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Written by: T Clayton, P Craig
Published by: Hodder@Stoughton
Submitted By: Raymond Glover
Tis book gives an account of the lives of Lord Nelson in his personal and professional life, and proves that you don’t always get what want for your dependants. The combined fleet under Villenue was led by a surviver of…
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Written by: Jack Whyte
Published by: Penguin Group (Canada)
Submitted By: Alistair Taylor
A unique approach to the Arthurian legend, this is the first of a series that takes a realist approach to the story. Whyte forgoes the fantasy or mythological aspect of it and shows how it could have been real. For…
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Written by: Dereck Accorah
Published by: Harper Element
Submitted By: Raymond Glover
A good follow on to his previous books and this time deals with practical ghost hunting. The book is split into sections and covers equipment needed and locations to go to, then a glossary of ghosthunting terms and finally a…
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Written by: Eric Schlosser
Published by: Harper Perennial
Submitted By: Jonathan Wood
A stunning expose of the fast food industry. From it’s humble beginnings in Southern California to how it has grown into one of the largest industries in the world. This is muckracking at it’s best. This should be required for…
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Written by: Sebastian Barry
Published by: Penguin
Submitted By: Barry
The First World War and the trenches have been covered before but this is a beautifully written story that explores both the War and Ireland in the period 1914 – 1918 and demonstrates Yeats immortal line: “All changed, changed utterly,…
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Written by: William Manchester
Published by: Warner Books
Submitted By: Jim Calvagna
Manchester has written a number of books about famous people viz. John Kennedy, Churchill, Douglas MacArthur. He is probably the most honest writer you will come across in this vein. He tells the story and lets the chips fall where…
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Written by: Captain Sir John Kincaid
Published by: Pen and sword
Submitted By: Damien VanTassel
A lively first hand account of the Peninsula war by a veteran of the wars (includes the battle of Waterloo) the book is in fact two books in one “adventures in the rifle brigade” and “Random shots from a rifleman”…
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Written by: Robert Harris
Published by: Pantheon Books
Submitted By: Ness Burrows
Just to say if you like Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell then you will love this one too! It puts you there in the 4 days leading up to that fatal day, and gives you an insight into the underground water…
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Written by: Simon Scarrow
Published by: Headline Book Publishing Ltd
Submitted By: Andrew Sinclair
I’d be surprised if this series hasn’t made its way on here by now – it’s so like Sharpe that some people thought Bernard himself must have written it! It’s an enjoyable read set in A.D. 43, with the Roman…
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Written by: George R. R. Martin
Published by: Spectra
Submitted By: Bob McNamara
This series currently has four entries: A Game Of Thrones, A Clash Of Kings, A Storm Of Swords and A Feast For Crows. Loosely based on the Wars Of The Roses, this series involves great action, wicked intrigues and a…
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