On 21 February 1945 Eberhard Wendler wrote in his diary: ‘Received a letter from Willy and Gertrud posted on 28 November 1944. Bought myself a pair of scissors for 2…
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Robin Quinn
Author of the "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" and "Hitler's Last Army".
He has produced numerous documentaries for BBC Radio 2 and is the Executive Producer for media production company, Play It By Ear.
Books
The incredible true story of Charles Deville Wells, gambler and fraudster extraordinaire.
”Brilliant - a terrific read.
Michael Aspel, OBETelevision host
”The best book I've read all year.
Nigel Jones, EditorDevonshire Magazine
”Excellent biography.
Helen BrownFinancial Times
Available in hardback and paperback from Amazon, Waterstones and all other good book sellers. Also available as an audiobook from Audible.
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Eberhard Wendler’s wartime diary continues: ‘10 February, 1945: at 2.00 p.m. I received the first parcel from home. It contained skin cream, a mirror, a mouth-organ, a handkerchief, socks, sugar…
Eberhard Wendler was conscripted into the German army in January 1944, at the age of 17. His unit was in combat against American forces in Normandy shortly after D-day, and…
Yesterday I joined Mike Read on his BBC Radio Berkshire show to chat about Hitler’s Last Army. We talked about prisoner of war camps in Berkshire, and I mentioned that German…
Yesterday I joined Sue Dougan on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire at mid-day. We talked in particular about how the German POWs were gradually accepted by most members of the British public. …
Delighted to see that a reader has given Hitler’s Last Army a five-star rating on Amazon, together with a nice review! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitlers-Last-Army-German-Britain/dp/0752482750/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421748986&sr=1-1&keywords=hitler%27s+last+army
For many of us this is our first day back at work after the Christmas and/or New Year break. Not necessarily an exciting prospect, fo some, no doubt. But I’ve…
Spent several days in France last September researching my biography of Charles Wells, (The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo). We took in several cities, including Marseille, where…
I enjoyed watching the repeat of The Old Plane and the Sea on BBC-TV over the Christmas period, having missed it when first shown. This was a documentary about the…
In December 1944, an eighteen-year-old German soldier, captured in Normandy earlier that year, spent Christmas in a British prisoner of war camp. Along with his fellow POWs he was desperately…