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A. V. Sellwood
Arthur Victor Sellwood (16 April 1920 – 31 October 1987) was a British journalist and author who specialised in twentieth century naval history, adapting the recollections of Second World War naval officers into popular history books. He co-authored the story of the German merchant raider ''Atlantis (German auxiliary cruiser), Atlantis'' with that ship's adjutant Ulrich Mohr as well as "Hein" Fehler's account of the voyage of German submarine ''U-234'' and T. J. Cain's story of service on H.M.S. ''Electra''. He wrote a number of other non-fiction works, some with his wife Mary, as well as the novelisation of the MGM film ''Children of the Damned''. His last book, with Mary, was ''The Victorian Railway Murders'' for which the Sellwoods got the idea while Mary was working as a journalist soon after the end of the Second World War but which was not published until 1979. Early life and family Arthur Sellwood was born in Kensington, London, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington
Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gardens, containing the Albert Memorial, the Serpentine Gallery and John Hanning Speke, Speke's monument. South Kensington and Gloucester Road, London, Gloucester Road are home to Imperial College London, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Science Museum, London, Science Museum. The area is also home to many embassies and consulates. Name The Manorialism, manor of ''Chenesitone'' is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, which in the Old English language, Anglo-Saxon language means "Chenesi's List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom, ton" (homestead/settlement). One early spelling is ''Kesyngton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
