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Lifeboatmen author signing

Southampton Library will host a launch event and author signing next Thursday evening, 20 March, for the new historical novel by Simon Wills, Lifeboatmen. The event is open to the public and will include… Read full story...

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Dr Joel Greenberg at Bletchley Park

Dr Joel Greenberg, an educational technology consultant and author of a new biography on Gordon Welchman, Bletchley Park’s Architect of Ultra Intelligence, will be giving a talk at Bletchley Park on 18 May. … Read full story...

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A Daring Valentines message

Royal Navy sailors on board HMS Daring have sent a Valentines Day message home to their loved ones ahead of their homecoming at the end of February, spelling out 'I Love U' on deck. … Read full story...

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Princes help out in flood damaged Berkshire

Princes William and Harry joined members of the armed forces relief effort in the flood-hit town of Dachet in Berkshire this morning. The princes donned waterproofs and wellingtons and worked from 6.00am, helping to bring… Read full story...

Featured Articles

Crossing the Rhine

Crossing the Rhine

Fri 7th March

Field Marshal Montgomery had been studying the problem of crossing the Rhine, Germany’s last strategic barrier, ever since the failure of Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
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The Railway Men

The Railway Men

Tue 7th January

The Hollywood blockbuster The Railway Man starring Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine will be released in UK cinemas this Friday. Pen and Sword Books have a wealth of books on their list telling the stories of Far East POWs who worked on the Death Railway.
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Q&A with historical fiction author Gordon Doherty

Q&A with historical fiction author Gordon Doherty

Mon 23rd December

Historical fiction author Gordon Doherty tells us about his two novel series, how he got his start in writing historical novels and his plans for the future.
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The Malmedy Massacre

The Malmedy Massacre

Tue 17th December

On 17 December 1944, Kampfgruppe Peiper - part of the 1st SS Panzer Division - massacred 84 unarmed American Prisoners of War at Malmedy. William C C Cavanagh tells the story
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Latest Reviews

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Call of Duty: Ghosts (game)

Released: 13th January 2014

Finally, after eight years of current gen gaming with the Xbox 360 and PS3 Microsoft and Sony have released their brand new, next gen machines, along with a rostrum of impressive games to boot. Amongst… Read full review...

Forza Motorsport 5

Forza Motorsport 5 (game)

Released: 13th January 2014

Forza Motorsport 5 is the latest entry in the world famous racing series from Turn 10 Studios and is one of the flagship titles for Microsoft's new Xbox One. With a whole host of competitors… Read full review...

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor (film)

Released: 10th January 2014

While it may deliver its messages of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice a tad heavy-handedly, Lone Survivor finds writer/director Peter Berg wielding enough visceral power to mitigate many of his movie's jingoistic flaws.

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The Book Thief

The Book Thief (film)

Released: 8th November 2013

A bit too safe in its handling of its Nazi Germany setting, The Book Thief counters its constraints with a respectful tone and strong performances.

Based on the beloved international bestselling book, The Book… Read full review...

Dates in History

Julius Caesar is assassinated

15th March 44 BC

The assassination of Julius Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by forty or so Roman senators, self-styled the Liberatores, who, led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus, stabbed Julius Caesar to death in the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March (March 15) 44 B.C.

Further Reading

Warlords of Republican Rome
(Hardback)
by Nic Fields

The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history. The clash between these great generals gripped the attention of their contemporaries and it has fascinated historians ever since. These powerful men were among the dominant personalities of their age, and their struggle for supremacy… Read more at Pen & Sword...

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