“Napoleon the Great” is a great way into the Napoleonic era
by Abwilkins
I have been looking for an audiobook that explains the Napoleonic period. So I tried Andrew Roberts’s epic, Napoleon the Great.
Category: history
Forgotten voices of the Great War: A book of real life stories
by Abwilkins
“Forgotten Voice of the Great War” is a collection of fascinating real life stories. Coming from a time of great upheaval, so different from our own.
William Hague’s ‘William Pitt The Younger’ Review
by Abwilkins
Prime Minister William Pitt ‘the Younger’ led Britain to war with Revolutionary France following the French Revolution.
+ book review, history, learning, Stuarts, tudors
‘A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts’ Review
by Abwilkins
Have you ever tried to get your head around early modern English history? Yes, I know it is a next to impossible, but with the right material, it can be done.
‘Waterloo’ show how not to describe battles!
by Abwilkins
Firstly, maps and diagrams are a simple must for showing where the soldiers were and to whom they were facing.
+ book review, history, Roman
“Emperors of Rome” (the great courses) Review
by Abwilkins
“Emperors of Rome” by Garrett G Fagan covers the history of Roman Emperors, with a brief overview of each Emperor’s rises and fall.
Mark Bowden “Hue 1968” Review
by Abwilkins
“Hue 1968” describes the battle that took place in Hue during the Tet Offensive in 1968 through the eyes of participants who were there.
“In the Gap” The first FBI agent convicted for being a Soviets spy.
by Abwilkins
The true story of Richard W. Miller is unique and one of a kind. Normally it would be hard to find a real life spy comedy, but look no further.
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