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Written by: Jock Haswell
Published by: ISBN 241 01630 4 - Hamish Hamilton Publishers
Submitted By: rob clarke
This book is about Colquhoun Grant, Wellington’s Intelligence Officer. First let me dissuade you by saying that in about a decade of trawling second hand book shops, this is the first (and only) book I have found on this remarkable…
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Written by: Guy Sajer
Published by: Cassells Military
Submitted By: Nick Barroccu
In a nutshell (and without giving too much away): Guy Sajer, French father, German Mother, gets conscripted into the Wehrmacht. After some horrific work details and re-provisioning duties on the Eastern Front, when all seemed to be going well for…
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Written by: Ellen Kushner
Published by: Spectra Books
Submitted By: Robert Charleson
An awesome book of high, classical fantasy. Living breathing characters, Political Intrigue on a grand scale, honor, love, danger and gallentry all wrapped up in a book you won’t put down.
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Written by: J.K. Rowling
Published by: Bloomsbury
Submitted By: Christopher Jespersen
Harry Potter is about to start his fifth year at Hogwarts school of withcraft and wizardry, after another summer with his dreadful stepparents the Dursleys. He is about to be expelled for using magic under the observation of a muggle….
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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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