It’s been a very autumnal summer here in the UK — now, it’s time to prepare for the real thing. But as they seasons change, so too do bookshelves. Stockpile for the cool breeze and falling leaves by pre-ordering a pile of shiny new books. (And it’s not like we’re biased or anything, but here are a few that we just can’t wait for!)
Category: WW2
Part I: The Famed but Flawed Commanders in the Italian Campaign
In the first of this two-part blog series, Co-Author Andrew Sangster casts a surprising new light on the legendary leaders who spearheaded the Italian campaign… Were they really as legendary as they first seem?
The Echoes of WWII: War Stories and Radio Propaganda
Author Denis Courtois imparts some of the ancestral anecdotes that stayed with him throughout his studies and how this lore inspired him to write his new book about Allied, Axis, and Vichy governments exploiting radio to win over the population in Occupied France.
Grandmothers, Landladies & Teenage Girls: Women in Britain’s Secret Resistance
Author Andrew Chatterton honours the unknown women of Britain’s secret resistance — the unsuspecting but highly trained grandmothers, landladies, and teenage girls who would have played a hugely critical role had the Germans invaded.
The Paradox of Christmas at War
“Always winter, but never Christmas”. For many observing Christmas in 1942, this fictional quote was the harrowing truth. This week’s blog is from New York Times bestselling author Peter Harmsen as he reflects on the events of that fateful wartime Christmas and what they tell us about cruelty, kindness, and the human condition in extraordinary times.
Law, Morality, and Pure Evil: The Nuremberg Defendants
Is the law always a sufficient mechanism for justice? Can morality ever be objective? How do you begin to construct a legal defense for pure evil? In this blog post, author Andrew Sangster discusses the[…]
The West’s Role in Defeating Nazi Germany during World War II by Brian E. Walter
Brian E. Walter explores the collective effort in which each of the major Allied nations played a critical role in attaining the ultimate victory against Nazi Germany in World War II, and how without these combined efforts, the Axis powers may have had the focus and strength to defeat the Soviet Army on the ground.
Researching the life of a naval hero: Captain Chris O’Flaherty reflects on the journey of writing his new book.
To mark the publication of Torpedoes, Tea and Medals this month, we asked author, Captain Chris O’Flaherty, about the writing process and his research into the fascinating life of Derek ‘Jake’ Wright DSC** RNVR –[…]
Torpedoes, Tea and Medals: how Captain Chris O’Flaherty discovered a wartime naval hero
To mark the publication of Torpedoes, Tea and Medals this month, we asked author, Captain Chris O’Flaherty about his passion for boats, where the idea for the book came from, and what initially appealed to him about capturing the story of Derek ‘Jake’ Wright DSC** RNVR. Read on for the first installment of Chris’s journey in discovering this little-known naval hero – a tea-trade trainee whose bravery and skill saw him become one of only 44 officers in the Second World War to receive a DSC with two Bars.