Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
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)