Book Reviews by academics, amateur historians, WFA members and keen readers.
Centenary of the Last Charges of the 9th/12th…
By Philip Watson Crest Publications, Kettering, 2016, £12.99, 136pp, many ills, index ISBN: 078-0-9935977-0-1 Book re…
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Prisoners & Escape: Those Who Were There
Rachel Bilton (Ed.) Pen & Sword, 2017, £12.99, paperback, 175 pp, ills, short index, no refs, ISBN 978-1-47386-70…
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In the Trenches: Those Who Were There
Rachel Bilton (Ed.) Pen & Sword, 2016, £12.99, paperback, 195 pp, ills, short index, no refs, ISBN 978-1-47386-713-…
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Why 1914? The causes of the Great War. A narr…
By Derek Robinson Book Review by Barbara Taylor Whistle Books, 2014, £8, 200pp, soft covers; index. Also available as …
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Last Stand at Zandvoorde 1914: Lord Hugh Gros…
By Mike McBride Pen and Sword Barnsley £19.99, 234pp, ills in page throughout, bibliog, ISBN 1473891574. Review by Dav…
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Secrets in a Dead Fish
By Melanie King Bodleian Library, 2014. ; £8.99, 102 pp, inc Glossary and Notes ISBN 978-1-85124-260-3 Book review by …
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Light Battle Crisers and The Second Battle of…
By Hugh Harkins Centurion, soft covers, £10.95, 72 pages ISBN: 10: 1903630525, 13: 978-1903630525 Book Review by Nial…
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The Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three Empi…
By Miranda Carter Penguin Books, 2010, £10.99, 498pp, soft covers; illustrated plus notes, bibliography and index. Als…
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The Emperors: How Europe’s Rulers were destro…
By Gareth Rusell Amberley Publishing, 2015, £9.99, 227pp, soft covers; illustrated plus notes, bibliography and index A…
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‘Allies are a Tiresome Lot’: The British Army…
By John Dillon Helion & Co Ltd, Solihull, £29.95, 221pp, 15 ills,4 maps bibliog, notes and refs, index ISBN 978-1-…
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For King and Empire : Sailors Died in The Gre…
Geoff Bridger (Ed) Naval and Military Press DVD-CDROM, £45 plus VAT ISBN: 9781845749095 DVD Review by Niall Ferguson …
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This Bloody Place - With the Incomparable 29t…
By Major A H Mure (Foreword by Richard Van Emden) Pen & Sword, 2015, £16.58p, 208 pages ISBN-10: 1473857929 ISBN…
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