Military
Death on a Pale Horse
Donald Thomas’ sixth novel about the adventures of famed detective Sherlock Holmes does not disappoint. Capturing the tone and essence…
Semper Fidelis: A Novel of the Roman Empire
Set in 2nd-century Roman Britain during Hadrian’s rule, this interesting read started out slow for a mystery but picked up…
All the King’s Men
This is a history of the British Army, beginning with the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685 and ending with the…
Saxon: The Book of Dreams
The Saxon of the title is Sigwulf, a minor Saxon prince. The novel opens with the slaughter of his family…
Marching with Caesar: Conquest of Gaul
In R. W. Peake’s long, dense, utterly absorbing book Marching with Caesar: Conquest of Gaul, readers follow the story of…
Strategos: Born in the Borderlands
As in Doherty’s superb novel Legionary, so too in Strategos: the story is set during a period of Roman history…
Texas Freedom: Last Stand at the Alamo
I have read numerous accounts, Mexican and Texian, non-fiction and fiction, of this historical confrontation. This book, similar to all…
Walter Tull’s Scrapbook
This is the true story of Walter Tull (1888-1918), the first professional Black footballer in the UK, who joined the…
The Diviners
Editors' choice
Seventeen-year-old Evie has been sent away from Ohio to live in New York City with her eccentric uncle – and…
Eleven Eleven
November 11th, 1918, the last day of World War I. It is still night, and three young soldiers are on…
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