@AWP have you read When Thunder Rolled? By Ed Rasimus?
My brother in law gave me a copy of Guns of August for Christmas several years ago. I'm not particularly interested in WWI, but wow that was a great book.
Many years ago I read a book called "Why the Crimean War." It was very niche, but insightful. And with the events in Ukraine, it's even more interesting to me.I've never been that interested, either...until now. Trying to fill some of those gaps and really enjoying it. I've also been reading a number of Dan Brown's excellent and deliciously bloody histories: The Plantagenets, The War of the Roses, Powers and Thrones and Crusaders.
I’m reading Brown’s books now. I love his works. I also watch his documentaries as well. He certainly knows his subject matter.I've never been that interested, either...until now. Trying to fill some of those gaps and really enjoying it. I've also been reading a number of Dan Brown's excellent and deliciously bloody histories: The Plantagenets, The War of the Roses, Powers and Thrones and Crusaders.
I just finished the first three books in the Bosch series. For a guy who rarely reads fiction, I find the series very entertaining. The author drops into some of the pitfalls that plague fiction (and turn me off to the genre), but I can glaze over and move past those sections.
The characters are compelling, the stories are solid, and the twists are expected but not over-the-top. Sure a few sections have a WTF moment, but those are kind of rare.