books about: britain     books:       Nicholas and Alexandra105 reviews Robert K. Massie Ballantine Books, 2000 best book on royal couple nicholas and alexandra should never had become czar and crazina of russia.nicholas was just to weak spirit and alexandra to strong without know the real russia people.she saw russian as childern who needed to be told how to run their lives by the papa czar.she hide her son illness and brought in a sexual twisted man of god into her family,ruin the romanov's relationship with it's people.stopping ...             The Six Wives of Henry VIII132 reviews Alison Weir Grove Press, 1991 Henry the World-class Glutton Alison Weir's well-written, easy to read book about the Six Wives of Henry the VIII is an outstanding work of history about England in the 1500s, Henry's six wives, and the role they play in English politics and international relations with Spain, France and Germany. It is definitely a five star work of scholarship and entertainment.             Here Be Dragons148 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Ballantine Books, 1993 Masterful Writing Lovers of historical fiction search long and wide for new titles that can engross them back in a time brought to life through masterful writing. Here Be Dragons is one of those books. This well researched and expertly woven story centers around the arranged marriage between King John's daughter Joanna to Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales in order to forge an alliance. The dread Joanna ...             Katherine244 reviews Anya Seton Houghton Mifflin (T), 1954 Favorite This is one of my very favorite books ever. In fact I've gone through 2 copies already I read it so often. I'll keep buying it because each time I read it I find it more fascinating. I would highly recommend this book.             Seven Pillars of Wisdom52 reviews T.E. Lawrence Jonathan Cape, 1974 The Hejaz War The Hejaz War of 1917 was written by Colonel T.E. Lawrence at the Paris peace talks in 1920 -21. Lawrence understood the Arabs thay did not conquer territory but they brought the Arab tribes together to conquer the Ottoman Turkish Army whom they considered poor soldiers. The Hejaz is the Red Sea coast parallel to the extinct lava fields of the 3,000m high Hejaz mountains. The Hejaz railway, ...             A Bridge Too Far: The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II69 reviews Cornelius Ryan Simon & Schuster, 1995 Excellent Introduction in this Important part of WW2 History I can't say it much better than the previous reviews have already. I wanted to read something on this subject and was led to this book. I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to the topic. Broad in scope yet detailed in its descriptions of the soldiers, units, and battles in this massive offensive. This is an excellent jumping off point to begin studying the Battle of Arnhem. Well ...             The Complete History of Jack the Ripper64 reviews Philip Sugden Carroll & Graf Pub, 1994 The best book on the subject yet written. Unlike most "Ripperologists," Philip Sugden does not have any pet theories to prove. Therefore, like a good historian, Sugden concentrates only on all the facts of the case as they can be cooberated by the primary sources. Very well written and thoroughly researched, The Complete History of Jack the Ripper not only covers each of the known murders in detail, the book also looks at several other ...             The Sunne in Splendour140 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Henry Holt & Co, 1982 Plantagenet tragedy Autumn 1459. A seven year-old boy gets lost in the forest. His easy-going eldest brother has had better things to do than watch over him, that is to say seducing a pretty servant girl. After a prolonged search the lad is found, having bravely fought his fear, and despite being afraid of punishment he doesn't even think of informing against his sibling. A fiercely loyal and earnest boy, he is the ...             The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, ...203 reviews Susan Cooper Simon Pulse, 1993 Wonderful, wonderful series This series is my son's absolute FAVORITE. He's 8 and I recently decided to introduce him to the books, and he ate them up. He said he likes how the bad people aren't always perfect, and he likes the way the Drew siblings work together in OVER SEA, UNDER STONE and again in GREENWICH and SILVER ON THE TREE. I'm pretty sure that he didn't understand all the symbolism in THE DARK IS RISING, though ...             84 Charing Cross Road (New Portway Large Print Books)96 reviews Helene Hanff G K Hall & Co, 1988 This Book Captured My Heart In less than one hundred pages, Helene Hanff has given her readers a rare and special gift. Here in this delightful little book are the notes she exchanged with the employees of Marks & Co., a used-book store in England. Being fond of the old-fashioned yet still highly personal act of letter writing, and being equally fond of old books and used-book stores, Hanff seemed to have compiled these ...             A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II47 reviews Lynne Olson, Stanley Cloud Knopf, 2003 Honor Richly Deserved The story of the Kozciuszko Squadron is important on so many levels it is difficult to know where to start. Poland fought WW2 from the first day to the last, on every front in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Ten million Poles perished and, in the end, those who survived were betrayed by their own allies. Yet here we have a story of heroes, brave men who battled almost insurmountable odds, ...             The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-194040 reviews William Manchester Delta, 1989 Churchill's true finest hour; this book will give you a better appreciation of Winston's greatness, courage, and foresight For some inexplicable reason, the second (and unfortunately final) volume of William Manchester's biography sat on my shelf unread for some time. I think because the book spans the years 1932 to 1940 -- and does not cover most of World War II -- I skipped the book over, figuring that Winston's best and most important years were his war years. After reading "Alone", I realized immediately how ...             The Edge on the Sword34 reviews Rebecca Tingle Putnam Juvenile, 2001 Adventure, excitement and a great historical fiction! This is definetly one of my favorite books! I've read it countless times and I also love the sequel 'Far Traveler'. The characters are all lovable and the plot is excellent. Another great thing about this book is it is partially a historical fiction novel. The author Rebecca Tingle wrote this book wrote this looking at historical notes. AEthelflaed was a real person and did many great things. ...             The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill : visions of glory, 1874-193239 reviews William Raymond Manchester As Good as Biography Gets This fully lives up to its reputation as perhaps the best biography ever written. Manchester does a peerless, masterful job filling in the background colors and giving a complete picture of Churchill from a young man into his early fifties. As Manchester emphasizes, this background was essentially the decline and fall of the British Empire and the aristocracy who ran it. Manchester's main point, ...             Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger41 reviews Dan Matovina Frances Glover Books, 1998 A handbook on what not to do in the music biz The "tragic" story of Badfinger couldn't be a better title for this book or this band. So much talent and ability and such bad management and naivete' destroyed not just a band but many lives in the process. I believe every young musician should read this book and learn from their mistakes.             Lieutenant Hornblower49 reviews C. S. Forester Little Brown & Co (T), 1952 Among the better of the Hornblower books This is the sixth Hornblower book I've read, although it's only the second in terms of the chronology of Hornblower's naval career. And I must say, it's one of the better books. CS Forester could be a compelling writer, but some of the Hornblower novels feel a little disjointed. Not this one. Lieutenant Hornblower is written from the point of view of Lieutenant Bush, whom Hornblower meets ...             Reckoning37 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Henry Holt & Co, 1991 Divided we fall.... This final novel in Sharon Kay Penman's Welsh trilogy chronicles the last throws of the Welsh resistance to English takeover. The beloved Prince of Wales, Llewellyn ap Gruffudd leads the charge in a final but futile attempt to unite the quarrelsome Welsh to the common cause of defeating the English invasion. He faces down Edward I, the brutal English King who will stop at nothing to make ...             Golf in Scotland: A Travel-Planning Guide with Profiles of 60 Great Courses47 reviews Allan McAllister Ferguson Wf Enterprises Inc, 2003 The Only Book you need to plan your trip to Scotland! I used this book to plan my golf trip to Scotland for my brother and I, along with help directly from Mr. Ferguson himself. You really need to read this book over and over again to reap the full benfit of all the info in here. He covers so much important information. I planned my own unique trip, choosing golf courses and places to stay, plus rental car and when to go and what to bring. Our trip ...             Mystique36 reviews Amanda Quick Bantam, 1995 awsome book this book is fun to read. one of the only medeival books written by amanda quick.high in action.             The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-194033 reviews William Manchester Little, Brown and Company, 1988 Brilliantly Written European History - 1932 to 1940 The Last Lion, Alone covers the history of Europe from the time Hitler first came to power in Germany to the time that Hitler invaded the Low Countries and World War II began. During this period Churchill, who continually fought against the appeasement policies of Chamberlain, rose from Back Bench irrelevance to become Brittan's Prime Minister. The history of this period is a gripping saga ...              search for books 1874-1932, 1932-1940, alexandra, badfinger, charing, churchill, complete, courses, forgotten, greatest, greenwitch, hornblower, katherine, kosciuszko, lieutenant, mystique, nicholas, planning, profiles, question, reckoning, scotland, sequence, spencer, splendour, squadron, travel-planning, visions, winston, without books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen tools & hardware: PERMA GLAS-MESH SP202U FIBATAPE DRYWALL POLE SANDER HEADS Impressum - about us get your own tag board