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Just a reminder that my book #SecretWartimeBritain from @penswordbooks is now out in paperback. It's the story of 100s of places requisitioned for war effort often in grt secrecy during #WW2 - btw a national effort with many parallels with #Covid19 & of crs relevant to #VEDay75

#NewRelease Children Against Hitler – The Young Resistance Heroes of the Second World War by Monica Porter, out now buff.ly/2UFhaqg #WW2

16 shades of (Earl) Grey: Learn to brew the perfect cuppa with @TheSun's colour chart for #NationalTeaDay and understand its origins with food historian @bubblingstove buff.ly/2yrXIoq New book, A Dark History of Tea, coming soon!

My kids made me an American flag to celebrate my book #thetitanicandthecityofwidowsitleftbehind coming out in the US at the end of April. That's home-schooling art done! #titanic #booklaunch #USA #homeschooling #lockdown @penswordpub @penswordbooks @casematepub

BOOK REVIEW: “A Marine Corps officer looks back.” #books #bookreview @WashTimesOpEd @penswordpub washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/…

How much do you know about The Wildlife Trusts history? @NicholasMilton's new book 'Neville Chamberlain's Legacy' reveals the surprising role he played in our early history nick-milton.com 📚🌳

Have a look at my lastest Blog: a Book Review. Tracing your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums by Michelle Higgs. @penswordpub @MichelleHiggs11 #genealogist #ancestry ow.ly/V89I50yygmB

New in stock at Waterstones #Wolverhampton, Prisoners On Cannock Chase is a great piece of historical detective work from Richard Pursehouse, uncovering the story of the prisoner of war camp on Cannock Chase during World War I.

I'll have the great pleasure of talking to Stephen @Bumfrey on @BBCNorfolk this afternoon about my latest book, the #research / #writing process, & the important of #Ainsworth in #literaryhistory. Please do have a listen. Cheers!😀@penswordbooks @TLCUK #BBCRadioNorfolk #History

"This book dealt with a very difficult subject presented with fact, figures & statistics about a horrendous time in history." #Read my full #Review of Holocaust by Stephen Wynn bit.ly/37kmDpI @penswordpub @penswordbooks #NonFiction #History #WW2 #Holocaust

Finally, #WinstonChurchill gets the graphic novel his story has always deserved... love this feature, brilliantly put together by Leo McKinstry for @Daily_Express Thanks @jonw23 and best of luck for the book. It's out Feb 28 via @greenhill_books and it's bloody brilliant.

My review of this long overdue book by Mike Norman and @maharbal57 from @penswordbooks puts the record straight on the defence of the Falkland Islands by a small unit of Royal Marines in April 1982. drive.google.com/file/d/18nEVtm…

#ShootingVietnam Battle fatigue: New collection of Vietnam War images that pressured politicians to end the brutal conflict via @TheSun buff.ly/32lzG8P About the book, coming up this September buff.ly/2XSJ5oZ #Vietnam

BOOK REVIEW: How a terrorist group contended with its more responsible rivals #GerryVanTonder #Irgun @penswordpub #WashTimesBooks @WashTimesOpEd washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/…

Swanny Cricket Show was entertaining packed with fun cricket stories @Swannyg66 talking about our @englandcricket and @NorthantsCCC days together!! @JOE_co_uk @SiClancy @RocketLongJOE @NickBrightDJ @WhiteOwlBooks @media_back @penswordbooks @SSMAgents @StarPeopleM #CWC19 #PAKvAUS

If you are interested in WW2 aviation & The Battle Of Britain, I heartily recommend these excellent books, by the military historian & author Mark Hillier, on the kit used by the RAF & Luftwaffe. Great resource @penswordbooks. amazon.co.uk/Battle-Britain… amazon.co.uk/Luftwaffe-Batt…

In commemoration of the D-Day Landings 75th anniversary, we're giving away a signed copy of 'Walking D-Day' by Paul Reed. To be in with a chance of winning, answer this question in the comments: What was the code name used by the Allies for the D-Day naval landings at Normandy?

It's alive! Physical copy in my hand for the first time. Great work @penswordbooks @penswordpub. Available now! #DDay75 pen-and-sword.co.uk/Visiting-the-N…

@suemajor published her latest book last year on female workers during the First World War @penswordpub #futuresinthepast

Out now: My Father Joachim von Ribbentrop – Hitler’s Foreign Minister, Experiences and Memories by Rudolf von Ribbentrop, as seen in @MailOnline and @Daily_Express buff.ly/2VRtjak #WW2