Military HistorianAir Commodore Andrew Lambert was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and educated at Wellington College and the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell. After flying training as a navigator, he... Read more
Phil Wilkinson’s 40 years in the Royal Air Force involved thousands of hours in the air – an activity he still tries to engage in as often as possible.His time on the ground was equally... Read more
Aldon Ferguson set up the first property company in post-Communist Russia. This work exposed him to all walks of Soviet life from politicians, oligarchs, KGB, the underworld, police, business leaders... Read more
Andrew Murray was born in 1941, educated in Scotland and then joined the Diplomatic Service where he spent twenty eight years. His career saw him serving in Pakistan, Argentina, UN New York,... Read more
Ann Clements read History of Art and English at Manchester University, then worked for the Whitworth Art Gallery, and later for the Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art. She was an associate... Read more
Born in France, Anne-Marie took a degree in English and as a postgraduate met her English husband and work took them to the Far East, spending 16 years living in Singapore, Thailand, Philippines... Read more
Bob Horner served for thirty years in the Royal Naval Reserve spending most of his service specialising in the command and control of submarines until he retired in 1999. He soon joined Bletchley Park... Read more
Born and raised in Mombasa and educated in both Kenya and UK, Hugh Willing spent his early childhood in East Africa, the Seychelles and West Africa before joining the British Army in 1971 and retiring... Read more
Ian Gardiner was educated at Fettes College and commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1968. He fought in the Dhofar War in Oman from 1973 to 1975, where he was decorated with the Omani... Read more
Mike Shaw was a regular soldier for over 30 years and a keen historian all his life. He has an interest in how trading links developed between Europe and the Orient from the earliest recorded history... Read more
Brigadier Philip Sanders Philip served 30 years in the British Army retiring in the rank of brigadier and commanding the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, the British Army of the Rhine’s reconnaissance... Read more
Andrew is currently the Rector of eight rural parishes and Area Dean of North Wiltshire. His is also the adviser to the Bishop of Bristol for rural affairs. He was made an honorary Canon of Bristol... Read more