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Hawkwood's Sword by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratings1368. War is coming between France and Spain, and England, and in Italy the Pope and the Visconti princes are battling for bloody supremacy. The worst years of Sir William Gold's life are about to begin...Leaving the side of his commander, Sir John Hawkwood, William embarks on a journey to serve the Count of Savoy, finding fame and favour in his service... -
![Scourge of Wolves by David Gilman]()
Scourge of Wolves by David Gilman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinter, 1361. After two decades of conflict, Edward III has finally agreed a treaty with the captive French King, John II. In return for his freedom, John has ceeded vast tracts of territory to the English. But for five long years mercenary bands and belligerent lords have fought over the carcass of his kingdom. They will not give up their hard-won spoils to honour a defeated king's promises...Categorized as:
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![Viper's Blood by David Gilman]()
Viper's Blood by David Gilman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings1360. With the English army at the gates of Paris, Blackstone faces his deadliest mission yet in the fourth instalment of the Master of War.A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty' ROBERT FABBRI.Edward III has invaded France at the head of the greatest host England has ever assembled. But his attempt to win the French crown is futile... -
![The Green Count by Christian Cameron]()
The Green Count by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne of the finest historical fiction writers in the world - Ben KaneAfter the bloody trials of Alexandria, Sir William Gold is readying for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to ease the burden on his soul. He hopes, too, that the Holy City might allow his relationship with Emile, cousin of the Green Count of Savoy, to develop... -
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![The Ransomed Crown by Wayne Grant]()
The Ransomed Crown by Wayne Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKing Richard has made peace with Saladin, but must run a gauntlet of enemies to get home from the Crusade. While England waits for her King, Prince John spares neither lives nor fortune to usurp his brother’s crown. Roland Inness, Declan O’Duinne and Millicent de Laval once more find themselves at the centre of a growing civil war...Categorized as:
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![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Seven by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Seven by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth-century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to...Categorized as:
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![To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara]()
To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling master of military historical fiction tells the story of Pearl Harbor as only he can in the first novel of a gripping new series set in World War II’s Pacific theater. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt watches uneasily as the world heads rapidly down a dangerous path...Categorized as:
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![The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett]()
The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe...Categorized as:
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![A Prince of Wales by Wayne Grant]()
A Prince of Wales by Wayne Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith King Richard’s return from captivity and Prince John’s exile, a weary peace settles on England after years of civil war. But across the border in Wales, the vicious struggle to decide who shall rule Gwynedd still rages. To tip the balance, the rebel Prince, Llywelyn, calls in an old debt from the Earl of Chester. The Prince saved the Earl’s life and helped him take back his city... -
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Declan O'Duinne by Wayne Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith King Richard making war on the French and Prince Llywelyn consolidating power in Wales, peace prevails across England and the Welsh Marches. But bloody strife rages in the north of Ireland, drawing Declan O’Duinne back to his homeland. He’s been ten years gone, but some things never change... -
![STRIKE: A Novel of the Battle of Midway by Craig DiLouie]()
STRIKE: A Novel of the Battle of Midway by Craig DiLouie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a lifelong dream of flight takes him into military service, Ensign Harry Hartmann reports for duty at Pearl Harbor. He’s a “nugget,” a dive bomber pilot about to start his first deployment aboard the USS Enterprise.Hell rains from the skies as the Japanese launch a devastating surprise attack that forces America into a bloody, global war... -
![The Grail Quest Trilogy (The Archers Tale, Vagabond, Heretic) by Bernard Cornwell]()
The Grail Quest Trilogy (The Archers Tale, Vagabond, Heretic) by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCornwell's Thomas of Hookton Three-Book For a limited time get three of Bernard Cornwell's works of historical fiction in one easy-to-order package, including Cornwell's latest, Heretic... -
![The Armor of Light by Ken Follett]()
The Armor of Light by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond.The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation... -
![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Two by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Two by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPart Eight of a fast-paced serialised novel set in the turbulent Europe of the fifteenth century... -
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![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Five by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Five by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth Century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to... -
![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Four by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Four by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth Century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to... -
![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Six by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Six by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth Century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to... -
![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Three by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Three by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPart Nine of a fast-paced serialised novel set in the turbulent Europe of the fifteenth century... -
![Tom Swan and the Last Spartans: Part Two by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Last Spartans: Part Two by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth-century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to...Categorized as:
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![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Eight by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Eight by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth-century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to... -
![No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara]()
No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter the success at Normandy, the Allied commanders are confident that the war in Europe will soon be over. But in December 1944, in the Ardennes Forest, the Germans launch a ruthless counteroffensive that begins the Battle of the Bulge. The Führer will spare nothing to preserve his twisted vision of a “Thousand Year Reich,” but stout American resistance defeats the German thrust...Categorized as:
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![Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa]()
Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"In the tempestuous closing decades of the sixteenth century, the Empire of Japan writhes in chaos as the shogunate crumbles and rival warlords battle for supremacy. Warrior monks in their armed citadels block the road to the capital; castles are destroyed, villages plundered, fields put to the touch." "Amid this devastation, three men dream of uniting the nation...Categorized as:
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![Carrhae: 4 by Peter Darman]()
Carrhae: 4 by Peter Darman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘Carrhae’ is the fourth and final instalment in the Parthian Chronicles, the adventures of King Pacorus of Dura, and follows on from ‘Parthian Vengeance’.The great Parthian Civil War is over, leaving behind an empire exhausted by years of bloodshed. But no sooner have hostilities ended than Armenia, the client state of Rome, declares war on the empire and unleashes its army against Parthia... -
![Rise of Augustus by R.W. Peake]()
Rise of Augustus by R.W. Peake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the penultimate chapter of the saga of Titus Pullus, Legionary of Rome, Titus has been promoted to the newly formalized post of Camp Prefect, by Gaius Octavianus Caesar, who will become known as Augustus...Categorized as:
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![Final Campaign by R.W. Peake]()
Final Campaign by R.W. Peake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the final installation of the bestselling Marching With Caesar®-Titus Pullus series, Camp Prefect Titus Pullus participates in his Final Campaign, the invasion of Thrace by the Governor of Macedonia, Marcus Primus... -
![Blood and Blade by Matthew Harffy, Barnaby Edwards]()
Blood and Blade by Matthew Harffy, Barnaby Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings635AD. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and third instalment in The Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.Oswald is now King of Northumbria. However, his plans for further alliances and conquests are quickly thrown into disarray when his wedding to a princess of Wessex is interrupted by news of a Pictish uprising... -
![The Blooding by David Gilman]()
The Blooding by David Gilman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEngland, 1346: For Thomas Blackstone the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasion of France.As he fights his way across northern France, Blackstone will learn the brutal lessons of war - from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfare... -
![Tom Swan and the Last Spartans: Part Three by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Last Spartans: Part Three by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe latest instalment of the Tom Swan adventures - the fast-paced serialised novel set in the turbulent Europe of the fifteenth century... -
![Galloglass Book V : Every Deed Into Judgement by Seamus O'Griffin]()
Galloglass Book V : Every Deed Into Judgement by Seamus O'Griffin
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBerwick is in flames. War has come to Scotland. Ireland and the Isles are in turmoil as clans and kings plot a course for survival between the Kingdom of Scotland and Edward I , "The Hammer of the Scots"...Categorized as:
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![Walking on Water by Rymond Hunter Pyle]()
Walking on Water by Rymond Hunter Pyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the rivers, canals, and streams of the Mekong Delta the brown water Navy carried the men of the 2nd brigade, 9th Infantry Division to battle along narrow canals and rivers to landings deep in the delta. The sailors came from all over the Navy to do a dangerous job in horrible conditions. Their small boats were heavily armed and armored, but the Viet Cong leaned their weaknesses... -
![Crucible of Honour: The Battle of Rorke's Drift by James Mace]()
Crucible of Honour: The Battle of Rorke's Drift by James Mace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is January of 1879. While three columns of British soldiers and their African allies cross the uMzinyathi River to commence the invasion of the Zulu Kingdom, a handful of redcoats from B Company, 2/24th Regiment are left to guard the centre column’s supply depot at Rorke's Drift... -
![Judgment at Appomattox by Ralph Peters]()
Judgment at Appomattox by Ralph Peters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"History comes alive" (Richard J...Categorized as:
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![The Great Cause by Griff Hosker]()
The Great Cause by Griff Hosker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn thirteenth-century Britain, Gerald Warbow, legendary archer to the king, prepares to pass on the torch … once he’s dealt with William Wallace …Having fought valiantly for Lord – now King – Edward, Gerald Warbow has settled into the life of a country gentleman. He has a comfortable life with a wife he loves and three growing – if occasionally irritating – children... -
![Gallowglass: Book Three: The Fall of Acre by Seamus O'Griffin]()
Gallowglass: Book Three: The Fall of Acre by Seamus O'Griffin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt is 1291 and the armies of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Kahlil have besieged the fortress city of Acre. Desperate times will call for desperate measures as Brother Ronan MacAlasdair is once again called upon to defend the Faith in an effort to hold the last vestige of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem...Categorized as:
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![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part One by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part One by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth Century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to... -
![Tom Swan and the Head of St. George Part Five: Rhodes by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Head of St. George Part Five: Rhodes by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA young Englishman, Tom Swan, has been ordered by his Cardinal to find a spy-a traitor. At the same time, a rich merchant has offered him a great deal of money to-well, to steal something. Something that belonged to Alexander the Great.Suddenly he's not a thief or a merchant or a scholar-he's a 'donat' or volunteer with the knights of St...Categorized as:
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![Tom Swan and the Head of St. George Part Six: Chios by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Head of St. George Part Six: Chios by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA young Englishman, Tom Swan, finds himself in the midst of the Turkish siege of one of the riches islands in the Genoese Empire. Swan's biggest problem is that he hates the Genoese a good deal more than he hates the Turks. Despite which, he has to catch the spy, steal the ring, kill the traitor, and if possible rescue the princess. Or maybe just bed her.All duty, of course... -
![Anthony and Cleopatra: Part II - Cleopatra by R.W. Peake]()
Anthony and Cleopatra: Part II - Cleopatra by R.W. Peake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the fourth book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar series,Titus Pullus and his 10th Legion are still in the thick of the maelstrom that follows after the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar. With the disastrous campaign in Parthia behind them, Mark Antony continues his struggle with Octavian, both men vying for ultimate control of Rome...Categorized as:
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![Antony and Cleopatra: Part I - Antony by R.W. Peake]()
Antony and Cleopatra: Part I - Antony by R.W. Peake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the third book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar series, Titus Pullus and his 10th Legion are still in the thick of the maelstrom that follows after the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar...Categorized as:
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![Kingdom by Robyn Young]()
Kingdom by Robyn Young
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the 700th anniversary of a pivotal event in Scottish history comes the conclusion of Robyn Young's epic trilogy about Robert the Bruce, one of history's greatest rebels.Robert the Bruce has achieved his great ambition to be crowned King of Scotland, but in so doing has provoked the wrath of Edward of England...Categorized as:
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![Blood on the Crown by Griff Hosker]()
Blood on the Crown by Griff Hosker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlood on the Crown is set in the latter half of the fourteenth century. Will son of Harry is about to join one of the freebooting mercenaries who serve the Black Prince in Gascony and Spain. Soldiers of fortune they fight for pay and for loot...Categorized as:
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![Warlord: A Novel of Robin Hood by Angus Donald]()
Warlord: A Novel of Robin Hood by Angus Donald
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMay 1194. Finally released from captivity, Richard the Lionheart is in Normandy engaged in a bloody war to drive the French out of his continental patrimony. Using the brutal tactics of medieval warfare – siege, savagery and scorched earth – the Lionheart is gradually pushing back the forces of King Philip of France... -
![Kemp: The Road to Crécy by Jonathan Lunn]()
Kemp: The Road to Crécy by Jonathan Lunn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn epic Medieval adventure of the Hundred Years WarWhen Martin Kemp joins the English army in order to avoid the hangman, he may just be delaying the inevitable. While he remains hopeful that at least there's the chance for some heroics, the reality is very different... -
![The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIreland, 1160Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit, King of Leinster, is brutally deposed, and her family is forced to flee Southern Ireland into English exile. Diarmit seeks help from King Henry II, an alliance that leads him to the charismatic Richard de Clare, lord of Striguil, a man dissatisfied with his lot and open to new horizons... -
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![The Fort by Adrian Goldsworthy]()
The Fort by Adrian Goldsworthy
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly authentic, action-packed adventure set on Rome's Danubian frontier.AD 105: DACIAThe Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube, centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming, but also knows that enemies may be closer to home...Categorized as:
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![Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors by Conn Iggulden]()
Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors by Conn Iggulden
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWitness the rise of the Tudor dynasty—in this concluding volume to Conn Iggulden’s vigorous and commanding retelling of the Wars of the Roses. England, 1470. A divided kingdom cannot stand.King Edward of York has been driven out of England. Queen Elizabeth and her children tremble in sanctuary at Westminster Abbey. The House of Lancaster has won the crown, but York will not go quietly... -
![The Cross and the Curse by Matthew Harffy]()
The Cross and the Curse by Matthew Harffy
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratings634AD. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and second instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.Warlords battle across Britain to become the first king of the English.After a stunning victory against the native Waelisc, Beobrand returns a hero. His valour is rewarded with wealth and land by the king of Northumbria... -
![A Sacred Storm by Theodore Brun]()
A Sacred Storm by Theodore Brun
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'A masterly debut... If Bernard Cornwall and George RR Martin had a lovechild, it would look like A Mighty Dawn. I devoured it late into the night, and eagerly await the sequel.' -- Antonia Senior on A Mighty Dawn Forged in fire. Bound by honour. Haunted by loss... -
![Liberty or Death by David Cook]()
Liberty or Death by David Cook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is May, 1798, and Ireland is a country at war. One hundred thousand peasants have risen up against the Crown to the tales of men, women and children butchered as traitors. It is whispered that the feared and despised ghosts of Oliver Cromwell’s New Model army have returned seeking bloodshed, and no one is safe... -
![Tom Swan and the Head of St George Part Three: Constantinople by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Head of St George Part Three: Constantinople by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1450s France. A young Englishman, Tom Swan, is kneeling in the dirt, waiting to be killed by the French who've taken him captive. He's not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns...
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