Book Number Three
Today, book number three edged a little closer to reality after I receiving a very promising email from my publisher. I had waited for a...
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Mark Forsdike
- Jan 16
‘Twice’ Knightly
The sad news came today of the passing of Alex Knightly who served with 1 Suffolk in Malaya and Trieste. Alex was one of life great...
Mark Forsdike
- Dec 18, 2022
Finding Sabang
I’m now delving deep into the history of the Far East campaign of Second Suffolk and I’ve come up against what seems to be a regular...
Mark Forsdike
- Dec 6, 2022
Research
I’ve spent the past weeks since Remembrance Sunday working towards a concept for another book. With the story of the 1st Battalion behind...
Mark Forsdike
- Nov 5, 2022
Spectator Magazine: Top books of 2022
I was very pleased today to see that my good friend Allan Mallinson, had named my book on the Malayan Emergency in the Spectator...
Mark Forsdike
- Oct 21, 2022
A Drop Of Fighting Spirit
My good friend Alf, who is already well-known as a leading artist of Great War subjects, has recently turned his outstanding talents to...
Mark Forsdike
- Oct 14, 2022
Happy Birthday Ken!
It was great to wake up this morning and see the fantastic news that 1 Suffolk veteran, Ken Wright, has celebrated his 100th birthday...
Mark Forsdike
- Sep 11, 2022
A Signal Honour
Today was a day of unique privilege. I was asked to attend at Ipswich town hall with the Ipswich Branch Standard of the Suffolk Regiment...
Mark Forsdike
- Sep 8, 2022
Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
“She set us a shining example of courage, faith and devotion to duty by which we will always remember her.” Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth...
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