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Category: Narrative History

May 14, 2021

Review: The Path to Power, Robert A. Caro

Rating: 5 out of 5 Before I started this book, I didn’t have the first clue about Lyndon B. Johnson, and I hadn’t been…

April 2, 2021

Review: The Boundless Sea, David Abulafia

Rating: 1 out of 5 There’s a saying by which the knowledge of today is too great for generalists to survive: one has to…

March 28, 2021

Arvustus: Allveelaevad Kalev ja Lembit, Arto Oll

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Eesti Meremuuseumi poolt esitletav lühiülevaade Vabariigi-aegsetest allveelaevadest annab lugejale küll edasi põhilised faktid, kuid ei innusta lugejat. Samuti ei ole…

March 23, 2021

Review: Zátopek, Jan Novák

Rating: 5 out of 5 Emil Zátopek’s story is well worth knowing: not only an extraordinary long distance runner, but also a principled man…

March 6, 2021

Arvustus: Domus Belli, Margus Laidre

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Suursaadik Laidre suurtöö on oma mahult peaaegu hoomamatu. Üle sajandi pikkust perioodi kajastav ajalugu kirjeldab detailselt Vana-Liivimaa purustamist ning sellele…

March 3, 2021

Review: The Americas In The Revolutionary Era, Marshall C. Eakin

Rating: 3 out of 5 This was a solid overview of all of the American revolutions—and this is where I went astray—but it doesn’t…

February 24, 2021

Review: The Story of China, Michael Wood

Rating: 4 out of 5 I found this a tremendous experience. Mr Wood’s summary of the millennia of Chinese history touched on both the…

February 17, 2021

Arvustus: Eesti muinaslinnad, Evald Tõnisson

Hinnang: 3.5 / 5 Härra Tõnissoni monoloog Eesti muinaslinnadest—muinaslinnustest—on raskesti leitav. Minul kulus ühe koopia kättesaamiseks ligikaudu pool aastat ning selle ajaga olid minu…

February 4, 2021

Review: Spain, Robert Goodwin

Rating: 2 out of 5 I am appalled. Appalled! I’m not quite sure how Mr Goodwin managed to sell this, as this is neither…

February 3, 2021

Review: Ryoma! Vol IV, Ryotaro Shiba

Rating: 5 out of 5 It is to my regret that while I bought this the day it came out, I only now took…

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