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
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
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
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
Winter horseshoes are equipped with little spikes that give a horse traction on snow and ice and prevent it from slipping. Saul David equipgivehorse Change image and share on social
From 1801, Napoleon began an ambitious programme of civil reform to standardise law and justice, centralise education, introduce uniform weights and measures and a fully functioning internal market. That achievement alone makes him one of the giants of history. Saul David achievementambitiousbegin 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
There were about 30 children at one stage, running around like savages at a place called Callow Hill, near Monmouth, which was owned by my grandparents. They lived in the big house, but my dad had five brothers and a sister, and they all lived in various houses scattered on the hill. Saul David bigbrothercall share on social
It is not enough just to get your forces from A to B - you have to keep them fed and watered as they go. The art of movement, therefore, is one of the most complex and vital that any commander must master if he is going to win. Saul David artcommandercomplex 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
