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December 24, 2024 at 9:24 AM
We're delighted to announce our latest author signing, Bill Robertson.
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The Undefeated by Jim Thompson (Popular Library 60-8104, 1969). Movie Tie-In. #TheUndefeated #JimThompson #1960s #book #books #paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #Western #MovieTieIn #FilmTieIn #PopularLibrary
March 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The Undefeated by Jim Thompson (Popular Library 60-8104, 1969). Movie Tie-In. #TheUndefeated #JimThompson #1960s #book #books #paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #Western #MovieTieIn #FilmTieIn #PopularLibrary
Giving my hand a break from signing copies of my new book to post a couple of #mapmonday photos. Here we have two Red Cross maps showing POW camps in occupied Europe and Italy. #TheUndefeated #histbookchat
March 30, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Giving my hand a break from signing copies of my new book to post a couple of #mapmonday photos. Here we have two Red Cross maps showing POW camps in occupied Europe and Italy. #TheUndefeated #histbookchat
#HistBookChat snapshots of men in the moment they became POWs. #TheUndefeated
December 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#HistBookChat snapshots of men in the moment they became POWs. #TheUndefeated
December 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A very brief look at Frank Carruthers’ story from my book. He operated a clandestine radio set and witnessed some of the horrors of the Holocaust during his time as a POW. #TheUndefeated #WW2books #HistBookChat
December 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A very brief look at Frank Carruthers’ story from my book. He operated a clandestine radio set and witnessed some of the horrors of the Holocaust during his time as a POW. #TheUndefeated #WW2books #HistBookChat
Some wintry scenes from around the area of Stalag XVIIIA Wolfsburg, Austria #TheUndefeated #WW2pics #WW2photos
December 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Some wintry scenes from around the area of Stalag XVIIIA Wolfsburg, Austria #TheUndefeated #WW2pics #WW2photos
Join us at Barnthorn to hear Bill Robertson talking about his new book, 'The Undefeated'.
Date: 22nd April 2026
Time: from 7.30pm
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#PrisonersofWar #SecondWorldWar #TheUndefeated
Date: 22nd April 2026
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April 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Join us at Barnthorn to hear Bill Robertson talking about his new book, 'The Undefeated'.
Date: 22nd April 2026
Time: from 7.30pm
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#PrisonersofWar #SecondWorldWar #TheUndefeated
Date: 22nd April 2026
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For Allied prisoners arriving at Stalag XXA, captivity began with shaving, photographs and registration.
Sapper William Holbrow recalled the psychological impact:
‘It made us look like real convicts.’
But this was only the beginning. #WW2 #POW
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
For Allied prisoners arriving at Stalag XXA, captivity began with shaving, photographs and registration.
Sapper William Holbrow recalled the psychological impact:
‘It made us look like real convicts.’
But this was only the beginning. #WW2 #POW
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
September 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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For Allied prisoners arriving at Stalag XXA, captivity began with shaving, photographs and registration.
Sapper William Holbrow recalled the psychological impact:
‘It made us look like real convicts.’
But this was only the beginning. #WW2 #POW
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
For Allied prisoners arriving at Stalag XXA, captivity began with shaving, photographs and registration.
Sapper William Holbrow recalled the psychological impact:
‘It made us look like real convicts.’
But this was only the beginning. #WW2 #POW
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
My grilling of Jamie Heffer from RAF Bircham Newton Heritage Centre continues. Here he discusses how reading The Undefeated changed his understanding of the POW experience.
#theundefeated #ww2history #prisonersofwar #historybooks
#theundefeated #ww2history #prisonersofwar #historybooks
September 15, 2026 at 7:03 AM
My grilling of Jamie Heffer from RAF Bircham Newton Heritage Centre continues. Here he discusses how reading The Undefeated changed his understanding of the POW experience.
#theundefeated #ww2history #prisonersofwar #historybooks
#theundefeated #ww2history #prisonersofwar #historybooks
TOMORROW: Join us at Barnthorn to hear Bill Robertson talking about his new book, 'The Undefeated'.
Date: 22nd April 2026
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April 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
TOMORROW: Join us at Barnthorn to hear Bill Robertson talking about his new book, 'The Undefeated'.
Date: 22nd April 2026
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5/5
The ten British POWs were:
Stan Wells, George Hammond, Tommy Noble, Alan Edwards, Roger Letchford, Bill Keeble, Bert Hambling, Bill Scruton, Jack Buckley and Willy Fisher.
Asked why they did it, Tommy Noble simply replied:
“Well, we’re British.”
#TheUndefeated
The ten British POWs were:
Stan Wells, George Hammond, Tommy Noble, Alan Edwards, Roger Letchford, Bill Keeble, Bert Hambling, Bill Scruton, Jack Buckley and Willy Fisher.
Asked why they did it, Tommy Noble simply replied:
“Well, we’re British.”
#TheUndefeated
August 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
5/5
The ten British POWs were:
Stan Wells, George Hammond, Tommy Noble, Alan Edwards, Roger Letchford, Bill Keeble, Bert Hambling, Bill Scruton, Jack Buckley and Willy Fisher.
Asked why they did it, Tommy Noble simply replied:
“Well, we’re British.”
#TheUndefeated
The ten British POWs were:
Stan Wells, George Hammond, Tommy Noble, Alan Edwards, Roger Letchford, Bill Keeble, Bert Hambling, Bill Scruton, Jack Buckley and Willy Fisher.
Asked why they did it, Tommy Noble simply replied:
“Well, we’re British.”
#TheUndefeated
Remembering Roman Gabriel, born August 5, 1940 and passed away April 20, 2024.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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August 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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#nowwatching #TheUndefeated #JohnWayne #RockHudson After the #CivilWar, ex- #Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in #Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.
August 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#nowwatching #TheUndefeated #JohnWayne #RockHudson After the #CivilWar, ex- #Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in #Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.
3/3
These 16 men were the beginning of a story that would eventually see thousands of BEF soldiers fall into German captivity.
Their experiences helped inspire The Undefeated – telling the untold stories of Allied POWs through their own voices.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
These 16 men were the beginning of a story that would eventually see thousands of BEF soldiers fall into German captivity.
Their experiences helped inspire The Undefeated – telling the untold stories of Allied POWs through their own voices.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
August 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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These 16 men were the beginning of a story that would eventually see thousands of BEF soldiers fall into German captivity.
Their experiences helped inspire The Undefeated – telling the untold stories of Allied POWs through their own voices.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
These 16 men were the beginning of a story that would eventually see thousands of BEF soldiers fall into German captivity.
Their experiences helped inspire The Undefeated – telling the untold stories of Allied POWs through their own voices.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
A stunning tribute to Black history, resilience, and brilliance, yet challenged for “addressing race.”
#BannedBooks #TheUndefeated #KwameAlexander #BlackHistory #BlackAuthors #BlackVoices #BlackExcellence #BlackPeople #BlackCulture
#BannedBooks #TheUndefeated #KwameAlexander #BlackHistory #BlackAuthors #BlackVoices #BlackExcellence #BlackPeople #BlackCulture
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A stunning tribute to Black history, resilience, and brilliance, yet challenged for “addressing race.”
#BannedBooks #TheUndefeated #KwameAlexander #BlackHistory #BlackAuthors #BlackVoices #BlackExcellence #BlackPeople #BlackCulture
#BannedBooks #TheUndefeated #KwameAlexander #BlackHistory #BlackAuthors #BlackVoices #BlackExcellence #BlackPeople #BlackCulture
3/3
“For a time, I was hit pretty hard,” Soane admitted.
For men already enduring years behind barbed wire, the greatest wounds were not always physical.
#WW2 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
“For a time, I was hit pretty hard,” Soane admitted.
For men already enduring years behind barbed wire, the greatest wounds were not always physical.
#WW2 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
July 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
3/3
“For a time, I was hit pretty hard,” Soane admitted.
For men already enduring years behind barbed wire, the greatest wounds were not always physical.
#WW2 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
“For a time, I was hit pretty hard,” Soane admitted.
For men already enduring years behind barbed wire, the greatest wounds were not always physical.
#WW2 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
3/3
The newsreel captured their defeat. Their own accounts reveal what happened when the cameras stopped. Those stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 Available now in paperback & Kindle. #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
The newsreel captured their defeat. Their own accounts reveal what happened when the cameras stopped. Those stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 Available now in paperback & Kindle. #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
September 4, 2026 at 7:05 AM
3/3
The newsreel captured their defeat. Their own accounts reveal what happened when the cameras stopped. Those stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 Available now in paperback & Kindle. #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
The newsreel captured their defeat. Their own accounts reveal what happened when the cameras stopped. Those stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 Available now in paperback & Kindle. #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
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The German newsreel captured their defeat. The firsthand accounts reveal what came next – hunger, thirst, forced labour and the struggle to survive captivity. Their stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
The German newsreel captured their defeat. The firsthand accounts reveal what came next – hunger, thirst, forced labour and the struggle to survive captivity. Their stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
September 6, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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The German newsreel captured their defeat. The firsthand accounts reveal what came next – hunger, thirst, forced labour and the struggle to survive captivity. Their stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
The German newsreel captured their defeat. The firsthand accounts reveal what came next – hunger, thirst, forced labour and the struggle to survive captivity. Their stories are told in The Undefeated. 📖 #MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
Hollywood may have convinced us that every man felt it was his duty to try and escape but, as I explain in this short clip, the reality was more complex.
#ww2
#theundefeated
#ww2history
#historybooks
#prisonersofwar
#ww2
#theundefeated
#ww2history
#historybooks
#prisonersofwar
July 19, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Hollywood may have convinced us that every man felt it was his duty to try and escape but, as I explain in this short clip, the reality was more complex.
#ww2
#theundefeated
#ww2history
#historybooks
#prisonersofwar
#ww2
#theundefeated
#ww2history
#historybooks
#prisonersofwar
Some more photos acquired while researching my book. Lots of larger POW camps built theatres as an outlet for the prisoners. Those who didn’t have to work had lots of time on their hands and often crafted elaborate sets, props and costumes. #TheUndefeated #WW2pics #WW2photos
December 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Some more photos acquired while researching my book. Lots of larger POW camps built theatres as an outlet for the prisoners. Those who didn’t have to work had lots of time on their hands and often crafted elaborate sets, props and costumes. #TheUndefeated #WW2pics #WW2photos
4/4
Former POW Eric Ayling summed it up perfectly:
“A chap’s mind was centred upon food, and little else.”
Behind the barbed wire, a simple Red Cross parcel meant survival, hope and a reminder that someone still cared.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
Former POW Eric Ayling summed it up perfectly:
“A chap’s mind was centred upon food, and little else.”
Behind the barbed wire, a simple Red Cross parcel meant survival, hope and a reminder that someone still cared.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
August 5, 2026 at 8:58 AM
4/4
Former POW Eric Ayling summed it up perfectly:
“A chap’s mind was centred upon food, and little else.”
Behind the barbed wire, a simple Red Cross parcel meant survival, hope and a reminder that someone still cared.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
Former POW Eric Ayling summed it up perfectly:
“A chap’s mind was centred upon food, and little else.”
Behind the barbed wire, a simple Red Cross parcel meant survival, hope and a reminder that someone still cared.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
3/3
Sport also became a lifeline. Football, athletics and physical training helped maintain fitness and morale.
Many veterans later compared camp life to a strange kind of boarding school - except there was no going home until the war ended.
#WW2 #TheUndefeated
Sport also became a lifeline. Football, athletics and physical training helped maintain fitness and morale.
Many veterans later compared camp life to a strange kind of boarding school - except there was no going home until the war ended.
#WW2 #TheUndefeated
July 29, 2026 at 10:25 AM
3/3
Sport also became a lifeline. Football, athletics and physical training helped maintain fitness and morale.
Many veterans later compared camp life to a strange kind of boarding school - except there was no going home until the war ended.
#WW2 #TheUndefeated
Sport also became a lifeline. Football, athletics and physical training helped maintain fitness and morale.
Many veterans later compared camp life to a strange kind of boarding school - except there was no going home until the war ended.
#WW2 #TheUndefeated
3/3
The message was unmistakable: anyone who attempted to escape could expect the same fate.
For the men of E22, escape wasn’t just an act of courage - it could mean a violent and very public death.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
The message was unmistakable: anyone who attempted to escape could expect the same fate.
For the men of E22, escape wasn’t just an act of courage - it could mean a violent and very public death.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
August 3, 2026 at 11:09 AM
3/3
The message was unmistakable: anyone who attempted to escape could expect the same fate.
For the men of E22, escape wasn’t just an act of courage - it could mean a violent and very public death.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated
The message was unmistakable: anyone who attempted to escape could expect the same fate.
For the men of E22, escape wasn’t just an act of courage - it could mean a violent and very public death.
#MilitaryHistory #TheUndefeated