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Written by: Lancelot Schaubert
Published by: Lance Schaubert
Submitted By: Lance Schaubert
(This review submitted by the book’s author) PRANKS. OIL. PROTEST. JOKES BETWEEN NEWLYWEDS. AND ONE HILARIOUS SIEGE OF A MAJOR CORPORATION. Remmy grows up with Beth in Bellhammer, Illinois as oil and coal companies rob the land of…
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Written by: Sandy Antal
Published by: Carleton University Press
Submitted By: Geraint
A Wampum Denied reassesses the much-maligned career of Henry Procter, commander of the British forces, traces the Canadian/British/Native side of the conflict (amid a literature dominated by the American view), and casts new light on an allied military strategy that…
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Written by: Gordon Doherty
Published by: Independently Published
Submitted By: Gordon Doherty
(This review submitted by the book’s author) It will be the cruellest war ever waged, and the Gods will gather to watch… 1275 BC: Tensions between the Hittite and Egyptian Empires erupt and the two great superpowers mobilise for…
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Written by: Fred Anderson
Published by: Vintage Books
Submitted By: Geraint
In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years’ War-long seen as a mere backdrop to the American Revolution-takes on a whole new significance. Relating the history of the war as it developed, Anderson shows how the complex array of…
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Written by: J. G. Gallagher
Published by: Frontline Books
Submitted By: Geraint
This book is the long awaited reprint of John Gallaher’s 1976 classic account of one of Napoleon’s greatest Marshals, Louis Davout, ‘The Iron Marshal’. According to David Chandler, Davout was “one of the least liked as a man, the ablest…
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Written by: Gordon Doherty
Published by: Independently published
Submitted By: Gordon Doherty
(This review submitted by the book’s author) “A tale of far-flung desert adventure set in the distant Bronze Age Two great empires on the brink of war, one last hope for peace… 1294 BC: The fragile accord between the Hittite…
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Written by: C S Forester
Published by: eNet Press Inc.
Submitted By: Geraint
In his only novel about the American sailing navy, C.S. Forester describes the exploits of a typical U.S. frigate cruising at sea during the War of 1812. Its captain, Josiah Peabody, demonstrates the revolutionary virtues of a new democracy fighting…
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Written by: Lawrence E. Babits
Published by: University of North Carolina Press
The real-life battle and heroes that inspired The Patriot On January 17, 1781, in a pasture near present-day Spartanburg, South Carolina, Daniel Morgan’s army of Continental troops and militia routed an elite British force under the command of the notorious…
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Written by: Elizabeth Grant
Published by: Books on Demand
I started reading this novel because the Nivelle is mentioned in the blurb and the male lead is a captain in the Riflemen – I wouldn’t usually pick up a historical romance. The story does in fact open in St…
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Written by: Kate Hotchkis
Published by: Maine Authors Publishing
Submitted By: Kate Hotchkis
(This review submitted by the book’s author) “Captivating! On Harbor’s Edge hooked me line and sinker with fascinating characters and dramatic plots brilliantly layered in Maine island life a hundred years ago. Can’t wait for the sequel!” – LINDA GREENLAW…
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