Author Robert Curtis revisited the helicopters he flew during the Cold war this month in the UK. Go away for a mere 30 years and you find that not only has your former squadron changed aircraft, they’ve moved the main gate of the airfield, leaving you unsure how to even get on the base! I had the… Read More »Time flies when you’re not flying helicopters
The Sage of Waterloo
The other week my boss approached me with the question of how much do I know about the Napoleonic era and the Battle of Waterloo. I admitted to a rather limited knowledge and she cautiously asked if I would like to read and review a short new book on Waterloo… from the perspective of a… Read More »Review:
The Sage of Waterloo
The new Autumn 2015 Catalogue is ready… Discover all your military history books for the next season from Casemate UK As a special, limited time offer, we are offering a 20% discount on all pre-orders and all books on our website until the end of the month. Just enter the code AUTCAT15 at check… Read More »New Casemate UK Autumn Catalogue!
“My dear friends, this is your hour. This is not victory of a party or of any class. It’s a victory of the great British nation as a whole. We were the first, in this ancient island, to draw the sword against tyranny. After a while we were left all alone against the most tremendous… Read More »VE Day
Anyone of a certain generation will know about the Thunderbirds puppet series and probably, like me, have fond memories of being enthralled by the next exciting instalment of International Rescue on the TV on a Saturday morning. That interest has been rekindled more recently, with a 50th anniversary homage to the Tracy boys, and bringing… Read More »Thunderbirds are Go!
Every now and then, whilst trawling the old wartime files at the National Archives or reading a book about WWII, one comes across a story that has an enthralling fascination about it; a story that grips you immediately from the beginning and one that doesn’t let go. That is what happened when I first read… Read More »From book to film
As military history is revealed as the only history genre to grow book sales in 2014, Casemate UK launch new publishing programme… Key anniversaries in 2014 sparked a revived interest in military history with book sales in the genre growing 9%. With the 2015 anniversaries of VE Day, the Battle of Britain, and Waterloo offering… Read More »Presenting Casemate UK publishing!
“Mighty to behold shall we ever forget that mighty armada of the skies that passed over our heads on Saturday morning; that vast airborne army that filled the heavens and set our ears throbbing with the roar of the great four-engined machines that carried our parachute troops and towed gliders. I do not think in… Read More »Operation Varsity 24-25 March 1945: The Last Drop
For as long as I can remember, I have been drawing. I have always been a real fan of comics, I can remember vividly the moment I first held a copy of Tintin. I was probably too young to even read or understand it, but the images and style of it just blew my mind.… Read More »Creating a comic – keeping the past alive
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