I’ve written a number of articles about the war, which I am posting here, as well as a number of pieces which will never be published in any other format. Two examples are the outlines I wrote for both my Malta and Italy books. In a nutshell, they are shortened versions of the final books – a brief, cut-down version – and hopefully a taster rather than a substitute.
Secret Tales from the Italian Campaign
I’ve been having a fascinating time during a ten-day research…
Admiral Titch Cowan - Britain's Most Tenacious Warrior?
While I've been going through Stanley Christopherson's diaries,…
Inside a Messershcmitt 109E & What a Tool Box Can Tell You About Germany During the War
I went to see my old friend Craig Charleston yesterday, who is…
Germany in August 1939 – Not as Developed as Myth Would Have It
In Plauen, in south-east Germany, the men of Artillerie Regiment…
Historians Have Been To Quick To Criticise the Allied Armies
I've been thinking for a long time that too many historians have…
John Semken of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
I've just posted up one of the most profoundly moving interviews…
Not Bad Going for a Sixty-Two Year-Old
Last year, we used my 1949 Paris-built Citroen 11B during the…
Why Did Rolls Royce Merlin Have a Carburettor When the Daimler Benz Had Fuel Injection?
This is a piece by my good friend Professor Rick Hillum in response…
