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 New Book launched! 1001 Sensational Second World War Facts
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted January 2, 2021

New Book launched! 1001 Sensational Second World War Facts

It’s been almost two years since I published my last book Invasion! But I am kicking off 2021 in style with the launch of a brand new WW2 Factbook – 1001 Sensational Second World War [...]

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 The different poppies for Remebrance Day
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted November 8, 2020

The different poppies for Remebrance Day

Millions of people choose to wear a poppy on Remembrance Day as a show of respect and commemoration of the millions of people who have died fighting for freedom in two world wars and dozens of [...]

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 A new cover and new content for Heroes of the Line
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By scottaddington
In Uncategorized
Posted July 5, 2020

A new cover and new content for Heroes of the Line

I have been busy of the last few weeks blowing the dust off of one of my old books and giving it a bit of a refresh. Heroes of the Line is a short book that is part diary, part pilgrimage and [...]

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 Q&A With Digital History Books
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By scottaddington
In Uncategorized
Posted June 29, 2020

Q&A With Digital History Books

If you are a reader of history books on e-readers such as Amazon’s Kindle then you may already have heard of Digital History Books – the email service that delivers cut-price digital [...]

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 Waterloo: A Layman’s Guide now available in paperback!
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted June 1, 2020

Waterloo: A Layman’s Guide now available in paperback!

It’s only taken me four years, but I have finally got round to producing a paperback version of Waterloo: A Layman’s Guide. At around 150 pages it is not the mightiest book in the [...]

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 Suicides and Surrender: Victory in Europe, 1945
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By scottaddington
In WW2
Posted May 8, 2020

Suicides and Surrender: Victory in Europe, 1945

Today is #VE75 where we remember the 75th anniversary of the signing of the definitive Act of Unconditional Surrender in Berlin by Germany and the Allies. Here is my take on the run up to that [...]

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 Sneak peak of the next “Layman’s Guide”
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 30, 2020

Sneak peak of the next “Layman’s Guide”

It’s been a while since I wrote a Layman’s Guide. My last few writing projects have been for traditional publishers (Reaching for the Sky & Invasion!) so I haven’t really [...]

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 10,000 reasons to say thank you!
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 21, 2020

10,000 reasons to say thank you!

Actually, there are not 10,000 reasons to say thank you. There are, as of yesterday, 10,240 reasons to thank you. That’s because I am delighted, staggered and humbled to announce that WW1: [...]

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 A token gesture to help you through the COVID-19 lockdown
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 9, 2020

A token gesture to help you through the COVID-19 lockdown

It’s a weird time at the moment, and I hope that you and your family are able to stay safe and out of the reach of this nasty COVID-19 virus that is causing such havoc to our daily lives. I [...]

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 Are publishers guilty of ‘cashing in’ on Auschwitz?
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By scottaddington
In Uncategorized
Posted January 25, 2020

Are publishers guilty of ‘cashing in’ on Auschwitz?

I find myself in Newcastle airport a lot – it’s a work thing that means I have to go up there a number of times each month. When I am there I tend to browse the book shop that [...]

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 A few thoughts on the film ‘1917’
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By scottaddington
In Uncategorized
Posted January 18, 2020

A few thoughts on the film ‘1917’

I went to see ‘1917’ earlier this week. I thought it was epic – cleverly written, wonderfully produced and very atmospheric. It really did transport you right into the middle of [...]

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By scottaddington
In books
Posted June 5, 2019

D-Day & Operation Neptune in Numbers

This week numerous commemorative events will be taking place across Southern England and France to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. On 6th June, 1944, tens of thousands of men [...]

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 Shell Shock play at NAM to promote Mental Health Awareness Week
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted May 13, 2019

Shell Shock play at NAM to promote Mental Health Awareness Week

“Shell Shock” is a play that tells one soldier’s story of coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Tommy Atkins’ observations on life on [...]

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 COPP: Beach Reconnaissance for D-Day
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 27, 2019

COPP: Beach Reconnaissance for D-Day

My latest book – Invasion! – is out very soon. It covers Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings by focussing on 100 key ‘moments’ that made up the invasion. Here is a [...]

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 Invasion! Pre Launch Preview
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 18, 2019

Invasion! Pre Launch Preview

I must have annoyed the chaps at Unicorn Publishing somehow. This is the only reason I can think of as to why, after already giving me one seemingly impossible task (coming up with 100 defining [...]

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 Invasion! D-Day & Operation Overlord in One Hundred Moments – Book Cover preview
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted March 6, 2019

Invasion! D-Day & Operation Overlord in One Hundred Moments – Book Cover preview

I have not blogged much recently, that’s because I have been really busy on my latest book project – Invasion! D-Day & Operation Overlord in One Hundred Moments. In essence this [...]

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 Historical Deals for Black Friday and Christmas
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted November 20, 2018

Historical Deals for Black Friday and Christmas

This year, in the run up to Black Friday and Christmas, I am having a big clear out of the book stock that I am holding in my study – this means that I have a limited number of books and [...]

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 The Greatest Moments of the RAF (1918-2018)
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted August 1, 2018

The Greatest Moments of the RAF (1918-2018)

Last week I was very fortunate to have the opportunity of speaking during two days of the 2018 War and Peace Revival show. One of the largest living history events in the country. I talked about [...]

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 What were the greatest moments of the RAF?
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted July 21, 2018

What were the greatest moments of the RAF?

I need your help. Next week I am talking at the War and Peace Revival, one of the biggest living history fairs in the country. The subject of my talk is going to be ‘The Ten Greatest [...]

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 Free WW1 infographic postcards for history teachers
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By scottaddington
In Uncategorized
Posted June 27, 2018

Free WW1 infographic postcards for history teachers

This is a strictly limited offer, but I am putting aside a limited number (100) of my WW1 Battles infographic postcard sets so I can give them away to school history departments. They currently [...]

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 And now for something completely different – Office Days (Volume One)
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted June 14, 2018

And now for something completely different – Office Days (Volume One)

This week I launched a new book on Amazon Kindle, however it is not my usual attempt at telling history. Office Days (Volume One) is a collection of illustrated short stories which follow a [...]

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 D-Day and the RAF
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted June 5, 2018

D-Day and the RAF

With the anniversary of the D-Day landings upon us, many thoughts and much attention (quite rightly) is directed to the seaborne assault onto the five invasion beaches (Juno, Sword, Gold, Utah [...]

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 Layman’s Guide WW2 Three Book Boxset Launched
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 30, 2018

Layman’s Guide WW2 Three Book Boxset Launched

Hot on the heels of Reaching For The Sky, I have now launched a special Kindle ‘box set’ featuring three WW2 themed Layman’s Guides – namely WW2, D-Day, and The Third [...]

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 Ten Defining Moments of the Royal Air Force
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 11, 2018

Ten Defining Moments of the Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force has been at the forefront of aviation innovation since its inception in 1918 and during the subsequent one hundred years has enjoyed many hundreds of defining moments. Moments [...]

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 Pauline Gower – Queen of Aviation
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted March 8, 2018

Pauline Gower – Queen of Aviation

Today is International Women’s Day which provides me a fitting opportunity to talk about a remarkable lady who was one of the leading pioneers of women in aviation. Pauline Gower gained her [...]

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 Historical deals this Christmas
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By scottaddington
In books, Infographics
Posted December 2, 2017

Historical deals this Christmas

As we head into December I wanted to let you know about three special deals I am currently running that may help you fill stockings or treat the history lover in your life this Christmas! Not [...]

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 ‘First Shot’ US Gun on display at West Point
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By scottaddington
In WW1 Time Line
Posted October 24, 2017

‘First Shot’ US Gun on display at West Point

On 23rd October 1917 the US Army fired its first shot in anger on the Western Front. One hundred years on and the field gun that did the shooting is on display at the US Army Military Academy [...]

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 A Poppy for an (old) Pound
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted October 14, 2017

A Poppy for an (old) Pound

With the deadline for spending the old round pound coins looming large (officially the coins will no longer be legal tender from Monday 16th October) the Bank of England estimates there are still [...]

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 WW2: A Layman’s Guide – Free on Amazon this weekend
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted September 15, 2017

WW2: A Layman’s Guide – Free on Amazon this weekend

It has been a long time since I did a free book promotion, but this weekend WW2: A Layman’s Guide is free to download on Amazon Kindle. As with all of my Layman’s Guides this one has [...]

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 The First British Army Casualty of WW2
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By scottaddington
In books, WW2
Posted August 29, 2017

The First British Army Casualty of WW2

I am currently working on a new Second World War fact book to run along side my 1001 Fantastic First World War Facts that is currently on sale. It will be imaginatively titled 1001 Sensational [...]

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 Third Ypres: Mud, Blood, But Not All Bad
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By scottaddington
In WW1 Time Line
Posted July 31, 2017

Third Ypres: Mud, Blood, But Not All Bad

Today is the 100th anniversary of the start of the Third Battle of Ypres. The press are giving it a lot of air-time today, which is always good but the general mood of the commentary has been [...]

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 Oxford University leads national effort to save WW1 memories
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted June 27, 2017

Oxford University leads national effort to save WW1 memories

Oxford University is launching a crowdfunding campaign for Lest We Forget (LWF), a project that will support local community endeavours to digitise memorabilia and personal accounts of World War [...]

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 Fifty Fantastic Facts from the First World War
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted June 19, 2017

Fifty Fantastic Facts from the First World War

How did WW1 air pilots became ‘Aces’? How many shells were fired by the British during the Battle of the Somme? Why were trenches built in a zig-zag and who was the youngest winner of [...]

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 Signed book bundles on sale to benefit Poppy Appeal
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted May 12, 2017

Signed book bundles on sale to benefit Poppy Appeal

This week I have put together a number of heavily discounted signed book bundles on sale through Ebay (UK) – with 10% of the proceeds going directly to the Royal British Legion’s [...]

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 Virtual Reality Battlefield Tour for Schools Launched
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted March 29, 2017

Virtual Reality Battlefield Tour for Schools Launched

Last week I was lucky enough to be invited up to Liverpool to witness a demonstration of a remarkable new innovation that could potentially revolutionise the way we teach the First World War in [...]

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 Soldier families invited to Tyne Cot for Passchendaele centenary service
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted January 4, 2017

Soldier families invited to Tyne Cot for Passchendaele centenary service

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and the UK government have announced that descendants of those who fought at the Third Battle of Ypres will be invited to CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery in [...]

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 FIFA, Football shirts, and a missed opportunity?
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted November 1, 2016

FIFA, Football shirts, and a missed opportunity?

At the time of writing it seems that FIFA is refusing to allow the England and Scotland teams to wear printed images of poppies on their shirts when they play each other in a World Cup qualifier [...]

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 The Great War 100: Raising Money for The Royal British Legion
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted October 14, 2016

The Great War 100: Raising Money for The Royal British Legion

This year you can purchase my WW1 infographics book: The Great War 100 direct from the Official Poppy Shop ebay shop knowing that all profits from the sale go directly to The Royal British [...]

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 DNA Tests help identify WW1 British Soldiers buried at The Glory Hole
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted September 17, 2016

DNA Tests help identify WW1 British Soldiers buried at The Glory Hole

A few years ago I had the honour to help out the La Boisselle Study Group (LBSG) with an archaeological dig at The Glory Hole – a small but incredibly dangerous sector of the Somme front [...]

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 1st September – the start of the Second World War.
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By scottaddington
In WW2
Posted September 1, 2016

1st September – the start of the Second World War.

77 years ago today German forces commenced an invasion of Poland that would herald the start of the most destructive conflict in history. Here is my take on how it all kicked off on 1st September [...]

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 Fourteen stories of bravery. One brand new book. Out now!
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted August 2, 2016

Fourteen stories of bravery. One brand new book. Out now!

I am delighted to announce that my latest book on the First World War: Heroes of World War I was published yesterday by The History Press and is now available on Amazon and all good bookstores in [...]

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 The Clyno First World War motorcycle machine gun carrier
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted July 28, 2016

The Clyno First World War motorcycle machine gun carrier

It is not often that my day job allows me to come face to face with some proper history, but today it did exactly that. This morning I was at a site visit at the National Motorcycle Museum in the [...]

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 War Stories from the Battle of the Somme
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted July 19, 2016

War Stories from the Battle of the Somme

Recently, I have been flicking through a great little book from Amberley Publishing called ‘The Best 500 Cockney War Stories’. The book is chock full of little tales and stories from the front [...]

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 Somme hero: 17410 Private Horace George Angier
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By scottaddington
In Uncategorized
Posted June 30, 2016

Somme hero: 17410 Private Horace George Angier

Horace George Angier was born on 23 October 1894 at 12 Vansittart Street, Deptford, south-east London. He was the third son of Frederick William and Keziah Jane Angier. His elder brothers were [...]

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 A Twitter tale of bravery and loss…
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By scottaddington
In General, Uncategorized
Posted June 22, 2016

A Twitter tale of bravery and loss…

There is a lot of stuff flying around regarding the upcoming anniversary of the Battle of the Somme at the moment – and quite right too as it was (and still is) a momentous day in the [...]

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 Interview with  author and historian Mark Simner
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted June 18, 2016

Interview with author and historian Mark Simner

Last week I sent off a random message to author and historian Mark Simner asking if he would be willing to take part in a short interview for this blog – amazingly he said yes…   [...]

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 Anne Frank – a legacy
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By scottaddington
In General, WW2
Posted June 12, 2016

Anne Frank – a legacy

12th June, 1942. Anne Frank receives a diary for her 13th birthday. The Diary of Anne Frank, posthumously published in 1947 and eventually translated into almost 70 languages, is one of the most [...]

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 Not Quite Trafalgar: The Battle of Jutland
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By scottaddington
In WW1 Time Line
Posted May 29, 2016

Not Quite Trafalgar: The Battle of Jutland

The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of the First World War and has recently been described as the battle that won the war. This may be a bit over-optimistic but there is no doubt [...]

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 The Pitch Pack Sponsors WW1 Books for Schools!
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted May 23, 2016

The Pitch Pack Sponsors WW1 Books for Schools!

I am delighted to announce that The Pitch Pack – a global leader in interactive video brochures – have agreed to sponsor ten (10) copies of ‘The Great War 100′ infographic books as [...]

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 The Medals of the Great War – The 1914 Star
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By scottaddington
In Medals of the Great War
Posted May 8, 2016

The Medals of the Great War – The 1914 Star

Synonymous with any campaign are the medals they men who fought proudly wear on their chest. The medals of the Great War are varied and numerous (although not as numerous as the Second World [...]

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 Huson International Media sponsors ‘WW1 Books for Schools’
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 29, 2016

Huson International Media sponsors ‘WW1 Books for Schools’

I am delighted to announce that Huson International Media,  one of the foremost global lead generation, advertising and media organisations, have agreed to sponsor four copies of ‘The Great War [...]

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 Three Ways to Find WW1 Family Medals
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By scottaddington
In Research Tips
Posted April 11, 2016

Three Ways to Find WW1 Family Medals

I am often asked how members of the public can find or source the actual war medals that their family ancestors won, especially during the First World War. The blunt truth is it is difficult. [...]

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 Free WW1 postcard packs for school history teachers!
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By scottaddington
In Infographics
Posted April 5, 2016

Free WW1 postcard packs for school history teachers!

This is a strictly limited offer, but I am putting aside a small number (20) of my new WW1 Battles infographic postcard sets so I can give them away to school history departments. They currently [...]

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 All Layman’s Guides are now just 99p each!
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted April 2, 2016

All Layman’s Guides are now just 99p each!

Throughout the whole of April all of the Kindle versions of my Layman’s Guides are reduced to just 99p! That means you can discover the who/why/what/when/how of WW1, WW2, the battle of [...]

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 WW2: A Layman’s Guide now available on Amazon Kindle worldwide
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted March 29, 2016

WW2: A Layman’s Guide now available on Amazon Kindle worldwide

I am delighted to announce that my newest book –  WW2: A Layman’s Guide – is now available to purchase on Amazon Kindle worldwide for a special intro price of just 99p (UK) and [...]

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 50 Books on the First World War
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted March 5, 2016

50 Books on the First World War

There have been a gazillion books written on the First World War, and over the last decade or so I read hundreds of them. I have started a Pinterest Board onto which I plan to ‘pin’ [...]

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 Hennik Group sponsors ‘WW1 Books for Schools’ programme
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted March 2, 2016

Hennik Group sponsors ‘WW1 Books for Schools’ programme

I am delighted to announce that Hennik Group, one of the country’s foremost media, research and events organisations, have agreed to sponsor ten copies of ‘The Great War 100′ infographic [...]

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 Reviewers sought for First World War infographic postcards
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By scottaddington
In Infographics
Posted February 22, 2016

Reviewers sought for First World War infographic postcards

I have a few review copies of some new First World War infographic postcards  I have just produced that cover ten of the biggest battles of the First World War. It is aimed at children/teenagers [...]

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 Twelve facts from the Battle of Verdun
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By scottaddington
In Infographics, WW1 Time Line
Posted February 21, 2016

Twelve facts from the Battle of Verdun

One hundred years ago today the Battle of Verdun started. It would turn out to be one of the biggest, baddest and most costly battles in the history of battles. Here are twelve tremendous facts [...]

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 WW2: A Layman’s Guide – Chapter Preview
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By scottaddington
In books, WW2
Posted February 12, 2016

WW2: A Layman’s Guide – Chapter Preview

I must say I am very happy that I have finally finished the first draft of WW2: A Layman’s Guide, it has been a tough, tough project to finish. The Second World War as a subject is so vast, [...]

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 Another SS guard in the dock, but why now?
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By scottaddington
In General, WW2
Posted January 18, 2016

Another SS guard in the dock, but why now?

Today it has been reported that Hubert Zafke, a 95-year-old former SS medic at the Auschwitz death camp, will go on trial next month on at least 3,681 counts of accessory to murder. According to [...]

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 WW2: A Layman’s Guide – Book covers!!
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By scottaddington
In books, WW2
Posted January 11, 2016

WW2: A Layman’s Guide – Book covers!!

Progress on WW2: A Layman’s Guide is coming along nicely – I am probably 80% done and am hopeful of it being launched before Easter 2016! This is the first book I where I have [...]

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 Hitler set to top the book charts in Germany (again)
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By scottaddington
In WW2
Posted January 9, 2016

Hitler set to top the book charts in Germany (again)

Today, 9th January, a new ‘critical edition’ of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ hit the bookshops of Germany. It was an instant sell out. This new edition is [...]

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 A small thank you for all the support over the last year!
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted December 29, 2015

A small thank you for all the support over the last year!

Waterloo: A Layman’s Guide Completely free on Amazon sites worldwide until New Year’s Day.   First of all I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Personally I would like to [...]

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 WW1 battles Infographic postcard set now available
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By scottaddington
In Infographics
Posted December 3, 2015

WW1 battles Infographic postcard set now available

I am delighted to announce the launch of a very special set of infographic postcards that will help children, teenagers and adults alike learn facts and stats about some of the deadliest battles [...]

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 Visualising the First World War
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By scottaddington
In Infographics
Posted November 29, 2015

Visualising the First World War

To many people history is a bit… well, dull. Having taken the time to speak to hundreds of people up and down the country on the matter, there seems to be a general perception amongst the [...]

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 First World War Weapons Top Trumps Kickstarter project
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By scottaddington
In General
Posted October 5, 2015

First World War Weapons Top Trumps Kickstarter project

Kids and families all over the world love to play Top Trumps! In my house there are dozens of packs all over the place and I am sure it is the same story in millions of houses up and down the [...]

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 Metal monsters – tanks
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By scottaddington
In General, Infographics
Posted September 10, 2015

Metal monsters – tanks

Today is the 100th birthday of ‘Little Willie’ – the world’s first tank. During the First World War the tank made its operational debut – those first tanks were [...]

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 Free WW1 infographics poster for schools
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By scottaddington
In General, Infographics
Posted August 29, 2015

Free WW1 infographics poster for schools

The new school year is just around the corner and to help add a little colour to history classrooms up and down the country (as well as help students learn) I am giving away free copies of my WW1 [...]

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 CWGC: Get the app. Find graves
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By scottaddington
In General, Uncategorized
Posted August 13, 2015

CWGC: Get the app. Find graves

Last week I was in Eversley with my family. Nothing too remarkable about that and ordinarily not something I would blog about, but as we were wandering about I noticed that Eversley had a nice [...]

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 Special ‘Layman’s Guide’ box set now available!
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By scottaddington
In books
Posted August 2, 2015

Special ‘Layman’s Guide’ box set now available!

Want to know more about some of the key moments of modern history and love a bargain?? Well you are in luck as I have just launched a very special box set of my ‘Layman’s [...]

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 Pots, pans and invasion plans