Blood Is Thicker than War: Brothers and Sisters on the Front Lines

About Martin King

Martin King is an acclaimed Emmy Awardwinning British historian and author of twelve published titles who has lived in mainland Europe since 1981. He speaks German Dutch Italian Latin and French. In frequent demand as a public speaker he has lectured at many universities and schools along with British and US military bases throughout the world. In 2005 the History Channel hired Martin as their historical consultant on the acclaimed series Cities of the Underworld and in 2007 he became the historical consultant and writer on the hit series Greatest Tank Battles which is still one of the most-watched military documentary series ever made. Shortly thereafter he accepted an invitation to work as a presenter on an episode of the series Narrow Escapes with British Academy of Film Award (BAFTA)winning documentary makers WMR. In 2014 Martin became the executive producer and appeared in the Emmy Awardwinning documentary titled Searching for Augusta: The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne. The renowned documentary is currently being screened across America on PBS and Netflix. He has been received at the Pentagon West Point Military Academy Valley Forge and the US Embassy in Brussels. His campaign work for World War II veterans recently led to the US military personnel who presented him with a Services to Education certificate at Joint Base USAF Fort McGuire-Lakehurst-Dix in New Jersey. The local municipality recently made Martin an honorary citizen for his work with war veterans and elected him as a European Cultural Ambassador.Michael Collins is a military historian and author who has co-written several books with Martin King including Voices of the Bulge The Tigers of Bastogne The Fighting 30th Division To War with the 4th Warriors of the 106th and Lost Voices: The Untold Stories of Americas World War I Veterans and their Families. He also associate produced the Emmy Awardwinning documentary Searching for Augusta: The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne. He specializes in twentieth-century history specifically World War I and World War II. He lives in Western Massachusetts and is widely renowned as a leading archivist and researcher.