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The Railway Detective (Inspector Robert Colbeck) 9 reviews
Edward Marston
Allison & Busby, 2005
Good, straight mystery in an interesting genre
The Victorian detective mystery is a classic genere but it goes for a ride in a different direction, on an early train, in Marston's THE RAILWAY DETECTIVE.
Before there was Sherlock Holmes, there was Detective Robert Colbeck of Scotland Yard, proto-railfan and serious investigator. In 1851, he ...
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The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War (Modern Library) 19 reviews
Michael Shaara
Modern Library, 2004
Great read even if you're not a history buff!
+ a book for the ages!
+ The Spy of Gettysburg
+ The Three Days that Decided the War.
+ Exquisite model for historical fiction
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Play for a Kingdom 12 reviews
Thomas Dyja
Harvest Books, 1998
A wonderful novel about the true element of the Civil War!
+ A Difficult Task, Well Performed
+ A book to be remembered
+ Sport not War should always be our Battlefield.
+ Baseball, War, and Some Intriguing Characters
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A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of ...30 reviews
John Biggins
McBooks Press, 2005
What a Delightful Find!!!
+ Fighting for a lost cause - great historical fiction
+ wonderful
+ A Sailor of Austria
+ What a pleasant discovery
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Under the Eagle: A Tale of Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions 57 reviews
Simon Scarrow
St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
VERY good book
+ Pullo and Vorenus reborn
+ Under the Eagle
+ Under the Eagle
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Murder on the Leviathan: A Novel29 reviews
Boris Akunin
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
The shipping news
+ A whale of a tale!
+ Quaint
+ The Russian Version of 'Murder on the Orient Express'
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Musashi121 reviews
Eiji Yoshikawa
Kodansha International, 1995
A wondrous and highly satisfying novel
+ ultimate swordsman
+ Musashi
+ This book is a master piece!
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To Glory We Steer (The Bolitho Novels)15 reviews
Alexander Kent
McBooks Press, 1998
Mutiny thwarted
+ Very Good Book
+ Adventure on the seas
+ Huzza for Bolitho
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A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of ...30 reviews
John Biggins
McBooks Press, 2005
What a Delightful Find!!!
+ Fighting for a lost cause - great historical fiction
+ wonderful
+ A Sailor of Austria
+ What a pleasant discovery
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Play for a Kingdom12 reviews
Thomas Dyja
Harvest Books, 1998
A wonderful novel about the true element of the Civil War!
+ A Difficult Task, Well Performed
+ A book to be remembered
+ Sport not War should always be our Battlefield.
+ Baseball, War, and Some Intriguing Characters
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To Glory We Steer (The Bolitho Novels)15 reviews
Alexander Kent
McBooks Press, 1998
Mutiny thwarted
+ Very Good Book
+ Adventure on the seas
+ Huzza for Bolitho
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Musashi121 reviews
Eiji Yoshikawa
Kodansha International, 1995
A wondrous and highly satisfying novel
+ ultimate swordsman
+ Musashi
+ This book is a master piece!
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The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War (Modern Library)19 reviews
Michael Shaara
Modern Library, 2004
Great read even if you're not a history buff!
+ a book for the ages!
+ The Spy of Gettysburg
+ The Three Days that Decided the War.
+ Exquisite model for historical fiction
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Under the Eagle: A Tale of Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions57 reviews
Simon Scarrow
St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
VERY good book
+ Pullo and Vorenus reborn
+ Under the Eagle
+ Under the Eagle
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Murder on the Leviathan: A Novel29 reviews
Boris Akunin
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
The shipping news
+ A whale of a tale!
+ Quaint
+ The Russian Version of 'Murder on the Orient Express'
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The Railway Detective (Inspector Robert Colbeck)9 reviews
Edward Marston
Allison & Busby, 2005
Good, straight mystery in an interesting genre
The Victorian detective mystery is a classic genere but it goes for a ride in a different direction, on an early train, in Marston's THE RAILWAY DETECTIVE.
Before there was Sherlock Holmes, there was Detective Robert Colbeck of Scotland Yard, proto-railfan and serious investigator. In 1851, he ...
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