Speesh Reads Posts (With collage)

Central Europe 1815 to 1866

Posted on by Speesh in Book Stuff

Today's offering from the Rand McNally World Atlas of 1946, is entitled 'Central Europe 1815 to 1866.' The map seems to have been done to concentrate, as the index down the bottom there suggests, on The German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire. I think you can get an even more clear picture … Continue reading Central Europe 1815 to 1866 →

Review: The Bourne Initiative – Eric Van Lustbader

Posted on by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Terrorism, Thriller

Jason Bourne 14 My version: HardbackGenre: Fiction thrillerPublisher: Head of ZeusFirst published: 2017ISBN: 9781786694232Pages: 383Bought From the cover:Jason Bourne is on the run. His old friend, General Boris Karpov, is dead. But Karpov, once head of the feared Russian FSB, lives on in the cyber weapon he devised before his death, capable of penetrating the heart … Continue reading Review: The Bourne Initiative – Eric Van Lustbader →

The world, in 1913

Posted on by Speesh in Book Stuff

A couple of years ago, I 'inherited' a map of the world, from my father-in-law. It is a Hammond's Illustrated Atlas of the World and was published in 1913, by C. S. Hammond & Company, New York. I find, have found, it interesting through reading so much, so many books about the First World War, … Continue reading The world, in 1913 →

Review: The Last Legionnaire – Paul Fraser Collard

Posted on by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Napoleonic Wars

5 of 5 stars My version: Paperback Historical Fiction Napoleonic wars Headline 2016 Bought London. 1859. After years fighting for Queen and country, Jack Lark walks back into his mother's East End gin palace. a changed man. Haunted by the horrors of battle, and the constant fight for survival, he longs for a life to call … Continue reading Review: The Last Legionnaire – Paul Fraser Collard →