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Written by: Jonathan North
Published by: Amberley Publishing
Submitted By: Geraint
During the wars which followed the French Revolution, France’s armies turned on Britain’s last ally in Italy, the kingdom of Naples. The French chased out the Bourbon royal family and established a republic, governed by scholars and philosophers. It lasted…
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Written by: Craig Symonds
Published by: University Press of Kansas
Submitted By: Geraint
To Jefferson Davis, he was the “Stonewall of the West”; to Robert E. Lee he was “a meteor shining from a clouded sky”; and to Braxton Bragg, he was an officer “ever alive to a success”. He was Patrick Ronayne…
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Written by: Alexander Mikaberidze
Published by: OUP USA
Submitted By: Geraint
A full-life portrait of the man Tolstoy immortalized, Stalin lionized, and Russian history has manipulated and mythologized beyond recognition. Every Russian knows him purely by his patronym. He was the general who triumphed over Napoleons Grande Armée during the Patriotic…
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Written by: Gordon Doherty
Published by: Independently Published
Submitted By: Gordon Doherty
(This review submitted by the book’s author) “The novel is thick with adventure, intrigue, and high drama. Doherty is a skillful author who draws the reader in with the force of his vision.” – Historical Novel Society 386 AD. The…
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Written by: Eugene Ryder
Published by: Independently Published
Submitted By: Eugene Ryder
The Forged (This review provided by the book’s author) A war band of Northmen called The Forged battle for a dying empire as it struggles to survive the turn of the 12th century. Sent on a task of violence, they…
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Written by: Peter Cozzens
Published by: Atlantic Books
Submitted By: Geraint
Shawnee chief Tecumseh was a man destined for greatness – the son of a prominent war leader, he was supposedly born under a lucky shooting star. Charismatic, intelligent, handsome, he was both a fierce warrior and a savvy politician. In…
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Written by: Deuteronomy Maxwell
Published by: Independently Published
Submitted By: Deuteronomy Maxwell
This review submitted by the book’s author August 1945. The war is over. But somebody is still killing German soldiers. When the mutilated corpse of Ludwig Mises, a mountain infantryman turned racketeer, comes tumbling down a waterfall near the…
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Written by: Christopher Duffy
Published by: Emperor's Press
Submitted By: Geraint
Rossbach and Leuthen are included in the Great Battles of History •Frederick made himself one of the Great Captains by these victories •Prussian military prowess became legendary They called it Prussia’s Glory. But the Franco-German army swept away at Rossbach,…
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Written by: Craig Pennington
Published by: Independently Published
Submitted By: Craig Pennington
This review submitted by the book’s author An Epic Story of Scotland and Ireland in the 17th and 18th Centuries Fulfilling a once-forgotten dream, young Alexander Moorhead and his mother risk their lives on a perilous voyage to America…
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Written by: R. Cameron Cooke
Published by: Independently Published
Submitted By: R. Cameron Cooke
This review submitted by the book’s author 48 B.C., Dyrrachium – Rome is embroiled in civil war… The armies of Caesar and Pompey have played cat and mouse along the coast of Greece for months. Through endless marches and…
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