Tag: germany
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Otto Kretschmer: The silent U-boat ace of the Atlantic
November 2025 sees the release of In Danger’s Hour (preorder for Kindle now), the second part of the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure Series. Following their earlier adventures in For Those In Peril, in this second instalment, we follow the twins’ service throughout 1941, from the Mediterranean to the coast of west Africa. But as Rom…
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Six Key Moments in the Norwegian Campaign of WW2
In the spring of 1940, the quiet fjords and rugged mountains of Norway became the stage for one of the Second World War’s earliest and most dramatic campaigns. The Norwegian Campaign was a bold and complex operation involving land, sea, and air forces – but it was the Royal Navy that bore the brunt of…
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Six curious facts about the Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous campaign of the Second World War, lasting from 1939 to 1945. While most people know it involved German U-boats and Allied convoys, there are some fascinating details that rarely make it into the history books. In 2024, I signed a five-book deal with historical fiction specialist…
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