History

British Sport during the Second World War

British Sport during the Second World War

How war disrupted Britain's sporting calendar, claimed the lives of leading athletes, and changed the careers of sportsmen who served between 1939 and 1945.

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.

Collaboration in the Second World War

Collaboration in the Second World War

How occupied nations balanced survival, ideology, and betrayal--and how post-war reckoning reshaped Europe's memory of collaboration.

The Liberation of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

The Liberation of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

Marking 80 years since British forces uncovered the horrors of Bergen-Belsen, this post explores the liberation, aftermath, and lasting impact.

Crime in the London Blitz

Crime in the London Blitz

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

The Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge

A gripping account of the surprise German offensive in the Ardennes during December 1944, one of WWII’s most brutal campaigns.

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.

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.

Two Families at War

Two Families at War

The story behind my Blitz crime novel, from German Jewish refugees to a North London crime family, and the research that shaped the book.