The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard The loss of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 brought about a seismic change in English society. As the conquering Normans came to dominate the country, many English noblemen and elite warriors found themselves dispossessed and with...
Land of the Blind is the fictionalised memoir of the author’s time serving in the British Army as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan. The story follows the operational tour of a small unit of four soldiers with a wide range of operational experience, from Chris,...
The majority of the book is set in 2007 but there is a post-script detailing your characters’ involvement in the chaotic coalition departure of 2021. Was it this ending of the coalition efforts that gave you the impetus to publish the book now? I wrote most of the...
Blood Debt is the first book in Adam Staten’s Honour Bound trilogy and is a coming-of-age story set in the tumultuous years leading up to the battle of Hastings in 1066. The story moves at a steady pace before speeding up in the final third of the book as it...
In 1066 King Harold Godwinson of England met Duke William of Normandy on the battlefield near Hastings in what proved to be a pivotal moment in English history. What is less well known is that this was not the first time that the two men had shared a battlefield....
Adam Staten, what first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? My first novel, Steadfast, was inspired by my experiences serving as a doctor on the front line in Afghanistan. I suppose the first germ of the story took hold whilst I was out there, but it...
Battlefield Casualty Evacuation For as long as people have fought wars, there has been a need to evacuate and treat wounded soldiers, a process widely known today as “casevac.” Systems of care for wounded soldiers appeared very early in human history. Evidence from...
Double Victoria Cross Winners The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award for valour, in the presence of the enemy, awarded in the United Kingdom. Created in 1856 by Queen Victoria, it has only ever been awarded 1,358 times, of which 295 were awarded posthumously....
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Afghanistan and the IED Threat In October 2001 the United States led a coalition of nations into Afghanistan with the aim of overthrowing the repressive Taliban regime. The coalition forces advanced rapidly, Taliban forces were simply unable to withstand the onslaught...
