dictatorship and changed the course of history.</p><p>Why did Hitler betray Ernst Röhm, one of his oldest allies? How did the SA become a threat to the regime it helped create? And what role did the army, conservative elites and Himmler play in one of the most shocking political purges of the twentieth century?</p><p>We discuss:</p><ul><li>Why Hitler turned on his closest supporters.</li><li>Ernst Röhm, the SA and the power struggle at the heart of the Nazi regime.</li><li>The dawn raid at Bad Wiessee and the purge's most notorious killings.</li><li>The murder of former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher and the widening of the purge beyond the Nazi Party.</li><li>How the Nazis dressed up political murder as an act of state.</li><li>Why the purge marked the moment Hitler became untouchable.</li><li>How ordinary Germans reacted as the true nature of the regime became impossible to ignore.</li></ul><p>Roger also reveals why he's writing the first major English-language history of the Night of the Long Knives in decades—and why this pivotal episode deserves far more attention than it has received.</p>
June 18, 2026
Churchill's Finest Hour: Leadership, Myth and Britain's Darkest Moment
<p>On 18 June 1940, with France collapsing and Britain seemingly standing alone against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill delivered one of the most famous speeches in modern history: "Their Finest Hour".</p><p>In this episode, Antonia Senior and historian Roger Moorhouse revisit the speech that became synonymous with British defiance. What was Churchill trying to achieve? Who was he speaking to? And how persuasive was his message to those living through the crisis of 1940?</p><p>The conversation explores the political context of the speech, the arguments for and against fighting on, Churchill's appeal to American opinion, and the uncomfortable question of whether Britain's eventual victory justified the enormous sacrifices that followed.</p><p>Along the way, Antonia and Roger discuss Churchill's reputation as an orator, contemporary reactions to the speech, the threat posed by Nazism before the Holocaust was fully understood, and the enduring tension between heroic national myth and historical reality.</p><p>Books discussed:</p><p>• The Roar of the Lion – Richard Toye</p><p>• Churchill: Walking with Destiny – Andrew Roberts</p><p>• Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940–1941 – Ian Kershaw</p><p>Was this truly Britain's finest hour—or is that a story we have told ourselves ever since?</p>
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