Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale, Beevor's The Second World War never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers and civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this, the most terrible war in history.
My version: HardbackGenre: Non Fiction, The Holocaust and afterPublisher: Judy Piatkus Publishers LtdFirst published: 1981ISBN: 0861880986Pages: 274Bought I was recently having a hyggelig old time cataloging books to my new Book Keeper application, when I came across this one. I remember Michael Elkins - from when I was growing up in the UK - as the BBC's … Continue reading Review: Forged in Fury – Michael Elkins
My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 11th Century, Norman conquestPublisher: Little Brown Book GroupFirst published: 2012ISBN: 9781847444974Pages: 672Bought From the cover:"1072 AD. The Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a Frank warrior named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. As they track their quarry to the far … Continue reading Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon
Time Team
From the master of the historical spy thriller, a story set in the heart of the Polish resistance
My version: HardbackGenre: Non Fiction History, World War IIPublisher: Harper Press (Harper Collins)First published: 2011Pages: 748ISBN: 978-0-00-733809-2Bought From the cover:"This is a study of the greatest and most terrible event in history, which shows its impact upon hundreds of millions of people around the world - soldiers, sailors and airmen; British housewives and Indian peasants; SS … Continue reading Review: All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945 – Max Hastings
A thrilling new chapter in the Raven saga
Around a thousand years ago the Vikings crossed the North Atlantic and established their settlements on the American continent
Couldn't I Just Tell You 