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Category: Narrative History

July 27, 2018

Review: Warlords of Ancient Mexico, Peter G. Tsouras

Rating: 5 out of 5 I tend to like the books which are accessible and yet take us into mostly unexplored worlds. This one…

July 24, 2018

Review: Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman

Rating: 3 out of 5 I thought this was average at best. It wasn’t that the stories are bad — I know them from…

July 22, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle: Empire, Vol. 1, Christopher Lee

Rating: 4 out of 5 ‘Empire’s first installment sounded a bit weaker to me than my recollections of the previous series’. This could be…

June 19, 2018

Review: Sex at Dawn, Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha

Rating: 5 out of 5 Sex. What a loaded concept in this modern world… And, no matter where one looks, one is made to…

June 18, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle: The Dynasties, Christopher Lee

Rating: 5 out of 5 It was very easy for me to pick up another volume of ‘This Sceptred Isle’ as I absolutely adored…

June 15, 2018

Review: The French Foreign Legion, Douglas Boyd

Rating: 2 out of 5. This was a detailed history in many a way, and it is clear that the author is enthusiastic about…

June 14, 2018

Review: The Vanquished, Robert Gerwath

Rating: 4 out of 5. This book makes for a compelling narrative of the early interwar years, combining together the stories of the primary…

May 28, 2018

Review: Marathon, Richard A. Billows

Marathon: The Battle that Changed Western Civilization by Richard A. Billows My rating: 3 of 5 stars Far more than a book on the…

May 21, 2018

Review: The Phantom Flotilla, Peter Shankland

The Phantom Flotilla: The most exciting true story from the Royal Navy’s history by Peter Shankland My rating: 4 of 5 stars With a…

April 28, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle, Collection 2, Christopher Lee

This Sceptred Isle Collection 2: 1702 – 1901: The Classic BBC Radio History by Christopher Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I sometimes…

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