Today I loaded the ebook and paperback formats of Serpent’s Teeth, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, onto Kindle Direct Publishing. I have scheduled the publication date for the 1st of November. I have ordered a proof copy of the paperback so that...

The Battle of Arnemuiden, fought on the 23rd of September, 1338, was one of the opening naval engagements of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Although much smaller than later famous battles such as Sluys (1340), Arnemuiden was historically...

The Battle of Zutphen was fought on the 22nd of September, 1586, during the Eighty Years’ War. This was the war that my ancestor, the Elizabethan spy, Sir Anthony Standen was involved in. However he was chased out of Flanders in 1577 and was spying in Spain in 1586....

On the 21st of September, 455CE, Emperor Avitus entered Italy with a Gallic army and consolidated his power. I have written about several Roman emperors such as Julius Caesar and Marcus Aurelius, but I hadn’t heard of Avitus. Avitus was one of the last emperors of the...

On the 20th of September, 1911, RMS Olympic collided with HMS Hawke. As a yachtsman and former officer of the Royal Naval Reserve, I can confirm that collisions between ships are to be avoided if at all possible. However her sister ships in the White Star Line, RMS...

On the 19th of September, 1940, Witold Pilecki was voluntarily captured by by the German army and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp in order to gather information and smuggle it out to the resistance group. I’m struggling to get my head around this. The man...

On the 18th of September, 1915, the Saturday Evening Post published a short story called Extricating Young Gussie by P.G. Wodehouse. It was the first appearnce of Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. I’ve written about some of my favourite writers such as Raymond...

Here is the paperback cover for Serpent’s Teeth, by Jacqueline Abromeit of GoodCoverDesign. I said in my recent post that I’m going to use the CWA’s free marketing resources to publicize the launch, which means that I should be able to publish on or shortly after the...

Today I loaded the ebook and paperback formats of Serpent’s Teeth, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, onto Kindle Direct Publishing. I have scheduled the publication date for the 1st of November. I have ordered a proof copy of the paperback so that...

The Battle of Arnemuiden, fought on the 23rd of September, 1338, was one of the opening naval engagements of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Although much smaller than later famous battles such as Sluys (1340), Arnemuiden was historically...

The Battle of Zutphen was fought on the 22nd of September, 1586, during the Eighty Years’ War. This was the war that my ancestor, the Elizabethan spy, Sir Anthony Standen was involved in. However he was chased out of Flanders in 1577 and was spying in Spain in 1586....

On the 21st of September, 455CE, Emperor Avitus entered Italy with a Gallic army and consolidated his power. I have written about several Roman emperors such as Julius Caesar and Marcus Aurelius, but I hadn’t heard of Avitus. Avitus was one of the last emperors of the...

On the 20th of September, 1911, RMS Olympic collided with HMS Hawke. As a yachtsman and former officer of the Royal Naval Reserve, I can confirm that collisions between ships are to be avoided if at all possible. However her sister ships in the White Star Line, RMS...

On the 19th of September, 1940, Witold Pilecki was voluntarily captured by by the German army and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp in order to gather information and smuggle it out to the resistance group. I’m struggling to get my head around this. The man...

On the 18th of September, 1915, the Saturday Evening Post published a short story called Extricating Young Gussie by P.G. Wodehouse. It was the first appearnce of Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. I’ve written about some of my favourite writers such as Raymond...

Here is the paperback cover for Serpent’s Teeth, by Jacqueline Abromeit of GoodCoverDesign. I said in my recent post that I’m going to use the CWA’s free marketing resources to publicize the launch, which means that I should be able to publish on or shortly after the...