I used the remarkable silhouette of Rochester Castle, Kent, UK to create an icon to represent besieged cities in the upcoming Warfare in the Age of Crusades - The Latin East. Available 2021!

Rochester Castle is no stranger to siege warfare. In October 1215 King John besieged it. The intractable task …

Road to Manzikert chronicles the history of the Byzantine Empire and it’s series of conflicts with the Islamic world. For the first time it will be available in paperback starting in March 2021. Pen and Sword Books #history #military #cartography

After 20 years since the start of the first book, I have started work illustrating the historical maps for Warfare in the Age of Crusades: Volume One: The Latin East - Coming 2021!

Truthfully, the technology has gotten easier to work with in 2020.

I've started work on Warfare in the Age of Crusades: Volume One: The Latin East

Tabula Rasa: 1095 or now?

I'm working on another audio book for librivox. The Rover by Joseph Conrad is an excellent book about a former sea captain and pirate. The setting, during the French Revolution, couldn't be more apt and provides wonderful historical context.

I Have a Rendezvous with Death

Alan Seeger

Jun 22, 1888 - July 04, 1916

I have a rendezvous with Death

At some disputed barricade,

When Spring comes back with rustling shade

And apple-blossoms fill the air—

I have a rendezvous with Death

When Spring brings back blue days and fair …