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Review: Stalingrad – Antony Beevor

Posted on 11/11/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Nazi Germany, Non Fiction, Second World War

The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia

Tagged Nazi Germany, Russia, Sam Eastland, Stalin, Stalingrad, The Beast In The Red Forest, The Penguin Group, The Soviet Union, Viking Books2 Comments

Review: The Druid – Steven A. McKay

Posted on 03/11/2018 by Speesh in Britain/England, Dark Age Britain, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Romans

Oak-knower

Tagged Bellicus, Steven A. McKay, The Druid2 Comments

Review: The Beast In The Red Forest – Sam Eastland

Posted on 18/10/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Soviet Union, World War II

Impekkalable

Tagged Faber And Faber, Inspector Pekkala, Sam Eastland, Stalin, The Beast In The Red Forest, The Soviet UnionLeave a comment

Review: Our Friends In Berlin – Anthony Quinn

Posted on 14/10/201815/10/2018 by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, World War II

Too friendly

Tagged Anthony Quinn, Jonathan Cape, Our Friends In Berlin, Penguin Random HouseLeave a comment

Review: Greeks Bearing Gifts – Philip Kerr

Posted on 09/10/201809/10/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Post WWII, Post-War Germany, World War II Germany

A killer has returned to Athens - one who may never have left

Tagged Bernie Gunther, Greece, Greeks Bearing Gifts, Jonathan Cape, Nazi Germany, Penguin Random House, Philip KerrLeave a comment

Review: Through The Hostage – J.C. Steel

Posted on 24/09/201824/09/2018 by Speesh in Science Fiction

Richly entertaining

Tagged Cortii, J.C. Steel, Science Fiction, Through The HostageLeave a comment

Review: Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights – Salman Rushdie

Posted on 16/09/201810/11/2018 by Speesh in Crap, Fiction

Fairy land

Tagged Fairyland, Jinn, Penguin Random House, Pinterest, Salman Rushdie, Two Years Eight Months Twenty-Eight Nights, Viking BooksLeave a comment

Review: The Boys From Brazil – Ira Levin

Posted on 13/09/201809/10/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Terrorism, Thriller

There's an awful lot of Nazis in Brazil

Tagged Dr Josef Mengele, Ira Levin, Jews, Little Brown Books, Nazis, The Boys From Brazil1 Comment

Review: Blood Of The Wolf – Steven A. McKay

Posted on 10/09/201816/08/2020 by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Medieval England, Robin Hood

Robin Hood faces his most dangerous enemy yet - and it isn't the Sheriff of Nottingham

Tagged Angus Donald, Blood Of The Wolf, Steven A. McKay, The Death Of Robin Hood, The Forest LordLeave a comment

Review: Butchers of Berlin – Chris Petit

Posted on 06/09/201809/10/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, World War II Germany

"You're different from the rest. Remember that, for you will see enough terrible things to turn your hair white many times over"

Tagged Berlin, Chris Petit, Simon & Schuster, The Butchers Of BerlinLeave a comment

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