As a translation, it is faithful to the text. However, this book would have been much better if a commentary is available for each chapter…
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The Elgin family
The Elgin family is notorious in history. A father and son were responsible for the desecration of two famous monuments. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of…
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Behind the headline – The Fall of Hong Kong: China’s Triumph and Britain’s Betrayal
An excellent and gripping account of the negotiations which led to the return of HK to China. From this book, we know the men and…
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Trilogy of French and Russian war
This trilogy is a wonderful reassessment of the war between the French and Russian empires. Using extensive French, Russian, German and Polish diaries, memoirs and…
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Biographies of Churchill
I have about 30 biographies of Sir Winston S. Spencer. Of these, I recommend 4 if one is keen to read up on WSC. Walking…
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The origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict
I have visited the Holy Land twice, on March 2007 and again in Nov 2017. The middle east has always been an area of special…
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Ideal companions on cruise
These 2 books are ideal companions on any cruise in the Mediterranean Sea. I bought The Pillars of Hercules in a 2nd handbook shop in…
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War and Peace
Over time I started to experiment with different mediums to enjoy a book. I have tried e-book and I find the audio book format a…
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Partisan viewpoint – Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War
Kawamura attempts in this 2015 book to exonerate Hirohito from any form of culpability for the war waged by the Japanese government against China, the…
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Family affairs – Victoria Series 3
Season 3 focused on family affairs and failed to integrate world events. For this reason, the scrip fails to excite and seems draggy at times.…
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