Category Archives: military

SERGEANT McLEOD AND THE MEN IN THE RANKS

Posted on March 18, 2019 by malcolmarchibald

British history books are filled with accounts of wars and great commanders. The names of generals such as Marlborough, Wellington, Montgomery, Slim, Havelock, Clive and Wolfe spring from the pages, faces that peer from the powder-smoke and reap the rewards … Continue reading →

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THE BOSTONIAN AND THE GURKHAS

Posted on February 26, 2019 by malcolmarchibald

The British Empire threw up an amazing array of colourful characters and none more so than David Ochterlony. With such a name it is obvious that he has a Scottish background. His father came from Forfarshire, now Angus, north of … Continue reading →

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Journal from a neglected war

Posted on June 22, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

Concentration camps, barbed wire, machine-guns, guerrilla warfare, scorched earth tactics. The words could come from any journal of the Second World War. The names of some of the participants are also familiar: Winston Churchill, Kitchener, Sir John French, Mahatma Gandhi. … Continue reading →

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This week in Scottish history

Posted on May 2, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

01 May 1455 Battle of Arkinholm, near Langholm, Dumfriesshire: The Laird of Johnstone led a royal to victory over the rebellious Douglases. Johnstone sent the severed head of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray as a trophy to the king. 01 … Continue reading →

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Our land of Palestine

Posted on April 28, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

This is a very short blog to announce that theKindle version of my latest Creativia book, Our Land of Palestine is on sale price of 99 pence or 99 cents for the next few days.   It’s the year 1915, … Continue reading →

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Palestine: the forgotten campaign

Posted on April 13, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

When we think of the First World War, various images come to mind, and various names haunt the fringes of our collective memory. We may see the hellish mud of Passchendaele, or the gas clouds of Second Ypres, or remember … Continue reading →

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GUEST BLOG: SALLY LAUGHLIN

Posted on March 22, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

Hi Folks: I have never had a guest blogger before, so I thought I would start with a good one! For those of you who have not yet discovered her, Sally Laughlin is from the USA. Her last book Fly … Continue reading →

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First Windrush book

Posted on March 15, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

Hi everybody Well, that was a bit of a surprise. As of today, the first book in my proposed Jack Windrush series is out in Kindle format, with the hard copy coming in  a few weeks. I have planned this … Continue reading →

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In this week in Scottish history

Posted on February 9, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

07 February 1603: Battle of Glenfruin. After a raid by MacGregors into Luss, a body of Colquhoun women showed the bloodstained shirts of their slain men to King James VI, who authorised reprisals. The MacGregors struck first, killing scores of … Continue reading →

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On this week in Scottish history

Posted on January 13, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

11 January 1918: Representation of the People’s Act gave the vote to all adult males aged 21 or over except peers, prisoners and the insane. Women aged 30 or over could also vote, provided that they were householders or wives … Continue reading →

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