History
Harold Godwinson – The Greatest King We Never Had?
What would the consequences have been for England, Europe, and beyond if the Battle of Senlac Hill had ended in Harold’s victory?
Harold Godwinson – The Greatest King We Never Had? My debut historical adventure series, The Wolf of Kings, focuses on the rebellions that took place post-Norman Invasion. Since these uprisings occurred after 1066, King Harold Godwinson doesn’t feature that...
Episode 202
The Polish Odyssey
The experience for many Poles is depicted in a new novel.
The Polish Odyssey ‘The Chocolate Suitcase’ is a novel, but it is closely based on the personal stories of Anna and Bronek Baranek and their Polish family during the Second World War. Their recollections were surprisingly vivid and agreed with the historical record....
Episode 201
Episode 200
Barney Campbell, on The Fires of Gallipoli
The author discusses Gallipoli, the creation of his new novel, and his next project.
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...
The Extraordinary Life of General Hastings `Pug` Ismay
The author of a new biography explores the many achievements of General Hastings `Pug` Ismay.
Few people have ever heard of him. Yet he was successively: Churchill`s chief staff officer throughout the Second World War; chief of staff to the last British viceroy of India during the Partition in 1947; a cabinet minister when Churchill returned to power in 1951;...
Episode 199
Gallipoli and the Death of Innocence in the First World War
The tragedy of the battle over the Dardanelles straits is the subject of a new novel.
Gallipoli and the Death of Innocence in the First World War Much ink has been spilled over Gallipoli, the ill-fated attempt by British, Empire and French troops in 1915 to force the Dardanelles straits and so open up a route for the Royal Navy to enter the sea of...