Voices of the French Foreign Legion

15 July 2008
Adrian Gilbert is currently writing a book on the French Foreign Legion for Mainstream Publishing. Due to be published in 2009, Voices of the French Foreign Legion tells the story of the the world's toughest fighting force using a wealth of first-hand accounts. www.mainstreampublishing.com

Music Behind Barbed Wire

17 July 2007
The August issue of Gramophone magazine includes a feature by Adrian about music in POW camps - particularly the extraordinary Eichstatt Music Festival of 1944, which saw the world premiere of a choral piece by Benjamin Britten. On sale now, priced £4.40.

Adrian Gilbert in Weaponology

08 May 2007
"Don't bother running, you'll only die tired!" Adrian appears as a sniping expert in Weaponology, a series on Discovery Civilisations. Adrian is in the episode, Sniper Rifles, which airs on May 8th and May 19th.

POW Available in Paperback

03 May 2007
POW is published in paperback, with a new jacket. Publicity includes BBC radio interviews and magazine features (Gramophone, Writers' Forum). For publicity queries about the paperback, contact Lucy Dixon at John Murray on +44(0)20 7873 6438.

Book Signing with Lloyd Clark

09 December 2006

Joint book signing with fellow military historian Lloyd Clark, author of Anzio: The Friction of War (Hodder) at Waterstone's Berkhamsted, Herts.

Metropolitan Books Event

15 November 2006

Reading/book signing at Metropolitan Books, Exmouth Market, London EC1.

Savile Club Lecture

13 November 2006

Guest speaker at the Savile Club in London, chaired by Prof. M. R. D. Foot. Lecture on how POWs filled their time and attempted to give meaning to their days in captivity. www.savileclub.co.uk