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The Battle of Kadesh Part Three - Clash of Empires
In part two of the Battle of Kadesh, we followed the march of the Hittites and the Egyptians as they converged upon the city of Kadesh....
Gordon Doherty
Feb 26, 20237 min read
Battle of Kadesh - Part Two - The Road to War
In part one of the Battle of Kadesh, we followed the deterioration of relations between the Hittite and Egyptian Empires: a severe and...
Gordon Doherty
Feb 25, 20236 min read
The Battle of Kadesh - Part One - Great Rivals
Why did the Hittite and Egyptian Empires go to war? By 1274 BC, the Hittites and the Egyptians had co-existed for some four centuries....
Gordon Doherty
Feb 25, 20233 min read
Dialogue in Historical Fiction, Forsooth
We're all concerned to make our historical novels authentic. We research costumes, tools, and architecture. Yet all that effort can...
N. L. Holmes
Feb 24, 20232 min read
A Reluctant Assassin
Looking at the various aspects of Tudor life I’ve explored in previous mystery series, I realised I’d barely touched on the military...
John Pilkington
Feb 24, 20233 min read
Forma Urbis - The Ancient Marble Map of Rome
In the basement of the Museum of Roman Civilisation in Rome is a pile of crates containing 1163 fragments of marble. These make up about...
Fiona Forsyth
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Privateers, Pirates and the Wrecking of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet
On the 31st of July 1715, a Spanish fleet of eleven ships was wrecked in a hurricane off the east coast of Florida. These ships were...
Chris Thorndycroft
Feb 23, 20236 min read
Money, Mayhem, and Murder
Banks have been on my mind of late – largely because there isn’t one in my little town. There was – a busy little premises; plenty of...
J C Briggs
Feb 21, 20236 min read
Eisenhower's Philosophy - "The Middle Way"
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker, the award-winning author of "The Eisenhower Chronicles" and "Liopleurodon" Dwight Eisenhower was one of the...
DK Marley
Jan 6, 20235 min read
Ike and the Military Industrial Complex - a Guest Post
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker Dwight Eisenhower’s Farewell Address as President of the United States on January 17, 1961, is considered...
DK Marley
Dec 9, 20226 min read
The First Lady of a Great War Hero and American President - A Guest Post
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower were married for over half-a-century. Theirs was one of the great love stories...
DK Marley
Dec 2, 20226 min read
Ike and the Suez Crisis - a Guest Post
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker Dwight Eisenhower’s greatest achievement as President was keeping the peace during the height of the Cold...
DK Marley
Nov 18, 20226 min read
Historical Fiction and the Author's Responsibility - a Guest Post
A Guest Post by Bookouture Author, Carly Schabowski - author of "All the Courage We Have Found" New Release: November 18, 2022 Get it...
DK Marley
Nov 18, 20226 min read
How Ike Ended the Korean War - A Guest Post
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker Dwight Eisenhower (Ike) entered the presidency with less understanding of East Asia than he had about Europe...
DK Marley
Nov 11, 20226 min read
Eisenhower's "The Great Equation" - a Guest Post
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker, the author of "The Eisenhower Chronicles" Dwight Eisenhower (Ike) had considered his time as Supreme Allied...
DK Marley
Nov 3, 20229 min read
Causes of the Salem Witch Trials - a Guest Post
A Guest Post by Dr. Rob Bauer In my last post (read it with this link) I described the events of what happened in Salem, Massachusetts,...
DK Marley
Nov 1, 20225 min read
Featured Spotlight: Author Interview with David Tory, Author of "The Stanfield Chronicles"
Author Bio: I spent over 30 years in the computer industry, starting in the UK in 1962. This was followed by 13 years with the Essex...
DK Marley
Oct 28, 202214 min read
Making History for the Good of Mankind - Eisenhower's Role in D-Day - A Guest Post
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker, author of the award-winning novel "The Eisenhower Chronicles" _____________________________________________...
DK Marley
Oct 27, 202210 min read
Leading Up to Becoming the Supreme Allied Commander
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker, Author of Award-winning "The Eisenhower Chronicles" By the late 1930s, Dwight Eisenhower (Ike) was a...
DK Marley
Oct 19, 202210 min read
Eisenhower - the Most Important Soldier of the Twentieth Century
A Guest Post by M. B. Zucker ____________________________________________________________ Dwight Eisenhower was likely the most important...
DK Marley
Oct 14, 20228 min read