Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Peter Padfield

Born: April 3, 1932
Died: March 14, 2022 (aged 89)
Bio: Peter L. N. Padfield was a British author, biographer, historian, and journalist who specialized in naval history and in the Second World War period. His early journalism appeared under the name P. L. N. Padfield. As well as his non-fiction work, he has also published four novels.
Known for:
- Dönitz, the last Führer (1984)
- Beneath the House Flag of the P.& O (1981)
- Nelson's war (1976)