When Titans Clashed
The Napoleonic War and WW2 taught the Russians that they need neutral countries between Germany and Moscow to act as buffer states to survive a…
Interesting – Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters
This is not a biography on the Prophet. This book is an exploration of aspects of the Arabic world before Muhammad, the life of Muhammad…
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The definitive history on the Amritsar shooting – Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre
When General Dyer died, the great imperialist poet Rudyard Kipling sent a wreath with these words ” He did his duty as he saw it.”…
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Strictly a translation – The Qur’an: A New Annotated Translation (Comparative Islamic Studies)
There are 114 suras in the Quran. They are not arranged in chronological order of revelation to the Prophet . Instead they are arranged from…
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The definitive biography – Thomas Cromwell: A Life
This 2018 published 728 page book is the definitive biography on Thomas Cromwell. Readers should not be deterred by the length of this book or…
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Excellent history of an attempted coup in ancient China – Treason By The Book: Traitors, Conspirators and Guardians of an Emperor
Rumours as a source of evil has always bedevilled mankind. As early as the 18 th-century China , 14 Dec 1728 to be precise, General…
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Zagreb chess heritage
Zagreb was the venue of the 2nd leg of the Grand chess tour 2019. Zagreb actually has a strong chess heritage. Zagreb hosted the historical…
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A gripping book – Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941
This 624 page book is a thought- provoking analysis of 10 momentous decisions made by Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Mussolini and Tojo in the 19…
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Learned but not for the less-learned – The Muslim Discovery Of Europe
This 350 page book is actually a book published in 1982. The 2001 edition merely has a new preface. That said, it is still a…
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Infectious read – Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
This year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s departure from Spain in 1519. Leading 5 ships and 260 men only 1 ship and…
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A 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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