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: Simon Scarrow
Published by: Headline
Submitted By: Jim Reyer
Clearly a Cornwell aficionado, Simon Scarrow’s first novel in his “Eagle” series is a Sharpe-like tale of a Roman legion in ancient Britain. Like Sharpe, the novels are great page turners, presenting educational historical insight while entertaining with interesting tales…
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Written by: Stephen Hunter
Published by: Bantam Books
Submitted By: Shane Horkan
I stumbled across this book a number of years ago – it tells the story of Bob Lee Swagger – a Marine sniper in Vietnam who is set up by a shadowy CIA group – he is charged with attempting…
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Written by: Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Published by: Cassell Military
Submitted By: Allen Hansen
This is a fantastic book. Haythornthwaite shows us ten dramatic actions of the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on the courage and bravery of the fighting soldiers, showing the Napoleonic battle in all its horror and glory. The introduction is a very…
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Written by: Steven Pressfield
Published by: Doubleday
Submitted By: Dean Hamilton
Another superlative work by the author of Gates of Fire and Tides of War. This book looks back at 5th century BC Athens and its bitter war against the legendary Amazons. Blends legendary characters such as Theseus, ancient myth and…
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Written by: Jack Whyte
Published by: St. Martin's Press
Submitted By: Mike
For those who need an Arthurian fix and seeing as Bernard will write no more on the subject, I suggest this book. This is the first of Whyte’s books that I have read and it was very good. Not quite…
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Written by: David Gates
Published by: Da Capo Press
Submitted By: Alistair Griffith
The Spanish Ulcer – A History of the Peninsular War is one of the best brief and balanced accounts of the war in the Iberian Peninsula between 1808 and 1814. Lots of good background material besides being a really interesting…
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Written by: Sharon K Penman
Published by: Penguin Books
Submitted By: barrie maxson
Nothing to do with dragons; the story of 13th century Wales and Llewellyn’s conflict with England’s King Edward. “Here Be dragons” was written on the maps of Wales of that time, to indicate that it was an unexplored wilderness. Penman…
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Written by: Elmer Kelton
Published by: Texas Christian University Press
Submitted By: Richard Mock
This was an extremely enjoyable book. It is set in 1865 Texas during the end of the American Civil War. A young soilder comes home to find that his home town is run by crooked ” home guards” that are…
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Written by: Edith Pargeter
Published by: Time Warner Paperbacks
Submitted By: Dave
In my opinion and most other fans of Mrs. Pargeter agree that Heaven Tree Trilogy is her finest work. An outstanding historical fiction that takes place beginning in the early 1200’s in western Wales. The first book “Heaven Tree”(1960) introduces…
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Written by: Dudley Pope
Published by: House of Stratus Ltd.
Submitted By: John Webb
I’m fairly sure that most of BC’s fans will enjoy the Ramage series of books. Set broadly around the peninsular war period, these seafaring adventures (all eighteen of them) are easier to read than Patrick O’Brien’s sea stories, but do…
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