Tag: history
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Napoleon Victorious by Peter G. Tsouras
An Alternative History of the Battle of Waterloo Published by Greenhill Books I love reading and reviewing the work of Peter G. Tsouras, for his writing is as much about history as it is about alternative history. I would love to see him to an alternative history book on the Russian Civil War. Events could…
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Pete Orford
Charles Dickens’ Unfinished Novel and Our Endless Attempts To End It Published by Pen & Sword History Charles Dickens dies on the 9th of June 1870, halfway through the writing of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. From that point onward, a great many writers have attempted to finish Drood. This fine book tells the tale…
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The Night Witches by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun
Garth Ennis and I have three things in common. We’re both Irish. We’ve both written war stories (in my case for the Eisner-nominated To End All Wars published by Soaring Penguin Press, and we both appreciate the legacy of the classic war comic Battle. Battle was the brainchild of writer and editor Pat Mills (Pat…
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Trench Art by Nicholas J. Saunders
Materialities and Memories of War Now, this is a book about World War One which truly deserves a wide audience, dealing as it does with an aspect of the Great War not as well-known as it should be. Basically, “Trench Art” refers to art created from the waste of war: crucifixes made of bullets, engraved…
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Reviewing history
More historical fiction book reviews by Steve Earles Cornwall: Romans to Victorians by Derek Tait One of my earliest memories is a childhood holiday to Cornwall, indeed to this day I still have a keyring from that holiday as a keepsake. I also have a great nostalgia for the original Poldark tv series (though not…
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Book reviews by Steve Earles
Historical rebellions The Gunpowder Plot Deceit by Martyn R. Beardsley The Gunpowder Plot is still a very significant part of the fabric of British society to this very day (though this year it was Boris Johnson rather than Guido Fawkes that was burned in effigy). We all think we are familiar with the tale… but…
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Sacro Sanctus – Liber III: Codex Templarum
This is metal made for the very best of reasons by Mr. Albert Bell, a long-time mainstay of the Maltese metal scene: for the love of the music and culture. For, make no mistake, fifty years down the line, metal is a legitimate culture, with a glorious past, exciting present, and much optimism for its…
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Witches and historical “bad girls”
Bad Girls From History: Wicked Or Misunderstood? By Dee Gordon Now, this would make a great present, and in our current climate this book is very relevant. Among others, this book covers the lives of La Voisin, the 17th Century Queen of All Witches (a great title, she sounds like she comes straight out of…
