by David West | Nov 12, 2022 | News
It’s great news about the liberation of Kherson. As the Russian war machine began grinding to a halt, earlier in the year, I read something said by a general, I think. He said “amateurs talk about military strategy, professionals focus on logistics.” It rang true to...
by David West | Nov 10, 2022 | News
I posted earlier about book 5. Well, it’s really beckoning to me now. Called to Account, book 4 in the Sir Anthony Standen adventures, is published. Although I’ve got marketing things to do, like a radio interview which airs later this month, they say that nothing...
by David West | Nov 9, 2022 | News
The “on this day” site tells me that the Northern Rebellion started on 9th November in 1569. The rebels seized Durham on the 14th November. It depends what you mean by beginning. The persecution of Catholics had been going on throughout Elizabeth’s reign. Mary Queen...
by David West | Nov 8, 2022 | News
Book Launch day! Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, is now available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook. Amazon are grinding through their quality checks on the paperback, but that’s usually quite quick. My producer has already started...
by David West | Nov 7, 2022 | News
I have Niccolo Machiavelli and Louis XIV of France, as my options today, for an “on this day” style post. In 1512 the Medici family expelled Machiavelli from Florence, and in 1651, Louis became of full age and absolute monarch in his own right. Machiavelli’s...
