In my novel, The Wings of the Wind, my hero participates in a very daring bombing raid over Germany. The events I describe are accurate...

On this emotive day, let's not forget the many servicemen who died by hand of the enemy, but not in action. I am thinking in particular...

At last my latest novel They Have No Graves as Yet has been published, although for now it is only available via Amazon. It is an...

John Bridge, GC, GM & Bar, was the first person to be awarded a bar to his George Medal. He was, also, only one of two people to earn...

In August 1915, the British E-class submarine, HMS E13, attempted to navigate the perilously narrow and shallow Kattegat between Denmark...

Following the BBC TV series Vigil there has been much interest in submarines and I have been asked many questions on various matters of...

107 years ago, the Royal Naval Division (RND) arrived in Antwerp by requisitioned London buses to reinforce the retreating Belgian Army. ...

Yesterday, the BBC mentioned Gustav Steinhauer in connection with the Queen's Speech and its reference to the new Counter-States Threat...

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,...

After WW1, Walter Owen Bentley established his own company manufacturing sporting cars, but during the war he was commissioned in the...

Strategic bombing is designed to destroy a country's ability to wage war by bombing from the air the enemy's infrastructure, such as...

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...

In October 1914, Captain William Reginald Hall took up his post as the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI). His father, William Henry...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Today is Lancashire Day when the people of Lancashire celebrate the anniversary of sending its first members to the Model Parliament of...