This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for January 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'The Killing of Thomas Niedermayer' with David Blake Knox, 'The Shattered Worlds of Standish O Grady' with Christopher Boettcher, 'On the Life of Galileo' with Stefano Gattei, 'Heligoland: Britain, Germany, and the Struggle for the North Sea' with Jan Ruger and The Medlars Essay with Pol O Duibhir.