MARNIE PALMER now lives near Bath with her new partner, John, and their two Jack Russell terriers. Her former five-star jetset lifestyle has been replaced by a retirement of gardening and fly-fishing.

DAVID M. GLANTZ is the world’s leading expert on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. He has written many acclaimed works on the Red Army, Kursk and Barbarossa. He was historical advisor ...

Frank O’Donoghue FRANK O’DONOGHUE is co-author (along with Andy Kelly) of The 5-Minute Bell, a history of the Waterford-Tramore railway, and Goin’ to the Pictures. He was also editor of On This Day ...

CATHERINE LORIGAN has a BA (Hons) in Medieval and Modern History, an MSt in English Local History, a PhD in Cornish Studies, an MA in Music and a Diploma in Vernacular Architecture with distinction, ...