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Jun 3rd 2005
On the evening of Tuesday 31st May, Mark Quinlan held a successful double book launch in the Civil Service Club situated in Great Scotland Yard, Central London. This was attended by many of Mark's old friend from his days as a civil servant as well as the many people who had helped him to write his two definitive works on British War Memorials and Remembrance. Representing Authors Online were Richard Fitt, Editor and Wendy Lake, Submissions' Editor.
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Our Editor writes: Having rushed over to Milton Keynes to collect a suitcase full of books and praying the printers had indeed met their promised deadline, which almost incurred a mini heart attack, prior to jumping on the train in order to struggle through London's underground system, we were more than a little pleased to see all of Mark's books (signed of course) were snapped up. They are amongst other things, at Crown Quarto size and 350 and 450 pages respectively, heavy! The setting was exactly right for the launch of these two books, in the Civil Service Club in the heart of Whitehall and just around the corner from the Cenotaph. Refreshment of both food and drink were liberally supplied, making for a very hospitable time for the 150 plus attendees at this members only venue. Born out of a Ministry of Defence project Mark embarked upon some five years ago, whilst still a civil servant, he was quick to realise that there are no published books whatsoever on this subject. Mark spotted the need for somebody to write the definitive works, now a compulsory subject on the school curriculum and resigned from his job. He then set about the mammoth task of setting the record straight. Everybody at the launch was in awe at the detailed research that has obviously gone into this project and agreed this was a fantastic job he had completed. A very worthy credit to Mark, who has filled a gap which I find hard to believe existed. This despite almost every town and village in the United Kingdom, not to mention countless foreign battle fields having built and lovingly maintained a 'war memorial'. It is simply staggering to realise it has taken until 2005 for the first definitive books on the subject of Remembrance and War Memorials to be published. They not only make excellent reference works, but are also superb coffee table books to dive into from time to time and read some of the fascinating facts over the years to come. We expect them to do well amongst many different organisations, from schools to military academies, religious groups and history buffs everywhere. |
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The Author (middle) greeting guests on
arrival
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A satisfied purchaser proudly shows off
his two signed copies
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The man from the Imperial War Museum
singing the author's praises at the launch
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Discussing the merits of POD publishing | |
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Remembrance
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British War Memorials
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