Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ok we've had favourite historical film now lets find out what everbody's fovourite historical book is fact or fiction? my favourite fiction book is probably Eagle in the snow by Wallace Breem, Simon Scarrow's eagle series of books are also up there, another favourite is the Roma sub rosa series about Gordianus the finder by Steven Saylor. Fact books- Michael Grant's history of Rome takes some beating it's got pretty much everything you need to know about the rise and fall of Rome Ok guys whats yours?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Fiction=Catch 22 Fact=Difficult choice, Both Caesar and Hannibal by T. A. Dodge are hard to beat, but there are also many other candidates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I quite literally find the non fiction category impossible to answer in a single example but will throw out a few titles I particularly enjoy: I think my favorite non fiction historical account of all time is the American Civil War 3 volume set written by Shelby Foote. Its an extensive account of the war from battlefield to politics to personal implications written in a style that reads likes a novel. Another relatively recent writer of American history is David McCullough. I am very much enjoying his "1776" at the moment. An excellent account of the American Revolution: "Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution", by A.J. Langguth I must also mention The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer. As for Roman: I'm most partial to the ancients, Tacitus and Dio Cassius in particular, but of more contemporary authors I rather enjoyed Tom Holland's "Rubicon" for just pleasant reading material. Favorite fictions: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin Gates of Fires, by Stephen Pressfield I'm sure there are plenty of others that I am leaving out of there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I love the first in the Eagle series (Under the Eagle) by Simon Scarrow, and and the next 2 or 3 (I forget) in the series should be arriving soon, Amazon just shipped them today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurius Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) Hmmm, Fiction Books: I,Claudius, the Horatio Hornblower series, A Sailor of Austria by Biggins, and my favorite since 12-years-old : "All's Quiet on the Western Front". Fact: Geez.... Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Berlin Diary, One Gallant Rush by Buchard, Paul Revere's Ride by Fischer, and just about anything by Lamb....just to name a few. Edited July 25, 2006 by Spurius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotWotius Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Favourite non-fiction: Churchill: a biograpghy by Roy Jenkins (very colourful language), and From the Gracchi to Nero: History of Rome from 133 B.C.to A.D.68 by H. H. Scullard (brilliant outline of the period it covers). Favourite classical non-fiction: Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars Favourite historical fiction: Not such a fan of historical novels --I much prefer books set in mythical kingdoms, unconstrained by reality-- but I did recently read Pompeii by Robert Harris (read it on a nine hour train journey) and though it was ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Pompeii by Robert Harris (read it on a nine hour train journey) and though it was ok. Oh yes, I thought that was brilliant... forgot about that little gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hmmm, Fiction Books: I,Claudius, the Horatio Hornblower series, A Sailor of Austria by Biggins, and my favorite since 12-years-old : "All's Quiet on the Western Front". Fact: Geez.... Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Berlin Diary, One Gallant Rush by Buchard, Paul Revere's Ride by Fischer, and just about anything by Lamb....just to name a few. Wow, i am austrian, and never heard of that guy from the book A Sailor from Austria, i defentiley have to look into that one, if you liked that one spurius, you will enjoy this book too The Battle of the Otranto Straits: Controlling the Gateway to the Adriatic in World War I ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurius Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 The character of Otto Prohaska is one of the most sympathetic and wry ones created in modern fiction, IMHO. All three books have a great feel to them, some what depressing in places (it is WWI in the doomed Empire) but a good way to inspire research into a relatively uncovered area of WWI. At least not covered very much in the USA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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