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
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
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
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
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
Few remember that the battle of Rorke's Drift was fought on the same day that the British Army suffered its most humiliating defeat at nearby Isandlwana. Saul David armybattlebritish 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
Henry Kissinger is perhaps the best-known American statesman of the 20th century. Saul David 20thamericancentury Change image and share on social
We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a way into reading history proper. Saul David chargeextentface Change image and share on social