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: Richard A. Cohen
Published by: Random House, 2002
Submitted By: Dean
Simply a terrific history of the sword. Cohen touches on every subject, from details of dueling culture in France, Britain and Italy in the age of the Musketeer, to the role of thw sword in society, war and sport, the…
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Written by: C.S. Forester
Published by: Little, Brown and Company, republished by Back Bay books
Submitted By: A reader
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower is a great novel, and starts off a series of great books about life at sea during the Napoleonic wars. It starts out in 1793 as a young Mr. Hornblower is ordered to board a French Merchantship…
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Written by: Ian Fleming
Published by: Viking Press
Submitted By: Brandon Lewis
I am sure we have all seen and loved Bond films, but I (no doubt like many) had never read a book. Having got one for Christmas, I set into it. It was relatively short but excellent to read; I…
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Written by: Richard Holmes
Published by: Harper Collins
Submitted By: john jeffers
A history of the British army from the seven years war to Crimea that reads like the most entertaining novel. A fitting compliment to the Sharpe series, and essential reading for anyone who has spent the moment tween sleep and…
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Written by: Microsoft
Published by: Microsoft
Submitted By: Rajat Suri
Ok this is not a book… I know. So maybe I’m breaking the laws of the book club here. But I’m sorry I just feel it necessary to tell all you history lovers out there about this great game. For…
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Written by: John Keay
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: Janice Christopher
In 1800 a man named William Lambton inaugurated one of the most stupendous scientific projects of the 19th century: the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, the goal of which was the exact measurement of what became known as the Great…
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Written by: Dewey Lambdin
Published by: D.I. Fine (1989)
Submitted By: Dick Foster
Fans of BCs Sharpe and Patrick OBrians Aubrey and Maturin will enjoy Dewey Lambdins Alan Lewrie series beginning with The Kings Coat, the first of ten so far. Lewrie becomes an unwilling midshipman in the British Navy in 1780 and…
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Written by: Richard Woodman
Published by: St. Martin's Press (1989)
Submitted By: Dick Foster
Richard Woodman has created a series of 14 books detailing the 18th century British Navy exploits of Nathaniel Drinkwater. A Private Revenge is number 9 in that series. Drinkwater is an admirable, if stolid, character whose assignments take him around…
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Written by: Stephen R Lawhead
Published by: Avon Books, Inc. 1999
Submitted By: Zachary T Brandon
I f you love the Arthurian Legends you will love this new twist on those old legends. I could hardly put it down.
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Written by: David Gemmell
Published by: Orbit
Submitted By: Geraint
When you think if fantasy you tend to think of Hobbits, Harry Pottor,Wizards and Goblins. Not so Gemmell, with him its blood and guts of normal people and there are no good guys or bad guys. This is an excellent…
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