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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Written by: Dr. Helen Parr
Published by: Allen Laine
Submitted By: Mr MK Baker
Dr Helen Parr is a respected modern historian , she lost an uncle ,when a young girl ,to the Falklands War ,her Uncle was ,and will always be a young Paratrooper . Her Novel OUR BOYS ,is a tale told…
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Written by: Jake Douglas and Georgia Barnes
Published by: Bedsit Publishing
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
Yes, the surname is no coincidence, I am indeed the younger brother to Jake Douglas! This book is a collection of talented poetry encompassing an interesting relationship between authors Jake and Georgia. I remember that Jake had in fact written…
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Written by: Giles Milton
Published by: Sceptre
Submitted By: Geraint
In 1917, an eccentric band of British spies is smuggled into newly-Soviet Russia. Their goal? To defeat Lenin’s plan to destroy British India and bring down the democracies of the West. These extraordinary spies, led by Mansfield Cumming, proved brilliantly…
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Written by: Gordon Doherty
Published by: Independently Published
Submitted By: Gordon Doherty
(This review submitted by the book’s author) “A meticulously researched and vivid reimagining of an almost forgotten civilisation” – Douglas Jackson, bestselling author of the celebrated Gaius Valerius Verrens series “Vivid, immersive…wondrous!” – SJA Turney, bestselling author of Marius’ Mules…
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Written by: David Ebsworth
Published by: Silverwood Books
Submitted By: Dave McCall
(This review submitted by the book’s author) East India Company nabob and philanthropist Elihu Yale may have bequeathed his name to one of America’s great universities but to poor Catherine he left nothing but the slur of branding her a…
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Written by: Jason Fox and Matt Allen
Published by: Bantam Press
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
This the biography of Jason Fox, perhaps best known to many of us as one of four instructors from reality/challenge TV series ‘Who Dares Wins’. In ‘Battle Scars’, he describes action-packed episodes from his time during special forces operations in…
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Written by: Robert Griffith
Published by: Helion and Company
Submitted By: Geraint
The 5th Battalion of the 60th (Royal American) Regiment was the first rifle battalion in the regular British Army. Raised in 1797, it marked a significant step in the development of British light infantry and rifle corps. Lieutenant Colonel Francis…
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Written by: Guy Dempsey
Published by: Frontline Books
Submitted By: Geraint
On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War’s most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force of more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lord…
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Written by: Matthew Harffy
Published by: Aria
Submitted By: Rick Hargraves
Fascinated with your Last Kingdom series and found this series, which deals with Britain in the 7th century. Fills the time between your books nicely. I enjoy the two periods of English history.
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Written by: Stephen H Donovan and Frederick Borchardt
Published by: DCI Communications
Submitted By: Dan Markham
For a completely different take on the Vietnam War, check out “Long Daze at Long Binh”– a humorous memoir by two Vietnam medics. Excellent reviews from Vietnam Veterans of America, Goodreads.com and Midwest Book Review, among others
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