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  • Dominion by C.J. Sansom [Book Review]

    Dominion by C.J. Sansom [Book Review]

    Dominion by C.J. Sansom My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was recommended Dominion by a couple of friends after my review of the TV version of SS-GB. Dominion is a huge tome, it’s 700 pages long, and my first thought was that it probably needed some more editing. However I found it an easy…

  • SS-GB is Archer of the Yard a Collaborator?

    SS-GB is Archer of the Yard a Collaborator?

    Is Archer of the Yard just doing his civil police job or is he a Nazi collaborator? I have a fascination with the moral dilemma of being a collaborator or changing sides in civil wars and occupations. None more so than the situation that Archer of the Yard finds himself in with SS-GB. Let’s unpack…

  • SS-GB [review] BBC Adaptation of Len Deighton’s SS-GB

    SS-GB [review] BBC Adaptation of Len Deighton’s SS-GB

    I watched the BBC Adaptation of Len Deighton’s SS-GB last night. I read the book a long time ago, it was probably one of the first alternative histories that I ever read. I’ve also enjoyed Young Lions by Andrew Mackay which is also set post-German Invasion of Britain. SS-GB Review SS-GB has a lot of…