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    The Siege of Antwerp
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Siege of Antwerp

    I have just finished a section of my latest book that is set during the siege of Antwerp in 1914. In conducting my research, I came...
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    Now You Can Blog from Everywhere!
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    Now You Can Blog from Everywhere!

    We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your blog from anywhere. In this blog post we’ll share the ways you can post to your...
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    Design a Stunning Blog
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    Design a Stunning Blog

    When it comes to design, the Wix blog has everything you need to create beautiful posts that will grab your reader's attention. Check out...
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    Grow Your Blog Community
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    Grow Your Blog Community

    With Wix Blog, you’re not only sharing your voice with the world, you can also grow an active online community. That’s why the Wix blog...
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    The Foundations for MI5 and MI6
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Foundations for MI5 and MI6

    Both of today’s security services, namely MI5 and the Secret Intelligence Service (known popularly as MI6) derive from the original...
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    A pioneer of naval aviation
    Shaun Lewis
    • Dec 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    A pioneer of naval aviation

    I am very excited to have received in today’s post, a first-edition copy of Charles Rumney Samson’s autobiography, Fights and Flights,...
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    ANNOUNCING MY NEW HISTORICAL THRILLER - DUE OUT 17 DECEMBER 2018
    Shaun Lewis
    • Dec 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    ANNOUNCING MY NEW HISTORICAL THRILLER - DUE OUT 17 DECEMBER 2018

    My new book will be launched in just under two weeks' time. It tells the tale of a young man's reluctant entry into Britain's embryonic...
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    Taster of my new novel - Now the Darkness Gathers
    Shaun Lewis
    • Nov 12, 2018
    • 8 min

    Taster of my new novel - Now the Darkness Gathers

    With just five weeks to go before the publication of my pre-WW1 espionage thriller, Now the Darkness Gathers, here is a taster of what...
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    German spies in Britain before WW1
    Shaun Lewis
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    German spies in Britain before WW1

    In all my writing, I have three aims; to entertain, to inform and to inspire. To achieve the latter two objectives, I carry out...
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    Sailors at the Battle of Omdurman!  Surely not?
    Shaun Lewis
    • Oct 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    Sailors at the Battle of Omdurman! Surely not?

    In the next of my novels to be published, Now the Darkness Gathers, the opening chapter describes some of the events that took place at...
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    My Next Book - Now the Darkness Gathers
    Shaun Lewis
    • Oct 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    My Next Book - Now the Darkness Gathers

    I have just sent the final proofs back to my publisher for the next novel in my series about the Miller family in WW1. It was odd to read...
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    SIR WALTER COWAN – A WW2 POW AT THE AGE OF 73
    Shaun Lewis
    • Mar 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    SIR WALTER COWAN – A WW2 POW AT THE AGE OF 73

    In the mid-‘90s, I was privileged one evening to dine with Sir Fitzroy Maclean. One of the amazing tales he told me was of serving with...
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    Shackleton's Endurance Expedition
    Shaun Lewis
    • Mar 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Shackleton's Endurance Expedition

    On Thursday 7 June at 7.30pm, at Andsell Library, Lytham, I will giving my popular illustrated presentation on my hero, Shackleton, and...
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    The Original Black Friday
    Shaun Lewis
    • Mar 3, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Original Black Friday

    The lady in this photograph was not shopping. The photograph was taken on Friday 18 November 1910 outside the Houses of Parliament....
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    Irish submarine commanding officers
    Shaun Lewis
    • Mar 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    Irish submarine commanding officers

    Last night my mother ticked me off for my book, The Custom of the Trade. She has now read the book and, whilst she thought it...
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    Praise from fellow authors for my first novel
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    Praise from fellow authors for my first novel

    Naturally, I am extremely proud to have received twenty-two 5* reviews on Amazon UK for my first novel, The Custom of the Trade, as well...
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    Fantastic feedback on the novel, The Custom of the Trade
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 13, 2018
    • 2 min

    Fantastic feedback on the novel, The Custom of the Trade

    This is an extract of feedback gleaned from Amazon customers concerning the gripping WW1 naval thriller, The Custom of the Trade. Please...
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    THE CENTENARY OF WOMEN GAINING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SHOULD NOT BE CELEBRATED UNTIL 2028!
    Shaun Lewis
    • Jan 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    THE CENTENARY OF WOMEN GAINING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SHOULD NOT BE CELEBRATED UNTIL 2028!

    This year is being claimed as the centenary of women being granted the right to vote. Call me a spotter if you like (I have written a...
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    Michael Gove's submarine fishery protection squadron
    Shaun Lewis
    • Dec 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    Michael Gove's submarine fishery protection squadron

    A few days ago it was reported in the Daily Express that in order to protect the UK’s fishing rights after BREXIT, Michael Gove had...
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    THE RUSSIAN THREAT TO OUR UNDERSEA CABLES – BRITAIN HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE
    Shaun Lewis
    • Dec 16, 2017
    • 2 min

    THE RUSSIAN THREAT TO OUR UNDERSEA CABLES – BRITAIN HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE

    It is being reported by the Media that the Russians have a ship, the Yantar, capable of severing Britain’s underwater communications...
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