Customer Review: Tolstoy goes far beyond just hitting the peaks of the story but also, writes at length on the hills, valleys, and everything in between (the material that other authors leave out). It is exhaustively detailed, down to the most mundane description of a character. Being that the high-points are few... more info
Customer Review: It came in very good condition & took about a week a half to get here. I would buy from them again if they have the book I'm looking for. Sincerely, Joan Green Vendeville.
Customer Review: Since I've already reviewed the television adaptation on Sharpe's Company, I'll only briefly give my praise for the Bernard Cornwell novel. The film adaptation keeps true to the written word, but the battle scenes on the page are much more detailed and complex. Cornwell finds historical niches... more info
Customer Review: One of the better of the series, perhaps because, as O'Brian explains in his introduction, he has mined out the history books for dramatic sea stories of the time, so is turning to strictly fictional action for this book. This time, Aubrey's beloved Surprise, apparently headed for the boneyard,... more info
Customer Review: Aha! I got you, O'Brian! Johnson and the doctor are discussing turkey buzzards and such, and Johnson mentions that he expects to see a bald eagle's nest the following day at a friend's place "in the state of Maine". But Maine did not become a state until 1820; before that year, it was part of... more info
Customer Review: "Redcoats' Revenge" is inevitable, I suppose, after all those OTHER alt history books showing Americans beating the Brits in every possible war and way. OK, fair enough ... they get to win one. But the writing is turgid and the scenes jump around too much for smooth reading, and the means by which... more info
As much as I praised the television version of Sharpe's Sword, the 1983 novel from Bernard Cornwell hails an honest, superior story full of espionage and adultery. The television producers backed themselves into a corner when they filmed Sharpe's Honour before Sword. The written Sword... more info
Customer Review: An excellent introduction into the War of 1812. Borneman does not focus too much on giving you every detail but rather gives you a good overview of the events of the war. Anyone who is interested in the War of 1812 should enjoy this book. I recommend it to everyone.
Customer Review: Langguth's book makes for good entertainment but bad history. His portraits of the various figures involved in the War of 1812 are gossipy and amusing, but add nothing new to the historical record, and his grasp of the facts is tenuous at best. Other reviewers have enumerated his numerous factual... more info
Customer Review: Unfortunately, this book's Title is a misnomer as it promises so much and goes backwards from there. It is as if the author were unsure - did he want to write about an historical period in time (1800 to say 1815), or about some very important events (the first steamboat down the Mississippi which... more info
