Reading Club

I assume you're here at this website because you like my books. Good. And that also means you might like the books I enjoy reading, and that all of us might enjoy the books that you read, so this is simply a place where we can exchange news of books - any books - not just historical novels. Tell us if you've read something wonderful and entertaining, and we'll post your recommendations and reviews here. And, please, let us know what you think of these recommendations!

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The Wolf and The Willow

Written by: Robert Downes

Published by: Wandering Press

Submitted By: Robert Downes

This review submitted by the book’s author An epic battle in Native America unites two lovers from the ends of the earth in this story drawn from historic events. The first book in “The Ojibwe Saga” by Robert Downes, “The…

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Windigo Moon

Written by: Robert Downes

Published by: Blank Slate Press

Submitted By: Robert Downes

This review submitted by the book’s author If you enjoy stories of the Indians of North America, you’ll love “Windigo Moon,” which details 31 years in the life of an Ojibwe couple living on the Upper Great Lakes well before…

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The Shadow of Troy (Empires of Bronze #5)

Written by: Gordon Doherty

Published by: Independently Published

Submitted By: Gordon Doherty

This review submitted by the book’s author. The war at Troy has raged for ten years. Its final throes will echo through eternity… 1258 BC: Surrounded and outnumbered by the army of Agamemnon, King Priam and his Trojan forces fight…

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Battle for Paris 1815: The Untold Story of the Fighting After Waterloo

Written by: Paul L. Dawson

Published by: Frontline Books

Submitted By: Geraint

Seldom studied in French histories and virtually ignored by English writers, the French Army fought on after Waterloo. Many commanders sought to reverse that defeat—at Versailles, Sevres, Rocquencourt, and La Souffel, the last great battle and the last French victory…

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Backs to the Wall: The Battle of Sainte-Foy and the Conquest of Canada

Written by: D. Peter MacLeod

Published by: Douglas & McIntyre

Submitted By: Geraint

In the spring of 1760, after having suffered a brutal winter, Quebec garrison commander James Murray’s troops were vulnerable and reduced to an army of skeletal invalids due to malnutrition and scurvy. Trapped in hostile territory and lacking confidence in…

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Beautiful Dreamer

Written by: Sarah Taylor

Published by: Independently Published

Submitted By: Sarah Taylor

“This is an interesting biography of the great songwriter Stephen Foster…The reader will learn much about Foster’s life, family, and the times in which he was living. Through stories from his Uncle Struthers, we learn about the Revolutionary War and…

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The Campaigns of Napoleon

Written by: David Chandler

Published by: Prentice Hall

Submitted By: Geraint

For anyone with even the barest interest in the Napoleonic Wars this book is a must have. The Campaigns of Napoleon is a masterful analysis and insightful critique of Napoleon’s art of war as he himself developed and perfected it…

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Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis of Viking Combat

Written by: William R. Short and Reynir A. Óskarson

Published by: Westholme Publishing

Submitted By: Bruce Franklin

Hello, I was invited to recommend our recent book to your reading club. A finished copy was sent to Mr. Cornwell. The book is a complete investigation into both the martial mindset of the Vikings and the construction, training, and…

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