One night, one rash act and one crime changed James Daunton’s life for ever. Robbed of everything he once had, and trapped in a merciless vendetta, James must now take on Nathaniel Caine and his gang in order to survive. Alone, he cannot hope to win, but to find allies he needs to learn to [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Avon Street – A Tale of Murder in Victorian Bath
Posted in Crime Fiction, Local History, tagged Avon Street, bath, bristol, crime fiction, CWA, georgian facades, Historical fiction, Paul Emanuelli, the history press, victorian bath on January 31, 2012 |
The Nazis’ 1943 film version of Titanic
Posted in Military, tagged anti-Anlgo, nazi, nazi propaganda, propaganda in war, world war 2 on January 30, 2012 |
Why should a retired banker who spent much of his life financing power and telecoms projects world-wide decide to write a book about Propaganda in the Films of the Third Reich? The simple fact is that I have always enjoyed a wide range of pastimes and my years spent working in Frankfurt gave me an [...]
A Tommy’s Sketchbook: Writings and Drawings from the Trenches
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2012 |
Henry Charles Buckle was an ordinary Tommy. A whitesmith from Tewkesbury, before the Great War he had been a part-time soldier with 5th (Territorial) Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment. He volunteered for active service in September 1914, his period of service abroad was a relatively brief one. 1/5th Glosters went to France on 29th March 1915, [...]
England’s Other Cathedrals – An illustrated guide to over 100 English churches
Posted in Archaeology, General History, tagged Cathedrals, England's Other Cathedrals, English Churches, Paul Jeffery, the history press on January 23, 2012 |
The greatest of England’s cathedrals are widely considered the country’s finest and most magnificent buildings. Few people realise, however, that in addition to these outstanding buildings there are many others that share, or once shared, some of that greatness. England’s Other Cathedrals is an illustrated guide to these magnificent and important buildings, many of which [...]
THP author Stephen Haddelsey to appear at Words by the Water 2012
Posted in Events, General History, tagged antarctic exploration, Edmund Hillary, Shackletons Dream, Stephen Haddelsey, the history press, Theatre by the Lake, Vivian Fuchs on January 16, 2012 |
On the 10th March at 15.45, Shackleton’s Dream author Stephen Haddelsey will be giving a talk on this new book at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick in the stunning Lake District. The talk will encompass the dramatic tale of the ‘Race to the Pole’ between Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary, exploring the often antagonistic [...]
The Titanic App – Commemorating the 100th Anniversary
Posted in Media News, Titanic, tagged rms titanic, survivor accounts, the history press, The Titanic App, Titanic 100th Anniversery, Titanic App, Titanic Centenary, titanic enthusiast, titanic experience, titanic experts, Titanic Legacy, Titanic: Her Journey on January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Titanic: Her Journey Release date: 12th March 2012 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship, Titanic: Her Journey is the definitive interactive Titanic experience, telling the story of her maiden voyage in the most engaging way to date. On the night of 14th April 1912, RMS Titanic [...]
Influence of History and Culture on the Intelligence Communities
Posted in Military, tagged Berlin, BRIXMIS, cold war, communism, culture, democracy, free market, ideology, intelligence community, planned economy on January 12, 2012 |
How governments decide contemporary security, foreign, and defence policies is to a very great degree influenced by their respective intelligence communities. In turn these intelligence communities are influenced by their historical and cultural developments. For many western nations, certainly the UK, the experience of the Cold War still exerts significant influence in this regard. Additionally, [...]
The President with the beret and the scarf……a tale of Sarajevo
Posted in General News, Military, tagged Alija Izetbegovic, Bosnian War, Hitler's Jihadis: Muslim Volunteers of the Waffen-SS, Jonathan Trigg, Sarajevo on January 9, 2012 |
Every night our TV screens were filled with images of civilians running for their lives from Serb artillery and snipers raining death down on a European city that had not so long ago hosted the Winter Olympics, and then, standing in front of the door to No.10 Downing Street, the PM John Major, his voice [...]
Charles Waite, survivor of the Long March, Jan – May 1945 in conversation with writer, Dee La Vardera.
Posted in General History, Military, tagged Charles Waite, Dee La Vardera, NEXPOWA, POW, Prisoner of War, Survivor, Survivor of the Long March on January 9, 2012 |
Dee: Let’s tell people a bit about how we came to write the book. Charles: I was so surprised to get your letter back in July 2010. It came out of the blue. I looked at the postmark and thought, who do I know in Wiltshire? Dee: It’s lucky you weren’t living in [...]
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