This summer has seen a wonderful show of blue cornflowers in the garden. As well as being an attractive and delicate flower, it may surprise many to know that it has a deeper and more significant meaning to the French.…

The History Press have now released a new paperback edition of Jonathan' s compelling study of 'Poland Alone'. It tells the true, dramatic story of the Polish resistance and it's fight against the Nazi occupation. The book looks at Britain's…

Read below, Jonathan's recent article published for Exeter Cathedral's journal. It's a look at the new Sam Mendes' WWI film '1917' and the connection with the Devonshire Regiment. 1917 AND ALL THAT - A4 reprint[4171]

Today, Jonathan's uncle Roy Maxwell, a veteran of No. 4 Commando, remembered the dramatic landing of his troop on Sword Beach. As part of HQ Troop, he came in at 0730 hours by landing craft, shortly after zero hour. As…

The French Canadians were, perhaps, no great fans of Winston Churchill during the Second World War. Their early reservations about conscription, not to mention their disquiet over the Royal Navy's attack on the French Vichy navy, hardly created a cosy…

Jonathan was invited by the Polish History Museum in Warsaw to take part in an international conference, titled 'The Burden of Victory', commemorating VE Day 1945. The conference, which had been planned to take place at the Warsaw Royal Castle…

When Jonathan edited a remarkable series of letters from The Great War - Rowland Feilding's War Letters to a Wife - he never realised how prophetic the officer's words would be. After the end of a conflict which saw the…

Despite the rough sea in the Bay of Biscay, Jonathan enjoyed a fascinating cruise aboard The Black Watch ship, delivering a series of talks about the turbulent history of the Spanish peninsula. He concentrated on the the background and events surrounding…

In October Jonathan was invited to speak to the German-British Society. His talks took place at the Press Club in Frankfurt and the Ruderclub in Heidelberg, where both branches enjoy wide support from both the British and German communities. The…

Jonathan was recently interviewed by producer Monika Lipanovich for a forthcoming major documentary on Polish intelligence during World War II. The interview covered all aspects of intelligence work carried out by the Polish resistance, known as 'The Home Army'. The…