by Site Owner | Feb 5, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
An Absorbing History and Story By David McDonnell Burrowing Owl Press, $34.95, 928 pages ClanDonnell: A Storied History of Ireland by David McDonnell is history done well, very well. This epic story of Ireland is entertaining as well as informative, with a pleasant,...
by michaeld | Feb 28, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History, War & Military
A Worthy Read By R.J. Minney Pen & Sword Military, $24.95, 187 pages The atrocities of the Second World War have been well-documented. Most of us are familiar with the great military battles, underground groups like the French Resistance, secret...
by Site Owner | Mar 9, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History
by Linda Porter St Martin’s Press, $19.99, 383 pages Katherine Parr has long been passed over by historians. She appears to come and go quietly without the fanfare heaped upon more notorious Queens of her day. Yet this intelligent woman had a life before and...