Military
The Encircling Sea
The Encircling Sea sees the return of Goldsworthy’s loveable rogue Flavius Ferox to the northern frontier of Roman Britain in…
Clash of Empires
Editors' choice
On the cusp of destroying its bitter foe, Carthage, the Roman Empire is already looking for its next target. In…
Last Dance in Kabul
In 1841 Afghanistan, in the recently captured Kabul Fort, British Captain Reeve Waterton is having a heated discussion with his…
Retribution
Retribution is the third and final instalment of Riches’ trilogy covering the Batavian revolt of 69 AD, aka the Year…
The Falcon of Sparta
Artaxerxes is the Persian king’s oldest son and heir. Cyrus is Artaxerxes’ younger brother, and the main character of the…
An Onshore Storm
This is the 24th installment in the Alan Lewrie naval adventures, this one set in 1796. Napoleon has invaded Italy,…
Scourge of Wolves
Scourge of Wolves is fifth in The Master of War series and, this said, it stands alone. It is a…
An Irregular Regiment
The setting is the Napoleonic Wars, and the subtitle is: A Novel from the Battle of Bussaco to the Battle…
The Baltic Prize
The Baltic Prize takes us to Scandinavia at the beginning of the 19th century. The Anglo-Russian War, September 1807–1812, took…
The Soldier Who Killed a King
It’s Holy Week of AD 30 in Jerusalem. Roman centurion Marcus Longinus, on remote duty along with his wife and…
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