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The Man Who Saved The World

At the time, most people were blissfully unaware of it, but 1983 became probably the closest the world got to nuclear war since the Cuban...

Dec 22, 20214 min

The Cold War in Berlin, Formula 1 and Nazi Germany

Sometimes when researching my books my various interests pleasantly collide. Yesterday while reading up on US Army installations in Cold...

Aug 15, 20219 min

Why did Ulbricht build his Wall?

Sixty years ago, on Sunday 13 August 1961, the citizens of Berlin woke up to a whole new reality – a divided city. In the early hours of...

Mar 24, 20214 min

From Armchair Historian to Published Author

My interest in the Cold War began back in 1986 when I visited West Berlin on, of all things, an orchestra tour. We were playing a series...

Mar 17, 20212 min

Writing to an existing book format

Cold War Berlin: An Island City Volume 1 is part of the Europe@War series from Helion. I was initially concerned that writing to an...

Mar 11, 20212 min

Book Launch!

Welcome to my virtual book launch, for Cold War Berlin: An Island City Volume 1. A book written in lockdown and launched in lockdown, so...

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