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Category: Narrative History

October 23, 2019

Arvustus: Teekond maailma ääreni, Raul Talvik

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Huvitavad ja üldiselt hästi kirjeldatud mõtted. Mõnedest vigadest hoolimata on tegu põneva raamatuga, kus professor Talvik kirjeldab huvitavalt Saaremaa võrdsustamist…

October 16, 2019

Review: Poltava 1709, Angus Konstam

Rating: 3 out of 5 I decided to read this because I had just finished Peter Englund’s far longer and more descriptive overview of…

October 16, 2019

Arvustus: Poltaava, Peter Englund

Hinnang: 5 / 5 Poltaava lahingust on vähemalt koolipingis kuulnud enamik eestlasi. Lühidalt, 28. juuni 1709 hommikul rivistus Karl XII armee ööpimeduses, lootusega üllatada…

October 15, 2019

Review: Prevail, Jeff Pearce

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 This was a difficult book to read. The continuous struggles of one nation — Abyssinia — against Italy are…

September 28, 2019

Review: Titan, Ron Chernow

Rating: 5 out of 5 I was impressed by Mr Chernow’s attention to detail when I read his biography of Alexander Hamilton. Therefore, it…

September 21, 2019

Review: Hellenica, Xenophon

Rating: 4 out of 5 Xenophon is, for many, a name that has come at least a few times. For the most, this is…

September 17, 2019

Review: Crazy Horse & Custer, Stephen E. Ambrose

Rating: 5 out of 5 I had heard the name of Mr Ambrose before but I hadn’t really picked up any of his books….

August 6, 2019

Review: The Winter King, Thomas Penn

Rating: 3 out of 5 In no way was this an easy read. Not only is the author’s style fairly complex, but also there…

July 16, 2019

Review: One Summer, Bill Bryson

Rating: 3 out of 5 I really like Bill Bryson’s writings, but this one left me cold. Perhaps it’s the subject matter — mostly…

April 28, 2019

Review: Forth to the Wilderness, Dale van Every

Rating: 3 out of 5 This was a book I picked up primarily to satisfy my interest in the American frontier. Unsurprisingly, it only…

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