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Hitler's Panzers

by Dennis E. Showalter
- Rated 0 stars
“Great overview of the technocracy of panzer production and operations from the end of WW1 through the final collapse of the 3rd Reich.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Thursday, February 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett
- Rated 4 stars
“Great background for a trip I recently took to England, Can't wait to read the second volume. One of the best historical novels in recent history. If you liked this one try Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Chronicles”

bactrian5 wrote this review Thursday, May 1, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
OCTOBER 1964
OCTOBER 1964

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- Rated 4 stars
“If you're old enough to remember the 1960's you'll love this book. It give a day by day glimpse into the season following the Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals leading up to the World Series. It brought back memories and put personalities behind all those faces on the baseball cards I grew up with. It's secondary story line is the racial issue in baseball, the Cardinals being ahead of the curve racially whilst the Yankees were one of the last teams to intergrate.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Monday, December 10, 2007. ( reply | permalink )
The Great Mortality

by John Kelly
- Rated 4 stars
“Well written history of the 14th century plague, many 1st hand accounts and a detailed tracking of the transmission and origin of the plague throughout history right up to the latest outbreak in the late 1800's.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Sunday, November 25, 2007. ( reply | permalink )
The Tender Bar

by J. R. Moehringer
- Rated 4 stars
“I actually drank with a few of these people back in the 70's when the bar was called Dicken's. Moehringer captures the underlying sadness of drinking and the east coast bar culture with wit and compassion. It brought me back to the my childhood days with my father and friends spending a beautiful day inside the dark mahogany womb of a saloon.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Monday, November 19, 2007. ( reply | permalink )
The Face of Battle

by John Keegan
- Rated 5 stars
“A master of Military history, he somehow brings you right back into the front line with Henry, Wellington and the boys on the Somme.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Monday, October 8, 2007. ( reply | permalink )
The Godfather

by Mario Puzo
- Rated 5 stars
“A classic which has set the standard for all mafia novels. Reads like a true crime story, and it'll suck you right in.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Monday, October 8, 2007. ( reply | permalink )
A Distant Mirror

by Barbara Tuchman
- Rated 5 stars
“Tuchman's best, a captivating tale of the Black death and courtly live.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Monday, October 8, 2007. ( reply | permalink )
The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury
- Rated 5 stars
“Wonderful tales that remind me of my childhood, any parents with children should make sure Bradbury is included in their child's summer reading.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Monday, October 8, 2007. ( reply | permalink )
Arrian : Anabasis Alexandri, Books V-Vii, Indica (Lcl No. 269)

by Lucius Flavius Arrianus
- Rated 5 stars
“A classic telling of the Alexander story. I love the 19th century translations.”

bactrian5 wrote this review Tuesday, October 2, 2007. ( reply | permalink )