History
Opening the Gates of Hell, by Richard Hargreaves
The harrowing first few weeks of the largest offensive in human history.
Opening The Gates of Hell - Review For many of us Operation Barbarossa reaches its point of maximum impact with the relentless siege of Leningrad and the battle of Stalingrad. These two cornerstones in our awareness remind us of the extent of the German advance in...
Film Club 35
A Prince Among Men: Michael Jones Interviewed by Richard Foreman
The author discusses Edward of Woodstock with novelist Richard Foreman.
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...
When The Cold War Became “Hot”
A brief look at the history that inspired the novel, Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies
When The Cold War Became “Hot” Several years ago, I underwent physiotherapy treatment for shoulder pain. During one session, the physiotherapist noted I was a veteran, and wishing to pass the time, she asked me when and where I served. I replied I served in the US...
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John McKay on In For The Kill
John McKay discusses In For The Kill, airborne forces, and the real history behind his fiction.
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...
Opening A New Path to Emancipation
Author of new novel, The Better Angels, explores how contraband policy reshaped freedom during the Civil War.
Opening A New Path to Emancipation My debut novel, The Better Angels, centers on the plight of 10,000 former slaves on the Sea Islands of South Carolina during the Civil War. Abandoned by their plantation owners in 1861 after the Union’s occupation, the slaves became...