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Germany's Conscripts - Germany Reintroduces Military Service
Germany and France have reintroduced military service on a voluntary basis - it is time the British Government pivots and considers a similar scheme given the tensions emanating from Russia and the United States?

Andrew Long Books
Jan 148 min read


A Woman Named Edith
A review of A Woman Named Edith by Daria Santini, with additional commentary

Andrew Long Books
Jan 98 min read


Talking Head for Hire
The author describes his experiences appearing as a 'talking head' in a documentary about Cold War Berlin

Andrew Long Books
Jun 14, 20256 min read


My Photographic Odyssey Part 2
It all started with espionage ... I found my way back into film photography via a somewhat unorthodox route. In 2020/2021 I was...

Andrew Long Photography
Apr 17, 20255 min read


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...

Andrew Long Books
Oct 6, 20247 min read


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...

Andrew Long Books
Dec 22, 20214 min read


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...

Andrew Long Books
Aug 15, 20219 min read
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