by admin | Jun 10, 2024 | Person Profiles
The Argentine invasion of the Falklands Islands on 02 April 1982 was very personal to the Royal Marines. Not only because they put up the initial fighting defence but because the Corps had provided security detachments for the islands since 1965. Referred to as Naval...
by admin | May 19, 2024 | Person Profiles
I have been fortunate enough to have books and articles published about the use of firearms in crime and conflict. Why would I be any different to other writers who script narrative about this specific subject. Whilst at times it has been a violent journey, it is...
by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | Person Profiles
28 April 1999 was a warm sunny spring day in London. Met Police Traffic Officers, Acting Sergeant Mark Newman and PC Steve Cox started a 15:00 – 23:00 hrs shift in the normal manner. Having attended the shift brief and checked over their patrol Land Rover...
by admin | Nov 11, 2023 | Person Profiles
The Great War of 1914 -1918 saw the greatest loss of life in a global conflict in modern history. Great Britain lost over 700,000 combatants, many of those on the Western Front in France and Belgium. The huge losses eventually prompted an upsurge in the construction...
by admin | Feb 10, 2022 | Person Profiles
A miscarriage of justice is generally defined as a legal situation in which someone is wrongly punished by a court of law for something they did not do. It is not straightforward however, there are challenging complexities. It might also be used to describe the...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Person Profiles
In November 2014 a 23 year old Austrian by the name of Manuel Wallner visited South Wales. He came to the UK, well outside of the holiday/visiting season for a very specific purpose. In August 2015 a colleague of mine noticed a steel roadside structure on the B4065 in...
