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The Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures are being published in audio format, one book at a time, and the first sixteen books are already out there and being enjoyed. Meanwhile, David Lane Pusey has completed his narration of the seventeenth … Continue reading →

The historian, archaeologist & broadcaster Sam Willis interviewed me for his naval fiction series of podcasts on the Mariner’s Mirror, the journal of the Society For Nautical Research. To listen to the Podcast click here If you’re new to the … Continue reading →

It’s in the news! HMS Dragon is heading east with a potential mission of escorting ships through the Straits of Hormuz . This sounds familiar, for it’s the same task that was accomplished by the Royal Navy in the late … Continue reading →

I’d thought that it would be difficult to carry the Carlisle & Holbrooke Series past the Seven Years War; how wrong could I be? The country might have been at peace with its neighbours in 1764, but there was still … Continue reading →

I’ve been invited to talk to the Waltham Chase History Group about the Seven Years War at sea and how it’s portrayed in the Carlisle & Holbrooke Adventures, at 7.30pm on Tuesday 5th May 2026. The meeting is in the … Continue reading →

Nothing Really Changes in International Affairs Iran claims to have closed the Straits of Hormuz as America decimates the Iranian navy. Well, the Iranians tried that before in the late 1980s. By sheer chance I published my novel Silkworm! last year, and … Continue reading →

The Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures are being published in audio format, one book at a time, and the first fifteen books are already out there and being enjoyed. Meanwhile, David Lane Pusey has completed his narration of the sixteenth … Continue reading →

I’d always intended to continue the Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures through the period of peace after the Seven Years war and then into the American War of Independence. I’m delighted to tell you that the first post-war novel is … Continue reading →

The Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures are being published in audio format, one book at a time, and the first fourteen books are already out there and being enjoyed. Meanwhile, David Lane Pusey has completed his narration of the fourteenth … Continue reading →

The Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures are being published in audio format, one book at a time, and the first thirteen books are already out there and being enjoyed. Meanwhile, David Lane Pusey has completed his narration of the fourteenth … Continue reading →