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Shaun Lewis
Oct 19, 20211 min read
An act of villainy
In August 1915, the British E-class submarine, HMS E13, attempted to navigate the perilously narrow and shallow Kattegat between Denmark...
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Shaun Lewis
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Could early submariners escape?
Following the BBC TV series Vigil there has been much interest in submarines and I have been asked many questions on various matters of...
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Shaun Lewis
Oct 5, 20212 min read
What were sailors doing in the WW1 trenches?
107 years ago, the Royal Naval Division (RND) arrived in Antwerp by requisitioned London buses to reinforce the retreating Belgian Army. ...
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Shaun Lewis
May 12, 20212 min read
So who was Gustav Steinhauer?
Yesterday, the BBC mentioned Gustav Steinhauer in connection with the Queen's Speech and its reference to the new Counter-States Threat...
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Shaun Lewis
Mar 8, 20211 min read
A BLAST FROM THE PAST ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
This is one of my favourite cartoons. It is a tribute to Edith Garrud, a martial arts instructor prior to WW1. Only 4' 11" in height,...
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Shaun Lewis
Feb 26, 20211 min read
W O Bentley's influence on early naval aviation
After WW1, Walter Owen Bentley established his own company manufacturing sporting cars, but during the war he was commissioned in the...
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Shaun Lewis
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Who came up with the concept of Strategic Bombing?
Strategic bombing is designed to destroy a country's ability to wage war by bombing from the air the enemy's infrastructure, such as...
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Shaun Lewis
Feb 2, 20211 min read
My fifth novel is complete
At last, I am pleased to announce that my fifth novel is complete and in the hands of potential agents with a view to publication. This...
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Shaun Lewis
Oct 12, 20202 min read
The naval officer who tried to bribe the Turks to stay out of WW1
In October 1914, Captain William Reginald Hall took up his post as the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI). His father, William Henry...
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Shaun Lewis
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Submarine escape in the early 1900s
I open my first novel, The Custom of the Trade, with a tragic submarine accident, in September 1911. The inspiration for my story came...
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Shaun Lewis
Sep 15, 20201 min read
The Forgotten Few
Today is Battle of Britain Day, the 80th anniversary of Sunday 15 September 1940, the day that marked the turning point of the Battle of...
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Shaun Lewis
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Where does a suffragette heroine fit into a novel about submarine warfare?
My readers often ask why I decided to include the story of the suffragette cause in my novel, The Custom of the Trade, a story ostensibly...
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Shaun Lewis
Mar 31, 20202 min read
An honest and independent review of my work
I was most pleasantly surprised to read in a recent newsletter that somebody had not only gone to the trouble of buying and reading my...
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Shaun Lewis
Feb 14, 20202 min read
How a top secret intelligence report inspired the title of my first novel
I am often asked why I chose to call my first novel, The Custom of the Trade. Given that the plot revolves around WW1 submarine...
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Shaun Lewis
Feb 11, 20201 min read
My third novel quickly proves a hit
Last week, my third WW1 naval thriller, The Wings of the Wind, was published by Endeavour Media as an e-book and the paperback was...
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Shaun Lewis
Nov 27, 20194 min read
On Lancashire Day let's remember a Lancashire hero
Today is Lancashire Day when the people of Lancashire celebrate the anniversary of sending its first members to the Model Parliament of...
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Shaun Lewis
Nov 25, 20191 min read
Another example of screenwriters' distortion of history and defamation of heroes
I have asked this question in a previous blog. Why do screenwriters distort historical events so much? Over the weekend, I watched the...
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Shaun Lewis
Nov 19, 20191 min read
Gosh! Somebody has been reading my books
I was very pleased recently to receive an email from a Mr Land. His grandfather was a cousin of Admiral Earl Beatty and Mr Land was...
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Shaun Lewis
Nov 8, 20192 min read
How WW1 didn't end until February 1920
As we prepare to celebrate the Armistice of November 1918, it is worth remembering that the war didn’t end on that day for all. Indeed,...
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Shaun Lewis
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Naval Heroes of WWI - Martin Nasmith VC
The hero of my submarine novel, The Custom of the Trade, is partially based on the exploits of Lieutenant Commander Martin Nasmith during...
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