I assume you're here at this website because you like my books. Good. And that also means you might like the books I enjoy reading, and that all of us might enjoy the books that you read, so this is simply a place where we can exchange news of books - any books - not just historical novels. Tell us if you've read something wonderful and entertaining, and we'll post your recommendations and reviews here. And, please, let us know what you think of these recommendations!
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Written by: Thomas Asbridge
Published by: Oxford University Press
Submitted By: Geraint
The First Crusade is one of the most remarkable and bloody military campaigns in history, and set the start of the conflict between Christianty and Islam that exists to this day. Asbridge’s brilliant work tells the story of the Pope’s…
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Written by: Juliet Barker
Published by: Little, Brown
Submitted By: Tom Gould
This is arguably one of the most entertaining and informative historical books written in recent times. It is not only extremely knowledgeable on that period of history but seriouusly conjours up the real band of brothers atmosphere that Henry V…
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Written by: Conn Iggulden
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: mark dunford
These are a fantastic series of books and I am just working my way through the last one of the series now. I am very much interested in all aspects of Roman history and life and will take any recommendations…
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Written by: Homer Hickman, Jr.
Published by: Delacourt Press, 1998
Submitted By: Randy McNeill
The book is a memoir of Homer “Sonny” Hickman, who grew up in Coalwood WV during Sputnik and with his friends pursued a dream of building rockets. It is also a great story of the relationship between father and son…
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Written by: Steven Pressfield
Published by: Bantam Books
Submitted By: Kirk Jackson
This is the best book I ever read. It centers around a battle in 480 b.c. when the Persian Empire invaded Greece. King Leonidas of Sparta leads a small force of allied Greeks against Persian at a narrow pass. The…
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Written by: Stephen E. Ambrose
Published by: Simon and Schuster
Submitted By: Shaun Langrish
An absolutely first class read. Tells the story of Major Howard and his highly trained airbourne troops as they prepare to jump into German-held France on what will be the first engagement of the day that changed the course of…
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Written by: Noah Gordon
Published by: Time Warner Paperbacks
Submitted By: Rebecca Symes
This is the story of a boy who becomes orphaned at the age of 9 in the year 1021. He is apprenticed to a barber-surgeon and in his travels he meets a Jewish physician who inspires his desire to become…
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Written by: Steve Berry
Published by: Fawcett Books
Submitted By: Brian Cummings
The Amber Room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man- and the subject of one of history’s most intriguing mysteries. German troops invading the Soviet Union seized the Room in 1941. When the allies started their bombing,…
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Written by: Justin Pollard
Published by: John Murray Publishers
Submitted By: Ann Madonna
If anyone wonders why Alfred is called The Great, they have only to read this book. Actually, it’s not only a biography but an overview of everything that was happening in England during this time period. The book is a…
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Written by: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Published by: Washington Square Press
Submitted By: Breno Barlach
Great book about Alexander the great. It’s the first of a great trilogy.
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