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Written by: David Ball
Published by: Delta
Submitted By: Scott Schiefelbein
A fantastic epic set on the island of Malta, “Ironfire” tracks the lives of several characters over the years in a tale that builds to the titanic siege of Malta. Vivid characters (some vicious, some noble, some in between), a…
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Written by: Justin Marozzi
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: Geraint
Only Ghenghis Khan ever conquered a larger Empire than Tammerlane. Yet this man has been pretty much forgotten by History. This is a brilliant account of one of history’s most fascinating characters and conquerers. Worth a read
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Written by: Richard Holmes
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: Steven Shaw
This book provides an excellent account of the British soldier’s life on the Western Front during World War 1. This is my first encounter with Richard Holmes’ books, but I can say that I will now be adding him to…
Read More...Written by: George Finkel
Published by: N/A
Submitted By: Edward Waring
This book is unfortunately-to my knowledge, out of print. It is about a young norman squire in outremer- the third crusade. It is fast paced, brilliantly detailed and descriptive, and written in a style to match Cornwell’s own.
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Written by: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Published by: London; Phoenix, 2004
Submitted By: tom raywood
A Brilliant page turner, that dives into fabulously complicated mysteries.
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Written by: Julian Rathbone
Published by: Abacus, Little, Brown and Co.
Submitted By: Mari Hannigan
This book starts with 1066 when “a jumped up little Norman and his bunch of psycopaths” invade England and basically change the consequent history of the Western world. The difference is, this is told from the losers side. It follows…
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Written by: Evan Thomas
Published by: Simon & Schuster
Submitted By: Ray Hajny
If you like the stories from the sea by Kent, Lambdin, or O’Brian, than you will love this book. Life on the High seas with one of America’s great heroes is brought to life. This book is a pleasure to…
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Written by: C.C.Humphries
Published by: Orion
Submitted By: Sandy Girvan
Well written fast paced. Chris’s characters come to life, he also brings to the pages some historical figures such as Banastre Tarelington. The story starts off with an illegal duel on a cold, wet morning. From there he takes you…
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Written by: Evan Wright
Published by: Corgi Adult
Submitted By: Robert P. Glover
The true story of the Marines of the First Recon Battalion in Iraq and the unprecedented role they were assigned by their superiors. A remarkably visceral and jack-hammer fast read, related by the Rolling Stone journalist imbedded with the men…
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Written by: Peter Cozzens
Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
Submitted By: Tony
A fantastic look at to forgotten battles in the western theartre of the US civil war. Wonderfully detailed from the battles to the footsloggers doing the fighting and Generals making the decisions. All in all a great work of military…
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