This year for WBD I’m selecting some schools around the country to receive free signed copies of some of my titles. In fact, I’ve already posted some to selected schools in Swindon and Chester ….. and more places may follow in due course. Enjoy!

This year is the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, so I’ve added a poster to reflect this – librarians and fans are welcome to download or print copies – They are A3 size and FREE too.

Please note that I cover all costs relating to these giveaways, so I can’t include all schools in any given town or region …. sorry!

After receiving some requests, I’ve added a couple of new posters – see home page. These are A3 size and can be downloaded for free – click on the titles. Files are pdfs.

To celebrate WBD this year I’m gifting some signed copies of my books to a few schools around the country for librarians to distribute as they see fit! If you’re a lucky recipient – I hope you enjoy it! Schools I’ve chosen are in Hampshire, Somerset and Devon.

Last night saw the first episode of the BBC’s Secret Agent Selection: WW2 being screened on BBC2. I watched with a degree of trepidation as today’s new recruits were put through their paces, wondering whether this type of handling would work, as apposed to a documentary approach (it could so easily end up as a bit of a game show). Some of the SOE training methods have been known about for many years, basically since the end of WW2 when the RAF film unit released their film ‘Now it can be told’ (copies available from the Imperial War Museum). Other aspects of the training syllabus have proven hard to pin down until now. Episode one was a pretty good approximation, so hopefully the series will continue in a similar fashion. And I hope we get to hear more about some of the real agents – they really were extraordinary people living in extraordinary times.