The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Anne O'Brien on The Queen and the Countess Anne, many congratulations on the new novel. We’re in England in the early 1450s and just at the start of the Wars of the Roses. Queen Margaret and Anne, Countess of Warwick are the main two characters. What was the genesis...
Karl, Operation Nightfall is a sequel, after your first, Grown Men Cry Out at Night. What’s happened between the two novels? Historically speaking, quite a bit. My first novel, Grown Men Cry Out at Night was set in Bremen, Germany in 1946. The war in Europe had just...
A Prince Among Men: Michael Jones Interviewed by Richard Foreman Can you tell us about the origin of the idea for you to write a biography of the Black Prince, or Edward of Woodstock? As a military historian, my publishers’ interest in a new biography of the Black...
John, congratulations on the new book, In For The Kill. Sergeant Harris returns after Target Arnhem. What has happened between the two books? Thank you, Ollie. In For The Kill the third book in the Manner of Men series, begins just over a week after the conclusion of...
This book is a marvellous read, emotional and yet educative, clearly the result of extensive research, and you have a particular interest in British and German history. But one wonders, what sparked the idea for such work? Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say!...
Marc, many congrats on the new book. It seems this is a book a long time coming – at least for me since Saving Private Ryan so outrageously dismissed British and Canadian efforts on D-Day. What was your motivation to write the book? Two primary motives, as outlined in...
Karen, congratulations on your new novel, Naming the Dead. How has the story moved on from the first in the series, Paying in Blood? It is exciting to release my second Alexander Baxby mystery, set in Amsterdam during the so-called Dutch Golden Age. The action follows...
AoH Book Club: Roger Moorhouse on Killing Hitler How many plots were there against Hitler? A book came out a long time ago that talked about 42 plots against Hitler. That book didn't even include some of the ones that I talked about. I talk about 15. They vary in...
David, congratulations on the new book. What's the plot of the new series? The new series follows the adventures of John Page, a real-life English soldier who served in Normandy during the reign of Henry V (1413-22). He misses the battle of Agincourt, but is outlawed...
At school I was an avid reader of history, including the swashbuckling adventures of the members of the O’Neill, O’Donnell and O’Rourke clans who used the strength of their sword arms to carve out positions of wealth and influence in their adopted homelands in...
