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Death of a hero
Sixteen years ago, Britain’s most decorated war hero died. John Bridge won the GC and a bar to his GM for cold courage in defuzing...
Shaun Lewis
Dec 14, 20222 min read


John Mould GC GM - An Australian hero of WW2
One of the inspirations for my highly-acclaimed novel on WW2 mine disposal operations They Have No Graves as Yet, was an Australian, John...
Shaun Lewis
Feb 14, 20222 min read


Perfidy and Tragedy
In August 1915, HM Submarine E13 attempted to navigate the narrow and shallow strait of Oresund between Denmark and Sweden in order to...
Shaun Lewis
Feb 8, 20222 min read


Draper Kauffman - the founder of the US Navy SEALs
In my latest thriller They Have No Graves as Yet, one of the heroes is an American officer in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who is...
Shaun Lewis
Jan 31, 20222 min read


What I would buy with a spare £50,000
In my latest novel They Have No Graves as Yet I honour the men of the #royalnavy mine disposal units during WW2. As such, I was very...
Shaun Lewis
Jan 10, 20222 min read


A most daring raid
In my novel, The Wings of the Wind, my hero participates in a very daring bombing raid over Germany. The events I describe are accurate...
Shaun Lewis
Nov 27, 20214 min read


We will remember them
On this emotive day, let's not forget the many servicemen who died by hand of the enemy, but not in action. I am thinking in particular...
Shaun Lewis
Nov 11, 20211 min read


Publication Day
At last my latest novel They Have No Graves as Yet has been published, although for now it is only available via Amazon. It is an...
Shaun Lewis
Oct 29, 20211 min read


The most decorated man in the former British Empire
John Bridge, GC, GM & Bar, was the first person to be awarded a bar to his George Medal. He was, also, only one of two people to earn...
Shaun Lewis
Oct 26, 20212 min read


An act of villainy
In August 1915, the British E-class submarine, HMS E13, attempted to navigate the perilously narrow and shallow Kattegat between Denmark...
Shaun Lewis
Oct 19, 20211 min read


Could early submariners escape?
Following the BBC TV series Vigil there has been much interest in submarines and I have been asked many questions on various matters of...
Shaun Lewis
Oct 11, 20211 min read


What were sailors doing in the WW1 trenches?
107 years ago, the Royal Naval Division (RND) arrived in Antwerp by requisitioned London buses to reinforce the retreating Belgian Army. ...
Shaun Lewis
Oct 5, 20212 min read


So who was Gustav Steinhauer?
Yesterday, the BBC mentioned Gustav Steinhauer in connection with the Queen's Speech and its reference to the new Counter-States Threat...
Shaun Lewis
May 12, 20212 min read


A BLAST FROM THE PAST ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
This is one of my favourite cartoons. It is a tribute to Edith Garrud, a martial arts instructor prior to WW1. Only 4' 11" in height,...
Shaun Lewis
Mar 8, 20211 min read


W O Bentley's influence on early naval aviation
After WW1, Walter Owen Bentley established his own company manufacturing sporting cars, but during the war he was commissioned in the...
Shaun Lewis
Feb 26, 20211 min read


Who came up with the concept of Strategic Bombing?
Strategic bombing is designed to destroy a country's ability to wage war by bombing from the air the enemy's infrastructure, such as...
Shaun Lewis
Feb 18, 20211 min read


My fifth novel is complete
At last, I am pleased to announce that my fifth novel is complete and in the hands of potential agents with a view to publication. This...
Shaun Lewis
Feb 2, 20211 min read


The naval officer who tried to bribe the Turks to stay out of WW1
In October 1914, Captain William Reginald Hall took up his post as the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI). His father, William Henry...
Shaun Lewis
Oct 12, 20202 min read


Submarine escape in the early 1900s
I open my first novel, The Custom of the Trade, with a tragic submarine accident, in September 1911. The inspiration for my story came...
Shaun Lewis
Sep 30, 20202 min read


The Forgotten Few
Today is Battle of Britain Day, the 80th anniversary of Sunday 15 September 1940, the day that marked the turning point of the Battle of...
Shaun Lewis
Sep 15, 20201 min read
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