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 [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this week I went to see the movie ‘Dunkirk’ at the cinema. I had heard a lot of positive reviews from notible historians and personalities on my Twitter feed – a lot [...]
The Blitz devastated large parts of Great Britain between September 1940 and May 1941, killing and injuring tens of thousands of people and making millions homeless. Here are 16 explosive facts [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
