An old blog about Christmas in the Peninsula. daringdutycunningplans.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/c...

Cartoon from Punch, October 1937.

A taste of the titles coming in the first half of next year from Helion's From Reason to Revolution series. www.helion.co.uk/forthcoming-...

Researching the Corunna campaign. Returned to my fave source used for my Vimeiro book: Brig Gen Anstruther's journal. Great stuff, but often impossible to read. Can anyone decipher the underlined word? Rest of sentence in thread.

If you want a bargain Amazon UK have my latest book at only £12.78, down from £45! amzn.eu/d/5eugRMi

I'm very pleased to have received another great review for So Just and Glorious a Cause, this time from Gareth Glover on the Napoleon Series website: www.napoleon-series.org/book-reviews...

An updated blog post on 'The Fact & Fiction of Captain Peter Blassiere, 5/60th Rifles'. My thanks to Thomas Hemmann for sending me the Hannoversches militairisches Journal article. daringdutycunningplans.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/t...

With a name like mine it's not often you come across it when researching. This from a court martial of an assistant surgeon of the 1st Foot.

Latest on my blog: a Scotsman remembers the last visit of his uncle, a Highland soldier who died during the Napoleonic Wars. eamonnokeeffe1812.com/2025/04/08/w...

Can anyone help with the transcription of the underlined section? What I have so far in the thread below.

I really enjoyed Bluestockings by Susannah Gibson. A really well written and researched book shedding much needed light on a neglected subject. The chapter on motherhood and child birth is a harrowing read though.

A new blog post on a long and fascinating letter from Henry Clinton written at the end of the Vimeiro campaign. daringdutycunningplans.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/b...

A new blog post on a long and fascinating letter from Henry Clinton written at the end of the Vimeiro campaign. daringdutycunningplans.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/b...

Excited to announce my new business – Identity Spark Coaching. After 35+yrs in games (and surviving burnout), I'm prioritising my wellbeing and using my strengths to help lift up others. Limited free coaching sessions now available to help me build my practice hours: app.delenta.com/ta/@Identity...

New on All Things Georgian, 'Guest post by Dr Graham Cope - The Grand Old Duke of York and the Mary Clarke affair' - wp.me/p3JTNy-772 #mondayblogs

Can any one help me with a little French transcription? The underlined section is General Junot speaking to Colonel Murrary during negotiations about the Russian fleet in Lisbon, after the battle of Vimeiro.

Last night, we had to say goodbye to our wonderful Hope due to a sudden & severe illness. She was only 7, & we thought we’d have many happy years with her after her retirement from the Guide Dogs' breeding programme. She brought nearly 30 little life changers into the world and brought us much joy.

Sorting through images of Clinton’s papers this morning. He was adjutant general to Moore. The ever generous Gareth Glover sent them to me. Some absolute gems inc inspection reports for Moore’s regts, and unit embarkation returns for Corunna.

New release from Helion: The Northern Coalition Against Napoleon: www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

Starmer should have a Love Actually moment and withdraw Trump’s state visit invitation.

Time for King Charles to withdraw his invitation.

Another research purchase for my current WIP. It's always nice when a book arrives with an unexpected author signature, especially when it's a descendant of the maréchal! #history #spain #Napoleon

The From Reason to Revolution titles to be released in the second half of the year are now on the website. For further details click: www.helion.co.uk/forthcoming-...

The new Vietnam War documentary series on Apple TV+ is well worth watching. Concentrates on personal stories rather than battles. Some very moving interviews. #vietnam #history

Publication day for @kabinettskriege.bsky.social's excellent Infantry in Battle! It's a great book that dispels many myths about 18th-century warfare. #history #militaryhistory #warfare www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

Booking for our Wellington Congress 2025 is officially open! Head to this page to see what our programme has in store for you and to book your place! buff.ly/4juc21N #WellingtonCongress2025 @zwhitehistory @napoleonicquarterly.com @latelordchatham.bsky.social @rorymuir.bsky.social

Not my usual period, but I really enjoyed editing this book. It's a cracking read. It should be out next month. www.helion.co.uk/military-his... I'm editing increasing amounts of FWW and SWW titles, and they often make a nice change from the long 18th century.

Swapped to a new Mac today, a MacMini. First time in about 25 years I won’t be using a Mac laptop. With my wife starting a new business & needing a laptop & me rarely not working at my desk it made sense for her to have my MacBook. The switch to the new Mac was as painless as usual.

If you know anyone interested in archival skills training and using military records then this might be of interest: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-skill...

An evening around the firepit before I take Tom back to uni tomorrow and try and beat the snow home.

Sitting down with first of Xmas present books: @brookmyre.bsky.social’s latest.

Reading the diary of the Adjutant of 15th Hussars. 8 Jan 1808. ‘Major Forrester, Captains Seelinger and Gordon reported unfit for duty, also Asst. Surgeon Forbes and Cornet Phillips. Sick indeed, the wonder is how they find time to be sick.’ The retreat to Corunna was obviously not going well.

It was great to start the week with a recommendation for Riflemen as part of the Society for Army Historical Research annual book lists: ‘an excellent piece of research but also an engaging narrative that makes for an enjoyable read without sacrificing depth,’ www.sahr.org.uk/view-book-li...

Off to print this week is Alexander Burn's (@kabinettskriege.bsky.social) excellent Infantry in Battle. Register your interest here: www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

I've finished the Corunna section of the original German edition of Commissary Auguste Schaumann's memoirs. The English translator had omitted a few useful bits, mostly only descriptions of towns or landscapes. Schaumann's paintings of the campaign, though poorly printed, were an interesting bonus.

Day 1 of my Cheese advent calendar. A very nice vintage Red Leicester.

Some of my favourite photos from our trip to Tanzania.