The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Barney Campbell, on The Fires of Gallipoli Barney, many congrats in the new novel. This is your second after the acclaimed Rain which was set during the conflict in Afghanistan. Now with The Fires of Gallipoli you’ve written about the Great War. This was a hugely...
Jim Loughran, what first attracted you to the 1930s and beyond? The 1930’s were a turning point. I think back to my own mother who was born in 1911 when the German, Austrian, Russian and Ottoman empires still stood. The Second World War created a definitive break with...
Maritime Nation, N.A.M. Rodger Interview For N.A.M. Rodger the third book in his epic trilogy, The Price of Victory, is the culmination of a lifetime’s work. He has charted Britain’s naval history – not a history of the navy, there is a difference, from 660AD...
Tell us about Holand Press. What are you looking for? We are a new, enterprising, enthusiastic and efficient independent publishers. We publish kindle editions as well as print on demand hardbacks and paperbacks. We set ourselves up to fill gaps in the market and give...
John Kiszely, what first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? From early childhood I`ve been an avid reader of history. Indeed, for most of my schooldays, when asked what I wanted for Christmas or birthday my answer was always `a history book, please`....
Helen, Women in Intelligence was very well received when first published. Is this an area of espionage history that is under-developed? Most definitely. It is an area where historians still need to research deeply in declassified files and record what the women did in...
Shakespearean Tale, Helen Castor Interview. How much can we divorce the two kings you have written about, from the characters of the Shakespeare plays? It is some of the most exquisite writing by one of the greatest writers there's ever been. So in that sense, it's...
Will Erikson on Found Will many congratulations on the new book. There is plenty to ask about here, since this was such a major event in Britain’s recent history. Is that why you wanted to write it? Thank you. Very much so, it was divisive at the time, and it turned...
Christendom vs the Caliphate: Simon Mayall Interview The term Christendom is a rather medieval term, and then there's the Caliphate. Could we start by defining what the two are? The Caliphate was an organizing principle of the Muslim world. Although it moved around,...
What first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? I was a 60s child and brought up on Airfix models, the Air Training Corps and Victor comics, so the Second World War obsessed me, especially the Battle of Britain. When I was about 40 the BBC asked me to...
