Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
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)