I can finally reveal the plot for my latest novel Death To Touch . It will be published in late November or early December, in print form and as an e-book, so add it to your Christmas list. It’s 1941 and the Germans continue to develop evermore sophisticated mines to confuse the British minesweeping forces and Royal Navy Rendering Mines Safe Officers (RMSOs).  It is Lt Cdr ‘Monty’ Montcalm’s task to travel the country to investigate any new weapons, during the course of whic

Earlier this week 111 years ago, ie in 1914, the Royal Naval Division (RND) arrived in Antwerp by requisitioned London buses to reinforce...

On 7 October 1909, Commander Mansfield Smith-Cumming was invited to become joint head of the newly created Secret Service Bureau (SSB). ...

Was a namesake of mine the inspiration for Ian Fleming’s best-seller, Goldfinger ? Prior to the outbreak of WW1, the head of the British...

This week saw the 86 th  anniversary of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 3rd September 1939.  Within weeks, the shipping on...

On 1 April 1859 the first Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (known as MI6) was born.  Mansfield Smith joined the Royal Navy in...

On 5 February 1915, John Bridge was born.  Bridge went on to become Britain and its allies most decorated serviceman of WW2 with his...

On 1 February 1917, the Germans began their policy of “unrestricted” submarine warfare, ie the sinking of all merchant shipping without...

On 31 January 1918, HM Submarines K4  and K17 were lost in the Firth of Forth through collisions in what became known as “ The Battle of...

On 3 December 1915, the submarine HMS E11  sank the Turkish cruiser Yar Hissar in the Sea of Marmara. When relating the history of the...

On 30 November 1940, Lieutenant Harold Newgass RNVR successfully defuzed a German parachute mine that had landed on Garston Gas Works in...

On 23 November 1939 at Shoeburyness, a German secret weapon was rendered safe by Lt Cdr John Ouvry and CPO Charles Baldwin with...

On 4 November 1939, Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, known as Quex, died in office of cancer.  He was the second Chief of the Secret...

On 3 November 1942, Lieutenant John Stuart Mould RANVR was gazetted for the George Cross for his great courage in mine recovery and...

I am pleased to reveal the front cover of my latest book. The Suicide Club is the fifth book in my WW1 series and its core subjects are...

On 12 September 1916, the Daily Mail  reported large concentrations of British troops in Harwich and Dover.  The Germans were convinced...

On 3 September 1912, Leading Seaman O’Connor became the first naval rating to qualify as a pilot after receiving his Royal Aero Club’s...

On 27 August 1914, the first Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) squadron disembarked in Ostend in support of the British Expeditionary...

On 18 August 1915, HM Submarine E13 ran aground on the island of Saltholm off Denmark. She and another submarine were attempting to...

On 8th August 1915, Lieutenant Commander Martin Nasmith, in command of the submarine E11, torpedoed and sank the Turkish battleship...