The hero of my submarine novel, The Custom of the Trade, is partially based on the exploits of Lieutenant Commander Martin Nasmith during...

A continuing theme of my novels is the often unsung heroes and largely unknown activities of the Royal Navy in WW1. My aim is to bring...

I am now about two thirds of the way through the first draft of my latest and fourth WW1 naval thriller, Where the Baltic Ice is Thin. I...

Several readers of my WW1 submarine thriller, The Custom of the Trade, have expressed surprise at how difficult it was to detect and sink...

This weekend, I watched a dreadful submarine film, K-19: The Widowmaker’. It had an all-star cast, including Joss Ackland, Harrison Ford...

In my submarine thriller, The Custom of the Trade, I describe an accident in an early submarine caused by hydrogen gas. Even today,...

The forgotten, but outstandingly successful submarine campaign in the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara, deprived the Turks of vital...

I open my first novel, The Custom of the Trade, with a tragic submarine accident, in September 1911. The inspiration for my story came...

In submarines it is quite common not to shave when on patrol. This is a throw- back to the days when the Royal Navy operated...

Following the popularity of my post last week, I am bowing to demand by dredging up other tales from my memory banks about the more...

During my days in submarines, I and several others spent far too much time down near the Falkland Islands for our liking. This was in...

My third book, The Wings of the Wind, is with my publisher for scrutiny. Whilst I await my fate, I have begun work on my fourth novel,...

Today (4th February) in 1915, the German government announced that it would impose a submarine blockade of Great Britain with effect 18th...

Last night my mother ticked me off for my book, The Custom of the Trade. She has now read the book and, whilst she thought it...

A few days ago it was reported in the Daily Express that in order to protect the UK’s fishing rights after BREXIT, Michael Gove had...

Imagine yourself onboard the last HMS Queen Elizabeth in April 1915. It’s a hot day off the island of Lemnos, in the eastern...