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December 9, 2018

Review: Offa and the Mercian Wars, Chris Peers

Rating: 2 out of 5 This is in general an alright book, but entirely misleading in its title or content. Offa features in the introduction…

December 7, 2018

Review: Common Sense, Thomas Paine

Rating: 4 out of 5 This work presents a compelling case for independence as opposed to other methods of government and treats this in…

December 5, 2018

Review: Sekigahara (2017)

It was with pleasure I noted during the opening scenes of this film that it is based on a book by Ryotaro Shiba, a…

December 4, 2018

Review: Farewell Address, George Washington

Rating: 5 out of 5 There are two sentiments in this well-known piece which echo through the years — the first is of the…

December 2, 2018

Review: Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow

Rating: 5 out of 5 Hamilton, the arch-Federalist, is a typically maligned fellow in the history of these United States as it probably would…

December 1, 2018

Review: Ryoma! Vol. I, Ryotaro Shiba

Rating: 5 out of 5 I have been a fan of the writings of Mr Shiba for nearly a decade now — and I…

November 25, 2018

Review: Citizen Clem, John Bew

Rating: 5 out of 5 I had barely no impression of Mr Attlee before I started this book — neither did I know much…

November 22, 2018

Review: Heroes, Stephen Fry

Rating: 5 out of 5 Most of us probably have some idea of various Greek gods and also their heroes — after all, who…

November 21, 2018

Review: The Templars, Dan Jones

Rating: 4 out of 5 I have liked the idea of the Knights Templar from my early youth as probably many a lad interested…

November 20, 2018

Review: Sharp Ends, Joe Abercrombie

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Abercrombie’s a true master — or at least that’s how some of his characters have turned out in…

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