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Books; Movies; & TV Reviews
Reviews and Release Announcements of Books, Movies, and TV Series of Historical or Wargaming interest. Note: Wargaming Rules will appear under their relevant period categories rather than here.


Saints & Soldiers; Max Manus; Days of Glory; Assembly

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Saints & SoldiersSaints & Soldiers - Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge – Based on Historical Events – Story of 4 U.S. GI’s whose unit surrenders when cut off on the very first day or two of the German Offensive, but who then escape – in their efforts to elude the Germans and get back to friendly lines they encounter a shot down British reconnaissance pilot, who got a glimpse of the size of the German forces that were advancing before the weather closed in – he is desperate to get back to an HQ somewhere to report as no one may realise how large this attack is, etc… The G.I.’s agree to help him and with just 1 German 98K Rifle with a few bullets and the RAF Pilot’s Revolver (and little food) they strike out for the closest U.S. unit.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 December 2009 12:57 Read more...
 

Historical Fiction: Some Book Suggestions

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Ghengis Khan: Wolf Of The PlainsI made mention recently of Conn Iggulden's "Genghis" trilogy (Wolf of the Plains, Lords of the Bow, Bones of the Hills) in a recent club discussion about the movie “Mongol”. I've also recently read a few books by Stephen Pressfield. One is "Gates of Fire", a retelling of Thermopylae in 480BC, which I grabbed from the library having listened to an audio lecture series given by Garret Fagan in which he referred to this book as being quite evocative in exploring the nature of hoplite warfare...

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