What if you have to survive undercover in a hostile land? A single slip can lead to arrest, torture, execution. Who can be trusted? Discover what kept Churchill's secret saboteurs alive in occupied France, Holland or Thailand - or didn't! 'A fascinating and important study of a long-hidden corner of SOE history.' Dr Roderick Bailey, Pembroke College, Oxford, Advisor to BBC TV series ‘Secret Agent Selection: WW2’. The men and women who served as agents of the World War 2 Special Operations … [Read more...] about Guardians of Churchill’s Secret Army by Peter Dixon
The Night Drop by Ian D Wright
It’s 1943, and Jack Ross, a talented young recruit to the British special forces was flown to a village near St-Omer, France, along with Roland Keene, an Irish-American volunteer to the British army. Their mission was to find out how successful the Allied bombing raids had been on the V2 flying bomb installations. The Nazi V2 project could have a devastating effect on the future of the war. Jack and Roland joined with the local Resistance cell and quickly established a good working … [Read more...] about The Night Drop by Ian D Wright
Dear Margaret, by Pamela Ackerson
Dear Margaret, by Pamela Ackerson It was Paradise--Until nightmares and horror reigned. Dear Margaret, The whole world had gone bonkers. Two friends try to keep each other grounded by writing letters to each other during WWII. They found a common ground, a way to keep each other sane in an insane world. From mundane daily chores to life threatening events, these letters from two pen pals take the reader on a journey into the past, a past where nightmares came true, and when hatred … [Read more...] about Dear Margaret, by Pamela Ackerson
I Was Just a Radioman by Pamela Ackerson
I Was Just a Radioman by Pamela Ackerson Their hearts were strong, and their courage endless. Pearl Harbor survivor, Black Cat radioman, and decorated WW 2 veteran. ARM H. P. Lawrence, tells the true story of the fight against the Japanese in this compilation of his memoirs. One of only a handful of non-Native American code-talkers, H. P. Lawrence became a member of an elite fighting force, the Black Cats. Flying in their nocturnal missions, the Cats claws were sharp and their aim deadly. … [Read more...] about I Was Just a Radioman by Pamela Ackerson
Interview with Author – John Searancke
About John Searancke: John Searancke was, until recently, restaurant reviewer for the Tenerife newspaper Island Connections. Born in 1943 at Derby Royal Infirmary, a war baby, he lived his early life in Ashby-de la-Zouch and was sent away to be educated at Kings Mead Preparatory School, Seaford and afterwards at Rugby School. Later commissioned into the Territorial Army, he has been variously a director of a light engineering company, an hotel and restaurant owner, director and chairman of a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – John Searancke
Interview with Author – Libby Fischer Hellmann
About Libby Fischer Hellmann: Libby Fischer Hellmann left a career in broadcast news in Washington, DC and moved to Chicago 35 years ago, where she, naturally, began to write gritty crime fiction. Twelve novels and twenty short stories later, she claims they’ll take her out of the Windy City feet first. She has been nominated for many awards in the mystery and crime writing community and has even won a few. With the addition of Jump Cut in 2016, her novels include the now five-volume Ellie … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Libby Fischer Hellmann
Bargain Book: Falstaff Wild Gets into Hotwater by Michael Wormald
This book is bargain priced. Check book price before you buy, as prices can change due to expiration of the sale or other technical issues. Falstaff the Incorrigible, a mercenary scoundrel with an evil temper. It is the eve of war in Europe, but Falstaff has unfinished business with a princess, the Japanese Army and loot still to find in the east. The incorrigible Falstaff is down but not out. His eye for the ladies and the chance for a quick buck have got him trouble again. This preview … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Falstaff Wild Gets into Hotwater by Michael Wormald
Interview with Author – John Kean
About John Kean: I am a professional diver and writer which is quite convenient as I only require water and paper; thankfully both are in plentiful supply. I aim to be accurate, informative and as helpful as possible. I also have a loathing of boring instruction manuals and dull publications purporting to represent the wonderful world of scuba diving. As a result, my own publications (even the so called 'serious' ones) are bursting at the seams with comedy. Even if a book is of educational … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – John Kean
Press On Regardless by Brent Baxter
It is May 1940. Most of the Royal Air Force squadrons deployed to France wait impatiently for the impending German invasion. Part of a top secret experimental unit, Flight Lieutenant Roger Attwater flies mission after mission in a modified Spitfire, deep into enemy territory. If he is successful, he can change the course of the coming battle, and maybe save his oldest friend in the process. But the RAF are about to face their greatest ever challenge, and the Germans are not Attwater’s … [Read more...] about Press On Regardless by Brent Baxter
The One I Was by Eliza Graham
Young Benny Gault arrives at Fairfleet, a serene English country house, in 1939 as a Kindertransport child, label round his neck, football under his arm and a guilty secret in his heart. For the rest of his life he will attempt to suppress the truth about his last days in Germany. Years later, Rosamond, a nurse with a secret of her own, arrives to look after him on his deathbed. As the two untangle the mysterious threads binding their lives together, the violence of the past menaces Fairfleet's … [Read more...] about The One I Was by Eliza Graham
Interview with Author – Jean Grainger
Author Bio: I am a writer, a teacher, a mother, a former university lecturer and a National Tour Guide of Ireland. I live in Cork, Ireland with my husband Diarmuid and our four children. What inspires you to write? The characters for my stories live inside my head for quite a while, working out their lives. Once they are clear about what happens to them then I have to write it down. I love history, but not all the facts and figures element. what I enjoy is thinking and writing about … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jean Grainger
