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Alex Kershaw (born 1966) is an English journalist, public speaker and the author of several best-selling books, including The Liberator, The First Wave, The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter. [ 1 ] Early life
The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon is a non-fiction book written by Alex Kershaw and published in 2004 by Da Capo Press. It became a New York Times bestseller. It tells the story of the eighteen men of an intelligence platoon under the command by Lieutenant Lyle Bouck.
The Liberator is an American adult animated war drama television mini-series created and written by Jeb Stuart. [1] It is based on the book The Liberator: One World War II Soldier’s 500-Day Odyssey by Alex Kershaw.
The Few, a novel by Alex Kershaw, tells the stories of the men who flew in the Battle of Britain. As of 2003 [update] , a Hollywood film similarly named The Few was in preparation for release in 2008, based on the story of real-life U.S. pilot Billy Fiske , who ignored his country's neutrality rules and volunteered for the RAF.
Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher , Kershaw has spent his entire MLB career with the Dodgers since debuting in 2008.
The band was formed in the mid-2000s by singer/guitarist Alex Kershaw, bassist Nic Heron, guitarist Sonny Crawford and drummer Will Wright. They played their first show in August 2006 at The Cavern in Exeter with American hardcore punk band Paint It Black. Will Wright was replaced in 2009 by drummer Aidan Sinclair.
Alex also left the show, however, he returned a second time. Before the series, four new cast members were confirmed, Beau Brennan, Bethan Kershaw, Natalie Phillips, and Tahlia Chung. That season featured the latest appearances from Scott Timlin and Alex MacPherson, and original cast members Sophie Kasaei and Holly Hagan.
Kershaw is an English-language surname deriving from a topographical identifier in the northern dialect of Middle English: kirk meaning 'church' and shaw meaning 'grove'. Places named Kirkshaw include Kirkshaw in the parish of Rochdale , Greater Manchester , and two hamlets in West Yorkshire .