John R. Vallely
Broken Jewel
A Japanese prison camp in the Philippines is the setting for a tense novel of brutality, endurance, hope, and, most…
Invasion
Commander Thomas Kydd, RN, is determined to once again sally forth to protect England from the threat of Napoleonic France.…
An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Life of General James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson (1757-1825) is one of the most obscure figures in American history. His life was spent as a Revolutionary…
The Inheritance of Rome
A distinguished professor of medieval history at Oxford and author of the award-winning Framing the Middle Ages, Chris Wickham presents…
To Know Evil
Any reader searching for a less densely detailed description of medieval monastic life than that provided by Umberto Eco may…
A Plague of Poison
Maureen Ash’s Templar Knight mystery series has introduced Bascot de Marins to scores of readers in previous volumes. Her latest…
Seen the Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Gettysburg
The young Chandler brothers, brash 18-year-old Luke and soft-spoken 16-year-old Thomas, advance to maturity in the blood-soaked fields of Gettysburg…
Eiffel’s Tower
The 1889 Exposition Universelle would be forgotten by all but a few were it not for the centerpiece of the…
The Patriot Witch
I must admit that I approached this novel predisposed to write a negative review. I was not a fan of…
The Secret Speech
Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s 1956 detailing of the monstrous crimes of the Joseph Stalin era had an enormous impact on both…
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