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September 1, 2020

Review: To the Edge of the World, Christian Wolmar

Rating: 4 out of 5 I remember reading another book by Mr Wolmar in the past, on the global development of railroads. Nevertheless, I…

August 5, 2020

Review: October, China Miéville

Rating: 2 out of 5 It feels weird for me to start a history, and to notice that the author says that he isn’t…

November 23, 2019

Review: Crimea, Orlando Figes

Rating: 3 out of 5 Average at best. Mr Figes seems to be a fan of recounting facts, one after another. This makes for…

October 16, 2019

Review: Poltava 1709, Angus Konstam

Rating: 3 out of 5 I decided to read this because I had just finished Peter Englund’s far longer and more descriptive overview of…

October 16, 2019

Ülevaade: Poltaava, Peter Englund

Hinnang: 5 / 5 Poltaava lahingust on vähemalt koolipingis kuulnud enamik eestlasi. Lühidalt, 28. juuni 1709 hommikul rivistus Karl XII armee ööpimeduses, lootusega üllatada…

February 3, 2019

Ülevaade: Eesti feldmarssalid, Andres Adamson

Hinnang: 3/5 Võttes raamatu algselt kätte, oli mul tunne, et tegu võiks olla lühidalt hariva looga, mis heidab pilgu Eestimaal (ja Liivi- ja Kuramaal)…

August 31, 2018

Review: Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall

I recently read Tim Marshall’s ‘Prisoners of Geography’, and this short post here is meant to be a brief look at some points within…

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