Alexandra churchill historian biography of michael douglas

Follow to get new release updates, special offers including promotional offers and improved recommendations. The latter aired throughout Europe in and reached US screens in I also worked on Channel 4's Secret Histories last year, on a documentary about the latter part of the Battle of the Somme for I have never been as interested in battles and strategy as I have been in the individuals that participated and their personal stories.

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If that seems simple, my answer would be that if I convinced one person to pick up their first book on the Great War, I'd be more satisfied than I would be selling a dozen copies to people who are already experts in the field. I have since worked with fellow Chelsea fans to produce a book about our club's involvement in the Great War.

I didn't write it to champion Chelsea above any other club, more to examine football during the war. Chelsea did not contribute the most, or the least to the war effort, but are a good general example of how clubs reacted to the conflict, including the founding of the Footballer's Battalion on the doorstep of Stamford Bridge. Fans of Brighton, Luton, West Ham, to name a few, will also find players connected with their club included, but we especially wanted to talk about the fans who volunteered at matches and went off to fight.

In 'Somme: Days, Lives' was releasedin June for the centenary. We hope that we have provided a new and unique insight into the battle.