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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Far Horizons by Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner is the BBC correspondent shot 6 times and crippled for life in Saudi Arabia. He is now the BBC Security Correspondent. Here he tells tales of his travels to some of the 95 countries he has been to, … Continue reading
The Blair Years by Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell was at Tony Blair’s right hand through most of his time in Downing Street. He says that his diaries were prepared contemporaneously (and kept under the bed once finished) and what we get is a dramatic “warts and … Continue reading
Winston’s War by Michael Dobbs
Yet another one of Michael Dobbs’ stories about his hero, Winston Churchill. Here we have the run up to war, with Chamberlain seemingly more concerned with doing Churchill down than keeping a hold on Hitler. There is an overlap with … Continue reading
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The Fall of France by Julian Jackson
Jackson tells the very familiar story of the disaster for France in 1940, but from the French perspective, taking in the military, political and domestic consequences. Even though it is something I am very familiar, I did find some new … Continue reading
Stone Spring by Stephen Baxter
Baxter sets this tale around 7,000 BC. Before Britain is cut off from Europe, we hear about the lives of the tribe living on what is now the underwater Dogger Bank. As with Ark and Flood, family strife is a … Continue reading
The Wars Against Saddam by John Simpson
John Simpson. the BBC’s World Editor, has complied this excellent work relating the history of Saddam Hussein’s rule, framed by the three wars he caused/initiated. The tale of Western realpolitik is frightening. My enemy’s enemy is my friend is far … Continue reading
Target America by James P Duffy
This book is subtitled “Hitler’s Plan to Attack the United States”. It opens with the question as to whether or not Hitler planned to do so. I must confess I did not know, nor had I really thought about it. … Continue reading
My Hero by Tom Holt
Jane Armitage writes books. She specialises in fantasy fiction. Then her characters literally come to life. I like Tom Holt a lot. This is one of his older stories which I read a long time ago, but it still keeps … Continue reading
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