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Some incredibly encouraging feedback from @almurray.bsky.social and James Holland. Could never have imagined this when I started writing it!
Follow the money, eh?
As my maternity leave comes to an end, a reminder that I’m now offering an archive photography service primarily for museums/archives in the south east England (IWM, TNA, BL etc etc) to help make ends meet. Details below:
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Even after several books, I still love the moment when I get a physical copy of my latest. It may be the last I write alone; the next two will be collaborations with my brilliant and very talented daughter Lottie Taylor.
Date for your diaries - I will be taking part in a live Q&A session with @barnthorn.bsky.social on the evening of 22 April and talking about my book “The Undefeated”.
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‘I’m pulling this thing, not pushing it!’
Ladies and gents..Cardiacs..
Morning! You sent in so many questions we had to do a part 2! Ep 70 is out today - another cracking conversation on all things Bomber Command www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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I dust my house. My AI robot watches.
"It should be you doing this."
"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."
"That's not why you were invented."
"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."
"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."
"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."
Ep 67 is out today. German historian Thomas Rost takes us through bomb disposal in wartime Hamburg, including the use of prisoners & concentration camp inmates for this horrific work. A fascinating but disturbing story.
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Achtung! Spitfire!
#BlueSkyMusic
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#Spitfire
Does it have a name yet?
Europe's political landscape is shifting - it is all about the balance of power now, and this balance is firmly out of whack.
Maximilian has a Grand Plan that could have nipped centuries of death and destruction in the bud. But…
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Yes, I know my upcoming book "The Baltic States in the Second World War" has been delayed several times. (Apologies). But....
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
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You will have to seek solace in Valhalla!
A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch, 51st (Highland) Division, in position in a ruined building in Gennep, Netherlands, on 14 February 1945.
📸 IWM (B 14626)
The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
Turns out it was tough being a woman in the 17th century. Even if you happened to be the queen.
Allways worth listening to PCA👍
Picture is upside down. That’s the shower head 🤪