[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I have read a book on a similar topic before, which was published in 1994. As the author reminds us of the last attempt at a monarchist coup in Germany, it proves one thing – the topic is still relevant and worth exploring.
I was very impressed by the structure of the book. I learned a lot of new things, for example, about Portuguese history, which I believe is not as well-known. Each chapter was very well organized, and the events were clearly described. The text is engaging and informative, which allowed me to learn a lot.
This book is a great contribution to the literature on monarchies and their falls.
NetGalley, Magdalena Šejdová
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I have read a book on a similar topic before, which was published in 1994. As the author reminds us of the last attempt at a monarchist coup in Germany, it proves one thing – the topic is still relevant and worth exploring.
I was very impressed by the structure of the book. I learned a lot of new things, for example, about Portuguese history, which I believe is not as well-known. Each chapter was very well organized, and the events were clearly described. The text is engaging and informative, which allowed me to learn a lot.
This book is a great contribution to the literature on monarchies and their falls.
NetGalley, Magdalena Šejdová
Review highlight: 'A commendable interpretation of the events leading up to the invasion, the battle, and the post-battle political advantages for the Bruce.'
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, September 2024
Review highlight: 'A commendable interpretation of the events leading up to the invasion, the battle, and the post-battle political advantages for the Bruce.'
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, September 2024
“Phil Carradice's well-researched and easy, elegant style of writing laid out in the pages of "Women of the Jacobite Rebellions" brings these forgotten women and their times vividly back to life with a particular elegance that lifts this work of British history to an impressive level of literary elegance.”
Read the full review [link=https://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/sep_24.htm#WorldHistory]here.[/link]
Midwest Book Review
“Phil Carradice's well-researched and easy, elegant style of writing laid out in the pages of "Women of the Jacobite Rebellions" brings these forgotten women and their times vividly back to life with a particular elegance that lifts this work of British history to an impressive level of literary elegance.”
Read the full review [link=https://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/sep_24.htm#WorldHistory]here.[/link]
Midwest Book Review
"It is one of the very few accounts to have been written by one of ‘the many’ without whom ‘The Few’ could not have succeeded. The author joined up in late 1941 and was trained as an armourer, initially serving at a gunnery school. However, shortly before D-Day he joined a ‘Free French’ Spitfire squadron with which he served until the end of the war. The second half of this highly readable account is in effect a detailed history of the Free French Spitfire Wing during the last year of the war. That in itself is hugely welcome, but even more so is the description of the itinerant life of a 2nd Tactical Air Force fighter unit in the months after D-Day and the often-miserable conditions endured by the hardworking and ever faithful groundcrew. No less valuable is the earlier description of life for a working-class family in London during the inter-war years. A peach of a book that was unputdownable."
Andrew Thomas - Author and Historian
"It is one of the very few accounts to have been written by one of ‘the many’ without whom ‘The Few’ could not have succeeded. The author joined up in late 1941 and was trained as an armourer, initially serving at a gunnery school. However, shortly before D-Day he joined a ‘Free French’ Spitfire squadron with which he served until the end of the war. The second half of this highly readable account is in effect a detailed history of the Free French Spitfire Wing during the last year of the war. That in itself is hugely welcome, but even more so is the description of the itinerant life of a 2nd Tactical Air Force fighter unit in the months after D-Day and the often-miserable conditions endured by the hardworking and ever faithful groundcrew. No less valuable is the earlier description of life for a working-class family in London during the inter-war years. A peach of a book that was unputdownable."
Andrew Thomas - Author and Historian
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Private Beatson's War
Until recently James Beatson was one of the millions of forgotten soldiers of the Great War. But after 90 years his diary has been rediscovered, perfectly preserved, and his story can now be told. It is a moving, intensely personal and beautifully written narrative by an extraordinary young man who witnessed one of the darkest episodes in European… Read more...
