“I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis”

“The great help of being in the Army is to understand why are the armies clever in what they describe as emotional intelligence, making soldiers come to terms with the death of comrades by certain r...”

“There are one or two very good women military historians who use imagination, great study and research; they can put themselves in the boots of the soldier.”

“At a purely practical level, history is important because it provides the basic skills needed for students to go further in sociology, politics, international relations and economics. History is al...”

“Teaching the history of the British Empire links in with that of the world: for better and for worse, the Empire made us what we are, forming our national identity. A country that does not understa...”

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”