Chapter And Verse

Chapter and verse Sir: It seems a bit odd entering the 'who's Ali?' contest from the other side of the globe but, thanks to some research work on Australian second world war......

Fatal Thrusts

Fatal thrusts Sir: Terence Conran's love of ox cheek (Letters 1 March) and Quaglino's is shared by many, but like a goaded bull in a Spanish flag he has addressed the wrong......

Dark Secret

Dark secret Sir: I see from the letter from Mr Claus von Bilow (1 March) that the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask remains a mystery in England. A few years ago a French......

Unforgivable

Unforgivable Sir: One of the few legitimate charges against Sir Winston Churchill (Letters, 22 February) is that it is precisely his leadership which did assure the survival of......

Plan 17

Plan 17 Sir: Robert Tombs (Letters, 1 March) writes that the Schlieffen Plan 'was indeed secret: how else can one explain the aln10st fatal French failure to take precautiol]s......

Spiritual Rugby

Spiritual rugby Sir: Lunching in a Murrayfield restaurant, a French friend hailed the approaching dessert trolley with a 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' (Letters, 22 February). Guy......