read darth plagueis by james lucerno a factory line star wars novel set over 40 years before new hope a back story of darth succession from sith master to sith master and a young palpatine who outdoes anakin as as a irritating teen rebel as stiff as a historical novel the book by lucerno a profesional star wars genre novelist only comes alive with movie familiar characters such as Dooko , Jedi cliches and catina lowlifes and as a back story only fills a hole in the narrative rather than tells a good tale
dakota cipher by william dietrich another ethan gage adventure this at the last crusade plot level set in the wild west of pre lewis and clark it has enough villains , beautiful ladies and heroes to fill a hundred action scenes and thunders along to the climax beneath a huge lightning tree and a long lost norse god treasure a enjoyable way to pass the time read and enjoy
legions of Rome the definite history of every Imperial Roman legion by Stephen Dando-collins
a great addition to the usual tomes about Roman military warfare this 600 page book tells the campaign history of every Roman legion from the fall of the Republic to the sack of Rome
part 1 details Roman legionary life from kit to enlistment procedures
Part 2 includes a history of every Roman legion and offers new theories on the disappearance of the 9th Legion and the origins of the 10th legion
part 3 is a chronological summary of every Legion campaign from the wilds of caledonia to the cities of Persia from the year of the three emperors to severan campaigns
idea for history buffs , diorama modellers and anyone who has watched a Roman epic movie
the age of chivalry by hywel williams the story of medieval europe lavishly illustrated an introduction to medieval life idea for someone like me who spent their child hood memorizing medieval king lists and who could name the battles of the black prince by age ten good sections on florentine city life, the kingdom of anjou -Naples and the 100 years war sadly no mention of any northern kingdom such as sweden or much on germany beyond the salian and hohenstaufen dynasties but a great book to read overall
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