Rear Guard Action

Sherwig’s well written and researched book focuses on the Guineas and Gunpowder that accompanied British diplomacy in its struggle agains...

In addition to the recent post on weird connections , I also have this memory of reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy while listening to T...

There’s weird connections in your brain, ya know? Stuff that apparently has nothing to do with each other but makes sense because it all ca...

Brendan Simms has written a beautiful short book on the defence of the La Haye Sainte farm during the Battle of Waterloo. Its garrison thro...

Verzet tegen Napoleon by Lotte Jensen My rating: 3 of 5 stars Nice book about the cultural side of the resist...

The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815 by Peter Hofschröer My rating: 3 of 5 stars A pretty solid effort b...

The Cognitive Challenge of War: Prussia 1806 by Peter Paret My rating: 5 of 5 stars Excellent combination of ...

De Adelaar En Het Lam: Onrust, Opruiing En Onwilligheid In Nederland Ten Tijde Van Het Koninkrijk Holland En De Inlijving Bij Het Franse K...

There was some stuff that I hardly saw but quickly formed an opinion about: Good impression: Historia was very much enjoyed by my ...

Saturday's 'one more for the road' game was Mythotopia, Martin Wallace's new offering. It's a bit of a cop out, really,...