Writing the Cheyenne Trilogy series and the Operation SEISMIC novels has meant a vast amount of research as well as visits to the places mentioned in the books. These form the basis for talks and lectures that I’m now able to give. I’ve delivered these talks in a public environments, colleges and dinners as well as private gatherings as a key speaker. I’ve divided the talks into packages – but content, duration and costs can be tailored to suit your needs and location. An additional package covers Remembrance, other conflicts and discussions of military service.
Use the contact form to express an interest and we’ll take it from there…
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PACKAGE 1 - Discussion about the books
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Duration
From 15 minutes up to an hour
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Topics
Writing style and workrate, background research, capture of ideas, planning the novels etc. Q & A session.
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Suitable for
Book Clubs, Writers’ conventions, schools and many types of informal gatherings
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Costs
Costs are negotiable depending on the organisation you represent and the distance I have to travel to get there. Get in touch and we can come to an arrangement.
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Technical support required
NIL
PACKAGE 2 – CUSTER AND THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN
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Duration
From one hour to 2.5 hours
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Topics
Custer – an American hero or flawed cavalry commander? In the one-hour version I give a standalone account of Custer’s ride into American history that covers the iconic battle only. For the longer package, I cover the background to the Indian Wars in the West that led to the actual battle on 25 and 26 June 1876.
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Suitable for
Secondary schools, colleges, after dinner gatherings, clubs and societies.
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Costs
Costs are negotiable depending on the organisation you represent and the distance I have to travel to get there. Get in touch and we can come to an arrangement.
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Technical support required
Laptop, projector/screen.
PACKAGE 3 – RESTLESS: THE PEOPLE WHO SETTLED NORTH AMERICA
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Duration
2.5 hours
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Topics
From Paleo-Indians and their first steps on the North American continent through European incursions of colonisers and westward expansion to the closing of the American frontier in 1890.
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Suitable for
Secondary schools, colleges, after dinner gatherings, clubs and societies.
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Costs
Costs are negotiable depending on the organisation you represent and the distance I have to travel to get there. Get in touch and we can come to an arrangement.
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Technical support required
Laptop, projector/screen.
PACKAGE 4 – MOVING WEST: THE SETTLING OF NORTH AMERICA
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Duration
One hour
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Topics
Whilst noting the influence of Spain and France as colonisers, we focus on the, eventually successful, English settlers and their movement west to the closing of the American frontier in 1890
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Suitable for
Secondary schools, colleges, after dinner gatherings, clubs and societies.
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Costs
Costs are negotiable depending on the organisation you represent and the distance I have to travel to get there. Get in touch and we can come to an arrangement.
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Technical support required
Laptop, projector/screen.
PACKAGE 5 - REMEMBRANCE: THE CHANGING NATURE OF CONFLICT
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I am a product of the British Army and a proud veteran – as the concept and experience of military service declines in the UK, this is my attempt to tell younger generations what it is all about, dispel myths and give something back.
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Duration
One hour
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Topics
We look at post war conflicts and challenges faced by modern armed forces personnel and the ‘new’ veterans - underpinned by personal career stories.
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Suitable for
Secondary schools, cadet forces, colleges, after dinner gatherings, clubs and societies.
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Costs
Costs are negotiable depending on the organisation you represent and the distance I have to travel to get there. Get in touch and we can come to an arrangement.
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Technical support required
Laptop, projector/screen.
PACKAGE 6 – THE VIETNAM WAR – A BRIT ON THE SIDELINES
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Duration
One hour
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Topics
A light touch account of two years attached to the British Embassy in Saigon, in the former South Vietnam, between 1970 and 1972. A look at war, life, travel and comradeship from the perspective of a young Sergeant in the British Army.
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Suitable for
Schools, Clubs, Regimental Associations, Colleges, after dinner events.
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Costs
Negotiable depending on distance travelled.
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Technical support required
Large screen, laptop and projector.
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