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Independent British publisher of fiction, non-fiction & military history. Thoughtful books, distinctive voices. Veteran-owned
London, England
Joined February 2021
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I have stood on the ground where my great-uncle Captain George Hall fell in 1918.
I drive the 1937 SS Jaguar that features in my father’s Aristo Autos books.
And every week we bring forgotten stories of the Burma Campaign, SOE and British military history back into print — alongside memoirs, thrillers and distinctive fiction.
Thoughtful books. Distinctive voices. Veteran-owned.
Free ebook when you join the newsletter → chiselbury.co.uk
#WW2 #MilitaryHistory #BurmaCampaign #SOE
Passport to Oblivion, published in 1964, is the first of James Leasor’s Dr Jason Love spy thrillers. Due to major security leaks MI6 needs an amateur for a vital mission. The plot has some pleasingly wild elements. Very enjoyable.
My review: vintagepopfictions.blogspot.…
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Should be no surprise that The Times newspaper is leading the latest smear campaign against the SAS.
Part of the Establishment has always disapproved of Britain's special forces.
Not cricket, old boy.
Take the Tory MP Simon Wingfield-Digby & his distaste for the SBS in 1944.
They had never been in battle before.
Surrounded in the hills, the Assam Regiment fought for five days before beginning an extraordinary march towards Kohima.
Charlotte Carty tells the story behind 39 Hours: The March That Saved India.
Watch on YouTube.
#Kohima #WW2History
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📰 Today, Stuart Lloyd (@RealStuLloyd) reviews “Time Will Pass Johnny: A Prisoner of War, a Survivor of Singapore, and a Life in Film” by Percy Herbert @Chiselbury
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From the beaches of Normandy to reshaping global trade: ERROLL, the biography of Erroll Prior-Palmer by Simon Prior-Palmer, is out today. Get your copy → Chiselbury.co.uk / Amazon / all good bookshops.
Perfectly summed up by this sentence: ‘If she is the shepherd and the Church her flock, she seems determined to remind us that the end destination for sheep is always the slaughterhouse.’
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Two Jewish spies entered Nazi-occupied France. Only one survived.
Discover the extraordinary true stories of Joseph "André" Scheinmann and Maurice Pertschuk in 'I Am André' and 'The Moon in Splinters'.
Available now from Chiselbury, Amazon and all good bookshops.
“I learned from that night not to show any emotion.”
Richard Grainger, author of Sand in Strange Places, recalls his first night at boarding school and learning to bottle up his pain.
Watch Chiselbury Conversations on YouTube: @Chiselbury.
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Soldier. Business leader. Polo player.
Erroll Prior-Palmer won the Saddle of Honour at Sandhurst and became one of England’s leading polo players, playing 59 matches in 1937 alone.
Just one part of an extraordinary life.
ERROLL by Simon Prior-Palmer, published 24 September.
@hpapolo
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Frequently bought together - great if true! Thank you if it is you!
#SOE #Force136 #Junglewarrior
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On 20 September 1857, Delhi was recaptured after months of siege.
“Never has this story of hate, violence, courage and cowardice been better told.”
Cecil Woodham-Smith on James Leasor’s The Red Fort.
Discover the history, and the novel Follow the Drum, at Chiselbury.co.uk
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Allegedly Churchill stated they should be free for all to use for posterity.
Such draconian policies smother good history.
Published today: A Remarkable Gamble by Andrew Kilsby.
Discover the extraordinary life of one of Britain’s forgotten soldiers.
Available now in hardback and eBook from Chiselbury, Amazon and all good bookshops. chiselbury.co.uk/product/a-r…
#MilitaryHistory #NewBook
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19 September 1944.
One of the most desolate memorials I've visited is the ruins of La Fosse farm in eastern France.
It was where Delphine Jacquot & her son Lucien sheltered 3 men from 2SAS:
Sgt Mike Fitzpatrick, MM, and Ptes John Conway & John Elliott.
But they were betrayed.
A glamorous marriage. A brutal death. A wife on trial.
Miriam Hassan is accused of murdering her millionaire husband. But as the case unfolds, a story of gaslighting and coercive control emerges.
Victim or killer?
That Which May Destroy You by @abdakhan5.
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I love this film. It can’t really be called an artistic classic but it captures a brilliant story so well and what a fantastic cast!!
The ending to the 1969 film Battle of Britain 🇬🇧. It made Hitler cancel Operation Sealion, the invasion of Britain.
The credits at the end list an Israeli 🇮🇱 pilot. It is Flying Officer George Ernest “Randy” or “Benny.” Goodman DFC. He was born in Haifa, his dad British & his mum an Israeli Jew.
He served in No. 1 Squadron in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, becoming an ace with ten individual victories and six shared. He was to die in action in North Africa in June 1941.
A brave man who deserves to be remembered.