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The description of Waterloo in this book I'm currently reading (The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme) has piqued my curiosity. Enjoying a lot of military history lately, Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege by Antony Beevor, Nelson’s Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed...

Thanks, I've finished these recently, and added a couple Magellan and Cook titles to my Amazon queue. Conquistador: Hernan Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs ( Book Review: Conquistador: Hernan Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs | The Pretense of...

that cover one or more of the famous explorers: Magellan, Cook, Pizarro, De Soto, Ponce de Leon, etc. Any specific titles/authors that you'd recommend? Thanks in advance, Chris

Thanks. From what I can tell it's the definitive single book on the story. The suffering by both sides plus civilians was nothing short of horrific. ;-(

Another one I really enjoyed, just finished it this week. Book Review: Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege by Antony Beevor "When I was reading Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World a few months ago once of the reviews said that it was to the battle of Trafalgar what Beevor's book...

Book Review: The Gun by C. J. Chivers ... My first of 2011 Book Review: The Gun by C. J. Chivers "The Soviet effort to build the Kalashnikov was inspired by their experiences in WWII fighting the Germans. They captured some example of the German StG 44 or Sturmgewehr, arguably the first...

Here are all of my reviews from last year, probably a little bit of something for almost everyone in there. ;-) Amateur Economist: A Look Back At Books In 2010 ...

Thanks!!!

I'll check those out, thanks!

I'm not much of a fiction reader and am new to Mr. Llosa. What one or two titles of his would you recommend to get started? Thanks very much in advance, Chris

Wow, I just visit this forum for the first time in months, post a request for titles on Shackleton, and see a similar post three threads down!!! :D

Looking for books on Ernest Shackleton & Stanley/Livingstone ... Anyone have any titles they recommend? Thanks very much in advance!

Looks interesting, added to my queue, thanks!

Quick Book Review: Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux "A good friend recently recommended this book to me. I set Hayek's Road To Serfdom down for a bit and jumped into Paul Theroux's Dark Star Safari: Overland From Cairo To Cape Town. Published March 2003, 496 pp. Theroux is a prolific travel...

Hey, all. Been away for a while, but have read a few books I thought others might like, too. ;-) Book Review: The Wolf: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of WWI "The Wolf: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of WWI by Richard...