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Writing on military history, war reporting, military book reviews, military publishers, army, navy, air force, world wars, military publications, military memoirs, historical novels, Great War, World War One, World War Two, Anglo-Boer War, combat, medals, militaria. [Copyright Sidney Allinson 2010. May be re-printed on condition attribution is stated along with a URL link to Warwriting.]

Friday, October 07, 2011

"JEREMY KANE" now on Kindle.

'Pleased to say, another of my printed books has now been also published in a Kindle edition. "JEREMY KANE: A Canadian historical ...

LIVE REMEMBERING YOU WILL DIE ONE DAY

The late great, Steve Jobs left many a thoughtful observation, but perhaps his most universal piece of invaluable advice to each of us is th...

Feeling sorry for yourself?

If you think your life is tough -- read some history books. -- Bill Maher.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

A Sobering View Of Democracy According to Alexander Fraser Tyler, a British contemporary of George Washington: "A democracy cannot e...

Sunday, September 11, 2011

102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers U.S. GOVERNMENT IGNORED FBI AGENTS' WARNINGS OF...

Saturday, July 09, 2011

CANADIAN SOLDIERS SAY "ADIOS, AFGHANISTAN!" Pleased to say, Canadian troops are being withdrawn from Afghanistan, as of today --...

Monday, June 20, 2011

Was Hiram Maxim's invention of the machine-gun sparked by a boyhood accident caused to his mother? Countless millions of people have...

Thursday, June 16, 2011

The spin doctors view of WW II Recently, I watched a re-run of a National Geographic TV documentary called The Bombing Of Germany . While...

The proliferation of e-mail that has almost done away with hand-written letters could have a harmful effect on the future of military histor...

Thursday, May 26, 2011

NAZI SABOTEURS CAME TO BLOW UP AMERICA On June 13 and June 17, 1942, two groups of German sabotage agents landed from U-boats on shore...

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About Me

Sidney Allinson: Sidney Allinson. A Canadian novelist, military historian, and advertising consultant. He is author of six books, was creative director of three advertising agencies, and communications policy advisor to the Ontario Government. www.esid.info His factual military history, "THE BANTAMS: The Untold Story Of World War One," is now published by Pen and Sword Books in the UK. Sidney also wrote JEREMY KANE: A Canadian historical adventure novel of the 1837 Mackenzie Rebellion and its brutal aftermath in the Australian penal colonies. His latest is "KRUGER'S GOLD: A novel of the Anglo-Boer War." Sidney served overseas with the Royal Air Force, is a past-Director of the Royal Canadian Military Institute, and received the Boulter Award for outstanding writing. Born in England, a long-time resident of Toronto, he now lives in Victoria, British Columbia, where he is Chairman of the Pacific Coast Branch of the Western Front Association, and President of the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Vancouver Island. Currently, Sidney is working on a novel about the 1942 Dieppe Raid, and a history of the first fifty years of the Victoria Cross.

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