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!
Written by: Hugh Bicheno
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: edward sharman
A fresh and unbiased history of the American War of Independence without any weighing to either side – a very informative and enjoyable read – highly recommended – ties in well with Richard holmes tv series.
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Written by: Donald E Graves
Published by: Spellmount Publishers
Submitted By: Geraint
The bloody battle of the Windmill is bought to life in Graves’ brilliant account of a forgotten invasion attempt of Canada. Set after the risings of 1838 in Canada, he charts how the organisation (Terroists essentially) called the Patriot Hunters…
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Written by: Shelby Foote
Published by: Birlinn Limited
Submitted By: Geraint
Though it’s ficition, it’s a very powerful book to read. It tells about the battle from several different viewpoints. Although the characters are fictional, they are essentially near or with the main people on those two bloody days. On the…
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Written by: Jack Hurst
Published by: Vintage Books
Submitted By: Geraint
Dubbed by both Robert Lee and Sherman the most extraordinary man of the War, while also the most feared and hated by the North. This is an excellent biography of a Slave Trader and failed Businessman who became arguably the…
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Written by: Sharon Kay Penman
Published by: Putname Publishing Group
Submitted By: Mandy Todd
The latest installment in Penman’s expansive history of Britain (and consequently Wales and France) is sure to please loyal fans and convert newcomers alike. Time and Chance continues the story of Henry II and his fiery Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine….
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Written by: James Reston, Jr.
Published by: Doubleday
Submitted By: Budi Primawan
This book offers a good look into the situation and life in Middle East and Europe in the 12th century. Basically, it’s a dual biography of Richard and Saladin, centered on their fight for the old Kingdom of Jerusalem in…
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Written by: Patrick MacGill
Published by: Caliban Books
Submitted By: Michael Kerrigan
County Donegal boy from the 19th Century like Patrick Harper, the hero, Dermod Flynn makes his way to Glasgow. Like the novelist, the hero, a potato picker, tramp, railway worker, and navvy becomes a writer.
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Written by: C.S Forester
Published by: Penguin
Submitted By: Christopher Jespersen
Horatio Hornblower becomes infamous as soon as he steps aboard His Majestys Ship of the line Justinian in 1794 as a midshipman. He soon becomes distinguished as the midshipman who was seasick in spithead. But things are soon to change….
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Written by: Martha Wells
Published by: Tor Books
Submitted By: Scott
This is a great book from an emerging fantasy writer. Although it has few similarities to the Sharpe novels it is an enjoyable adventure to a world with action, passion, mystery, and of course a bit of living breathing life…
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Written by: Martin Boycott Brown
Published by: Cassell Military
Submitted By: Geraint
When one thinks of Napoleon and his battles the automatic thought is Austerlitz/Jena or Wartlerloo. Yet this book studies his first campaign and arguably his greatest. As young general Bonaparte demonstates a brilliance that would make him conquer Europe. For…
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