Paul Bulmer

“Einar could feel the fury pulsing from Ivar as he stalked back and forth in front of the fire like Fenris, the giant wolf who guarded the doors of Hel.”
― Peter Gibbons, Viking Blood and Blade

“A British voice, measured, low-keyed, almost mournful, yet confident—the voice of the island’s Governor, General Sir William Dobbie—assured them that all would be well. His message was brief, and none the worse for that. It was also clear. Hard times might lie ahead of them, but with divine aid they would maintain the security of their island fortress: "I therefore call on all humbly to seek God’s help, and then in reliance on Him to do their duty unflinchingly.”
― Nicholas Monsarrat, The Kappillan of Malta

“Like all peoples, the Egyptians were most enthralled by the core aspects of life: sex, birth, death, and the afterlife. Warfare, bloodshed, illness, disease, and the natural order also figured heavily in the makeup of the Egyptian pantheon. The gods of the crops, the hearth and home, knowledge, learning, and war and death also figured prominently.”
― Stephan Weaver, Egyptian Gods: Discover the Ancient Gods of Egyptian Mythology

“The previous year, in August 1941, the Butt Report had been published, an independent investigation into the accuracy of Bomber Command’s bombing effort. The killer statistic was the claim that only one in three bombers had been managing to drop their bombs within 5 miles of their target.”
― James Holland, Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II