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Category: Narrative History

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…

January 5, 2021

Review: Providence Lost, Paul Lay

Rating: 4 out of 5 I kind of stumbled into this post-Civil War military & political history, or, at least, it wasn’t my intention…

January 5, 2021

Review: Dictatorland, Paul Kenyon

Rating: 5 out of 5 The scope and detail in this book already give it the highest rating. However, Mr Kenyon’s way with the…

December 30, 2020

Review: Troy, Stephen Fry

Rating: 4 out of 5 Mr Fry’s take on the Iliad, and the ending of the siege of Troy, was most enjoyable. The author’s…

December 25, 2020

Arvustus: Eesti keskaegsed linnused, Kalvi Aluve

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Härra Aluve kirjeldus Eesti keskaegsest kindlusmaastikust on selgelt professionaalse arhitekti poolt kirjutatud raamat. Terminoloogia on keerukas ning tihtipeale on kohtade…

December 19, 2020

Review: Dead Mountain, Donnie Eichar

Rating: 2 out of 5 I was impressed when I originally heard of the author’s goal: to retrace the steps of the lost Dyatlov…

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