The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Ian Fleming created the most famous fictional agent in the world, James Bond. However, when he worked for Naval Intelligence during WWII, he made significant contributions to the real world of intelligence. One of his most important contributions was the formation of...
I was very interested to see Archduke, as I have spent years researching and writing about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Royal Court warned me that the play was not entirely historically accurate. So it would be bad form to list all the historical...
Alan, your novel Rising Tide is set during World War II, prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, whereas your earlier series focused on World War I. What inspired you to explore a new conflict in your writing? In my previous First World War series I looked at how waging...
The Japanese Imperial Navy conducted extensive intelligence gathering in Hawaii as part of its preparations for the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, using a spy attached to their consulate named Takeo Yoshikawa. Yoshikawa meticulously gathered vital intelligence on the...
Britain at War magazine held its inaugural conference, The Big Debrief, on 6th June. The event was perfectly set in the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The first speaker at this fascinating event was Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal...
If you love crime fiction and a detective tale, Watching the Detectives is for you. Watching the Detectives is an anthology that brings together thirteen short stories, alongside interviews with each author. Each story transports the reader to a different time in...
Britain at War is a magazine that “does exactly what it says on the tin,” focusing on Britain’s wartime experience. What, for you, defines the magazine’s core identity and mission? On the face of it, it’s rather simple. Britain at War is a tribute to this nation’s –...
The Second World War saw a desperate conflict between Allied and Axis scientists, who were locked in a deadly arms race to develop new technology - in what Winston Churchill called the Wizard War. To gain the upper hand in this secret war, the Royal Navy formed a...
In SAS The Great Train Raid, Damien Lewis recounts the incredible actions of 2 SAS Regiment behind enemy lines in Italy during World War II. The centrepiece of the book is Operation Loco, an audacious raid on the Pisticci concentration camp to free its inmates, the...
Hunter Class is the second novel in your Daniel Nichols Spy Thrillers series. What has happened to Nichols since the end of Rising Tide and the beginning of the new book? Nichols has been recruited into 30 Commando by Ian Fleming, a unit the Bond creator formed to...
