... Having looked at the Iggulden books on the shelf, I can't say I like them: indifferently written and not historically convincing. They don't have the...
... McCullough has two other merits- you can get them as e-books for your Palm and they are long enough to last a plane-trip across the South Pacific. ...
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... ! At the prices you see on ebay, they could make a killing :) ... Looking forward to it! Keep up the good work. Rgds Peter...
Speaking of historical novels about Imperial Rome .... Try "Imperial Governor" by George Shipway. This is the story of Paulinius' Governorship of Britain...
Has anyone read Gods and Legions (about Julian) and The Ten Thousand by Michael Curtis Ford? Saw them at the book store and were wondering if they are worth a...
There was a mention earlier in this thread of Alferd Duggan's novel on the Triumvirate - it's 'Three's Company', taking Lepidus' perspective. Very good IMHO....
... And "Winter Quarters" - a Gallic noble who enlists in Caesar's cavalry, gets sent off to join Crassus, captured at Carrhae and ends up in a Parthian...
I saw this while looking for figurines. They are being offered at SHOPGOODWILL.COM. ending today at noon. I was trying to see if it was worth it for me to buy...
Entries to the later period are outnumbering the early period by 2:1 Just thought you might like to know Regards JDM J.D.McNeil BHGS http://WWW.BHGS.CO.UK...
Thanks very much to everyone who took a look at the Egyptian scenery I put
up on eBay a few days ago. Even there has only been one actual bid, the
number of...
Cornwell did his version of Arthurs times with such beguiling realism that when he added War Dogs to the Saxon array for colour these slid into some wargames...
I might add that the lists are reasonably translatable for DBM readers and there is plenty developing to interest the general reader too. At the present time...
... Yes, great book. Also did two humourous books set in Roman period - Wotan and Not for All the Gold in Ireland. All three though need either a decent...
My review of Gods and Legions is here: http://www.bookideas.com/reviews/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayReview&id=1907 Summary: competent historical fiction. ... ...
... And "Bridge of Sand", featuring the poet Juvenal as a Roman cavalry officer in Britain, and the real truth behind Suetonius Paulinus' crossing to...
... I think fortresses away from towns were reasonably common, at least at some periods. There are a number of Roman examples in the middle east and, of...
I was listening to a conversation at work the other day, where our local resident Viking expert (he went to see the Gokstad Ship in 1973!) was mocking a...
Hi Phil, Looking at my old book called THE VIKING published by NORDBOK on page 253 it describes the Gokstad ship's shields as being faced outward as popularly...
... To me, it seems perfectly feasible and quite sensible (when ... I think there are enough artistic representations of shields down the sides of Viking and...
We are experiencing a technical problem which we hope to have resolved shortly. Thank you to all of you who have communicated Regards J.D.McNeil BHGS ...
I am still pondering what Roman army to build for my first venture into WAB. I like the look of the EIR very much but I have an EIR in 15mm that I play Might...
