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The Real Sir William Orpen

All is fair in love and war — society portrait painter Sir William Orpen was entangled in the chaos of both. This week on the Casemate UK Blog, author Patricia O’Reilly explores the inspiration behind her new book, Orpen at War, and the artistic, eccentric, romantic, complicated life of Sir William Orpen.

Myths and Misconceptions of The Battle of Britain

Christer Bergstrom’s book The Battle of Britain: an Epic Conflict Revisited  builds upon many hitherto unknown first-hand sources and facts. In this book, Bergström dispels many myths that still surround this epic battle. Here Christer Bergström describes some of them in brief. Many of the myths regarding the Battle of Britain involve the commander of… Read More »Myths and Misconceptions of The Battle of Britain