germany – Meditations

July 5, 2022

Arvustus: Kindel linn ja varjupaik, Mati Õun

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Ma lõpetasin selle raamatu mitu nädalat tagasi aga jõuan arvustamiseni alles praegu. Eks see on põhjusega. Mati Õuna kirjatööd mulle…

July 27, 2021

Review: On Secret Service East of Constantinople, Peter Hopkirk

Rating: 4 out of 5 This is a fairly long-winded book as it concerns itself with two distinctly different operations. The first of these…

March 30, 2021

Review: Why the Germans Do It Better, John Kampfner

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Kampfner’s review of modern Germany was an interesting look into the country which manages the fill many gaps…

November 27, 2019

Review: Waterloo, Tim Clayton

Rating: 4 out of 5 Waterloo was a defining point of the 19th century. By 1815, the United Kingdom — and the Royal Army…

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 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 22, 2018

Review: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1), Stephen Turnbull

Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1): The red-brick castles of Prussia 1230–1466 by Stephen Turnbull My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book…

September 20, 2017

Schloss Linderhof

Linderhof I liked. It carries the same burden of Neuschwanstein — it is new. It is so very recent indeed. But, nevertheless, it has…

September 16, 2017

Schloss Neuschwanstein

As one of King Ludwig’s palaces, Neuschwanstein has the sense of grandeur one might expect. Other than also having developed into the archetypal Disney-castle…