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Hannibal's Lieutenant: A Unique Biography of Hannibal
Robert S. Capps
Manor House Pubns, 1994
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (Signet Classics)
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Signet Classics, 1998
only one day in the gulag
+ Five Star Book of Five Star Books
+ Icy, Enduring, Classic ...
+ An important book
+ Frightening Insight Into the Dark Side of Mankind
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Constantine's triumph;: A tale of the era of the martyrs
W. H Spears
Adams Press, 1964
Constantine's triumph: A tale of the era of the martyrs
W.H. Spears Jr. wrote this book as the first in a series of three novels based on Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Spears tells the story of how Christianity triumphs in the Empire through and man and woman who despite their relative wealth and station, he is a Rhetoritician and she ...
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Once An Eagle
Anton Myrer
HarperTorch, 2001
A Moving Experience
+ FIVE STARS FOR ONCE AN EAGLE
+ A cliche, but this is a must read for those interested in military life.
+ A military epic for all time
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Sharpe's Eagle (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #8)
Bernard Cornwell
Signet, 2004
Sharpe fights to save his career and redeems his unit's honor
+ Best of the Sharpe books
+ SHARPE FOREVER
+ A Great Series
+ The birth of the tried-and-true Richard Sharpe formula
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Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe & the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 (Richard Sharpe's Adventure ...
Bernard Cornwell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1989
Really Catchy
+ Sharpe finally takes command
+ Sharpe's Rifles
This was my first Bernard Cornwell novel, and I liked it so much I read it in one sitting, even though the napoleanic wars aren't my area of interest (though this series could change that). Cornwell actually has a subtle but unique style of prose, unlike so many contemporary writers who only ...
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Greek Fire: The Fabulous Secret That Saved Europe
W. H., Jr. Spears
W H Spears Jr, 1969
Greek Fire by W.H. Spears Jr.
This is the third of three novels in a series by Spears inspired by Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. While it is part of a series, it is perfectly able to stand on it's own. Using historical research and a talent for the literary art, Spears tells the story of two peoples, the ...
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The Road Back
Erich Maria Remarque
Ballantine Books, 1998
Much harder than surviving the war
+ Even better than "All Quiet"
+ This could be a book about P.T.S.D.
+ Remarque nailed it early on...
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Eagle in the Snow
Wallace Breem
Rugged Land, 2004
Well researched novel
+ simply great writing
+ Good Historical fiction
+ Last great Battle of the Roman Legion
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Annapolis
William Martin
Vision, 1997
I want more
+ The truth and the legend.
+ A Lusty read!
+ From Colonial Maryland to the (1st) Gulf War
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The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War
James Brady
St. Martin's Griffin, 2001
Character Study
+ Excellent book!
+ Emotional Connection
+ CLOSE
+ If you like the Garheads, heres a good book for your perusal
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Time and Tide
Thomas Fleming
Bantam, 1988
What a page turner...
+ Realistic Naval Story
+ Has it all - action, characters, plot
+ Great story and author
+ One of, if not THE finest novel I've ever read.
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Fields of Fire
James Webb
Bantam, 2001
Phenomenal Read
+ "Fields of Fire"
+ Fantastic book!
+ A pity I did not discover this book sooner... thirty years old (the book not me)
+ P.
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Battle Cry
Leon Uris
Avon, 2005
Leon Uris' "Battle Cry"
+ This was a gift--
+ Battle Cry
+ A must read about WWII.
+ ONE OF OUR BETTER WAR NOVELS
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Northwest Passage
Kenneth Roberts
Down East Books, 2001
The Master Unsurpassed
+ Northwest Passage
+ How did I miss this for so long?
+ Better in Context
+ A journey into the forgotten past
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