Quote of the day
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
Peter Padfield

Born: 1932 (age 90)
Bio: Peter L. N. Padfield is a British author, biographer, historian, and journalist who specializes 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)