Now available: A Strange Campaign
My new book, A Strange Campaign, is now available in ebook, paperback, hardback, and audio book. Madagascar provided the stunning backdrop for one of the strangest conflicts of the Second World War â€... Read More
International Women’s Day: Berthe Mayer, MBE
Today is International Women’s Day. This seems like an appropriate time to write about Berthe Mayer, MBE. In October 1941, Berthe and her husband Percy Mayer lived on the island of Madagascar. The i... Read More
The Soviet BREM-1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
In contrast to the German army during the Second World War, the Soviet army did not have specialised recovery vehicles or tactics for using them. They started to experiment with their use at the end o... Read More
The Tetrarch was not designed as an airborne tank
The British A17 Tetrarch light tank is best known for its role in Operation Overlord, where they landed in Hamilcar gliders in support of the airborne troops. It’s often said that the Tetrarch w... Read More
Remembrance Day 2020
Today is Remembrance Day in the UK. I have a poppy, and I shall observe the two minute silence at 11:00. For me, this is a day to remember everyone that has been harmed by war. Whatever thei... Read More
A Strange Campaign available for pre-order
On 5th May next year my next book, A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar, will be published. This coincides with the anniversary of Operation Ironclad, which marked the start of the campaign. ... Read More
My next book title is …?
My next book will be about the battle for Madagascar in WWII. It will cover the entire campaign, from the initial landings to the final Vichy surrender. I’m still undecided about the title. Some... Read More
The Iranian Embassy Siege: The Myth of the Wall
On 30th April 1980, terrorists stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took twenty-six hostages. A six-day siege ensued, during which the embassy’s press attaché, Abbas Lavasani, was murdered... Read More