Peace Day - Saturday 19th July 1919 My latest book, Stormy Times for the Dockyard Girls opens on Peace Day in 1919 Until I started planning the … [Read more...] about When the war was over – Peace Day 19 July 1919
THE DOCKYARD GIRLS
Sweeping the Seas – Fishermen in the Great War
SWEEPING THE SEAS I often think of the forgotten fishermen. Mention the Great War and most people’s thoughts will turn to the Somme, to Ypres and … [Read more...] about Sweeping the Seas – Fishermen in the Great War
The Most Dangerous Job in the World – Trawling the North Seas for Fish
THE MOST DANGEROUS JOB IN THE WORLD Imagine if you will, being aboard a small trawler off the Russian coast, low in the water, the wind lashing, huge … [Read more...] about The Most Dangerous Job in the World – Trawling the North Seas for Fish