Quote of the day
In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found.
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)