MAIL ORDER FROM A REAL BOOKSHOP

Great news! The lovely old-fashioned Cross Keys Bookshop and I have teamed up to provide an author-signed (and dedicated) mail order service for SOME UNHOLY WAR (Hardback) and all my previous books currently in print. So if you’re looking for a special present...

ALL AT SEA WITH OUR CARRIERS

I am not only an Armchair General, I’m also an Armchair Air Chief Marshall and Supreme Admiral of the Fleet. In the latter capacity, I’d like to query just what consecutive British governments think they’re doing playing with our ships? In particular, our aircraft...

A FAVOURITE AUTHOR GONE

A sad marking of the publication of SOME UNHOLY WAR today is the death of film- maker Bryan Forbes at the age of 86. I loved his movies, famously Stepford Wives and Whistle Down the Wind. My favourite was King Rat, an adaptation of James Clavell’s novel. When Forbes...

‘SOME UNHOLY WAR’ is out today (Thursday)

SOME UNHOLY WAR is out today (Thursday). It should be available in three formats: hardback, large C-paperback and ebook. You should be able order a copy by following the button links on the ‘Book Information’ page on this website. If you experience problems ordering a...

TALES FROM THE LYING TOAD

I’ve rather fallen into this BLOG-writing business without thinking or planning too much. Mostly it’s to keep my readers entertained, and sometimes informed. Obviously I’ll cover topics I’m guessing we’re all interested in: politics – international, and closer to...