Blog Posts

Cliveden and the Seeds of Appeasement

Cliveden and the Seeds of Appeasement

How a grand Thames-side country house helped shape Britain’s policy of appeasement in the 1930s — and how those events echo through my fiction.

The Cinema and Propaganda in the Second World War

The Cinema and Propaganda in the Second World War

How Britain, the USA, and Nazi Germany used popular cinema to shape opinion and morale before and during WWII, with case studies from 1942–1943.

Crime in the London Blitz

Crime in the London Blitz

A historical overview of criminal activity in wartime London, from looters to traitors.

Occupied Islands and Liberation 1940–2025

Occupied Islands and Liberation 1940–2025

Reflecting on 80 years since the liberation of Jersey from German occupation during WWII — resistance, hardship, and remembrance.