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Written by: Strategy First
Published by: PC GAME
Submitted By: Christopher
I know it ain`t a book but it is one of my favorite games. I think that if you love the Sharpe series and want to try out some of his techniques then try this game, or enlist in a…
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Written by: Gary Jennings
Published by: Forge
Submitted By: Dan
If you are a fan of historical fiction, or fiction of any kind, this book will hold you captivated. It is the life story of an Aztec entrepenuer in the heyday of the empire through the invasion of the conquistadors….
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Written by: Thomas Dyja
Published by: Harvest (Harcourt)
Submitted By: Desiree Zicko
Baseball and the U.S. Civil War meet in this evocative and moving novel. Attention to detail on the battleground and playing field and beautifully drawn characters are strengths – but this novel stayed with me for its unusual but harrowing…
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Written by: Mary Renault
Published by: Vintage Books
Submitted By: Jeanie Dubberley
A beautifully-written pair of books describing the almost mythic life and career of Alexander the Great. Oxford-educated Mary Renault has a mastery of language and a true gift for storytelling. Read, loved, and reread many times over the years.
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Written by: John D. MacDonald
Published by: Orion
Submitted By: Joe Danford
The resident of slip F18 at BahiaMar, Ft. Lauderdale is known to many mystery buffs. Travis McGee, the jaded hero of MacDonald’s 21 book loose series, battles a villain as only John D. could make them. Persistent and deadly. Don’t…
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Written by: M.M. Kaye
Published by: Penguin Books
Submitted By: Maureen Walsh
Fascinating, detailed historical novel of the events leading up to and including the 1857 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Rebellion). A little heavy on backstory and exposition in the first 5 chapters (not included in the original 1956 issue of the book),…
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Written by: Owen Parry
Published by: Avon Books
Submitted By: Paula
“Faded Coat of Blue” is the first book of Parry’s Abel Jones series–a set of 5 (so far) mystery novels set during the American Civil War. Parry is a highly gifted writer with the ability to bring the past to…
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Written by: Michael Curtis Ford
Published by: St. Martin's Press
Submitted By: Jim Hadac
This is a compelling historical novel set in the time of the late Roman Empire, a story of a great military commander and an epic of war. Youthful scholar Julian is set up as a co-emperor in the 4th Century,…
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Written by: Robin Reilly
Published by: Spellmount Publishers
Submitted By: Geriant
Quite possibly the best account of the New Orleans campaign. Reilly brilliantly narrates how the campaign came about and what happened to the final action at Fort Boyer. The different men from Andrew Jackson/Alexander Cochrane to Wellington’s ill-fated brother-in-law Pakenham….
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Written by: Gordon C. Rhea
Published by: Louisiana State University Press
Submitted By: Geraint
A powerful and epic account of the actions between Grant and Lee at Spotsylvania. From Grants disengagment in the wilderness to Richard Andersons epic race to the Courthouse. Sheridan’s ride and death of Jeb Stuart, and the incredible horror of…
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