Today, the 15th of April, is a bright, sunny day. The air is warm and resounds to the sounds of an English spring; it heralds the future with the suggestion of a fine summer, and deceives us all into thinking that long, warm pleasant days stretch ahead. But this year, the spring promise is only... Continue Reading →

I’ve mentioned elsewhere on this site about the influence on my reading interests of the first book about the Second World War which I read, Shirer’s ‘Rise and Fall of the Third Reich’. So, while I'm under house arrest, I thought I'd revisit an article which I wrote a couple of years ago. "This edition... Continue Reading →