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Written by: James Emerson Loyd
Published by: James Emerson Loyd
Submitted By: James Emerson Loyd
(This review submitted by the book’s author) (A Historical Novel Society Editor’s Choice) The final years of the First World War form the backdrop for James Emerson Loyd’s epic trilogy The Great War Won. The trilogy ranges from the corridors…
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Written by: David McColl
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: David McColl
(This review submitted by the book’s author) Shadow of Vimy is the first of the plan series of seven books focusing on the Canadian Corps in the First World War. The main character is Lieutenant Thomas Kirby, and officer with…
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Written by: Daniel Cassidy
Published by: Whimsical Publications
Submitted By: Nathan Cassidy
OK – cards on the table! The author is my dad, so yes I am obviously biased to a certain (oh alright then – a large) degree. However, I don’t think anyone who enjoys a good crime thriller will be…
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Written by: Julia Sutherland
Published by: daisyPress
Submitted By: Julia Sully Morgan
(This review submitted by the book’s author) This is an excellent debut novel from Julia Sutherland. Gripping and emotive, it tells the story of the challenges faced by a young man commanding a tank during the Second World War. Powerful…
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Written by: Daniel Cassidy
Published by: Whimsical Publications, LLC
Submitted By: Damian Hayden
The violent account – and I have to warn you it is extremely violent in parts – of one man’s rise to notoriety as an infamous gunfighter. The book chronicles the progress of Nathan Delaney – the main character (there…
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Written by: George Mahood
Published by: Amazon Digital
Submitted By: Peter Brown
True story of the writers 8 month trip around America in a old banger visiting towns off the beaten track as well as famous landmarks, meeting strange and interesting people. Funny story from a crazy writer.
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Written by: James Loftus
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: James Loftus
(This review posted by the book’s author) Celtic Blood is set in the year 1210. The great Scottish historical novelist Nigel Tranter inspired Celtic Blood. It traces the actual known early history of clan MacKay, known then as the MacAedhs….
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Written by: Larry Lansburgh
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: Larry Lansburgh
Stories behind the finest wisecracks and wisdom from ancient times to the present day “The World’s Greatest Snappy Comebacks” includes: calm words spoken by a prisoner sentenced to death by hanging • biting comments from a ventriloquist’s dummy who…
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Written by: Michael Hammersley
Published by: Create Space
Submitted By: Jo Gough
There are many novels about America’s Civil War but few that tell the story from the British perspective. This is a fast-paced historical adventure with well-drawn characters, believable dialogue and a plot that will leave you asking how much of…
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Written by: Russell Hillier and Dillon Hillier
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: Russell Hillier
(This review posted by the book’s author) The real story of a Canadian soldier who bought a one-way ticket to Northern Iraq and fought against the Islamic State. Dillon Hillier arrived in Kurdish held territory in November 2014 and within…
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