How I developed an interest in writing historical fiction novels
When I was a boy, I learned that my British grandfather had been a soldier in South Africa
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Michael G Bergen is a British-born Canadian author of historical fiction, memoirs and essays who lived and worked in eight cities in five countries on three continents and sailed the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Baltic as a sailor with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. Bergen also experienced the Cold War border of the divided Germany, the Berlin Wall and the Soviet-backed Anti-apartheid Liberation Struggle in South Africa. He studied economics at Concordia University in Montreal and is reasonably fluent in three languages but has forgotten a fourth. Michael G worked in high-technology software development during his career and has had many interests and hobbies. His knowledge spans information technology, geography, geology, paleontology, paleoanthropology, western history and aspects of art, architecture, antiquity and twentieth-century conflicts.
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Rutherford Chronicles
Discover The Rutherford Chronicles: A Gripping Military History Book Series
The Rutherford Chronicles is a thrilling historical fiction series that traces a compelling family saga through the bloodiest and most transformative century in human history — the 20th century. Blending fast-paced storytelling with fact-based war history, this four-book series is perfect for military enthusiasts, historical fiction readers, and fans of World War I and World War II books.
From coal mines in Northeast England to the battlefields of Europe and the geopolitical tensions of the Cold War, The Rutherford Chronicles brings 20th-century global conflicts to life through the eyes of the Rutherford family — ordinary men and women caught in extraordinary times.
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Empire Discovered
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Empire And War
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Empire And Tyranny
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Empires Lost: Cold War Memoir
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How much researching our past has changed
When I was doing research for my papers at university during the 1960s, this is what I learned
How I researched my first novel
My Rutherford Chronicles book series follows my grandfather Joe Rutherford, my father, myself and other characters, luminaries and
