No campaign of the First World War better justifies the poets' view of the conflict as futile and pitiless than Gallipoli. Saul David campaignconflictfutile Change image and share on social
Those who read the fiction assume that, because I'm also a historian, I know what I'm talking about. Saul David assumefictionhistorian Change image and share on social
By the time Napoleon abandoned his army to its fate in Poland - arriving back in Paris on 5 December - it numbered fewer than 10,000 effectives. It was a disaster from which he would never recover. Saul David 000abandonarmy Change image and share on social
I was brought up with a whole bunch of cousins in the Wye Valley during the hippy days of the 1970s. Saul David 1970sbringbunch Change image and share on social
If I'm at a book signing, and someone decides to take me to task, it can make for quite a sticky moment. Saul David bookdecidemake Change image and share on social
If getting a contract was relatively straightforward, writing fiction was far harder than I could have imagined, and there were moments during the long and torturous edit process when it seemed that 'Zulu Hart,' the first of the trilogy, would never be fit for public consumption. Saul David consumptioncontractedit share on social
My great-great-grandfather, who made his money in the jute trade, had at one time 600 houses in London, and within three generations, the money was gone. Saul David generationgrandfathergreat Change image and share on social
My forebears were fantastically wealthy Armenians who came to England from India in the 19th century and did what foreign types do - they married into a penniless but well-bred local family. Saul David 19tharmenianbreed Change image and share on social
At school, there were more Davids than any other name: more than 20 of us cousins out of 40 pupils. When my older cousins moved on, the school had to close. Saul David closecousindavid Change image and share on social
The first Romanov ruler was just 16 when he was crowned Tsar Michael I in Moscow in 1613, thus ending the 'Time of Troubles' sparked by Ivan the Terrible's death. Saul David crowndeathend Change image and share on social
