1. Most importantly, The Walk Home And Other Tales of Suspense is now officially available for purchase! Get your copy today: (By the way, in case you were wondering, the above are *not* Amazon affiliate links, because maybe I'm over scrupulous, but doing an affiliate link for my own work feels tacky). 2. You know, … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Book Release Stuff
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The Unkillable Soldier
"He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly I had … Continue reading The Unkillable Soldier
The Last Battle
5th of May, 1945, saw one of the last (and strangest) battle of the Second World War in Europe, where American troops, Wehrmacht soldiers, a defecting SS officer, and one tank named 'Jenny' defended a Medieval Austrian castle full of French political prisoners against an assault by SS troops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwfJsKfCnaM This video provides a fascinating … Continue reading The Last Battle