Aergeweorc ‘The period of history which we now call ‘Anglo-Saxon’ lasted from about the mid-fifth century to the end of the eleventh, after the Norman conquest. Most surviving Anglo Saxon manuscripts date from the latter part of that period and the majority of them are in Latin, but England was unique in Early Medieval…
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In Memoriam: Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins, author of ‘The Eagle Has Landed,’ dead at 92 I was sad to hear of Jack’s passing. His books were a big inspiration to me growing up, especially his Liam Devlin series. Tonight I will re-read The Eagle has Landed and watch the excellent movie with Michael Caine and Robert Duvall In…
Rooted in the Soil
Rooted in the Soil “Which is why the royal personage who was entombed in Plas Gogerddan in Ceredigion in Wales is so important because just like the ship burial of his ‘significant other’ overlooking the River Deben near Woodbridge in Suffolk, he, like his ancestors, are rooted in the soil of these islands and are…
Review – Mine Were of Trouble, by Peter Kemp
Highly Recommend all of Kemp’s novels. Mystery Grove Publishing is a Great Resource for these types of Books.
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Literary Corner: The Great American World War II Novelists
The Great American World War II Novelists I remember reading James Jones The Thin Red Line in High School and being blown away by the dense, layered prose. It took me somewhere around three weeks to get through it because I would re-read some chapters twice. Since then I read Jones’ WW2 trilogy to…
Know Your History: A Critical Look at the Polish ‘Pogroms’ of 1914–1920
A Critical Look at the Polish ‘Pogroms’ of 1914–1920 I recently had the good fortune to read William Hagen’s Cambridge-published Anti-Jewish Violence in Poland, 1914–1920, one of the most interesting books I’ve read on Jewish-European relations since John Doyle Klier’s Oxford-published work on the Tsarist pogroms. It’s always refreshing to see scholars of European heritage…
Flashback on Federal Tyranny: This Post-Apocalyptic Book Was Written By One Of The Oregon Militia Members
This Post-Apocalyptic Book Was Written By One Of The Oregon Militia Members Looking back now we can see Levoy was not only a writer but also a prophet in the sense he was sounding the ALARM of unbridled Government Tyranny and writing about his own death at the hands of Government Gangster Assassins with…
Good Western Novels
A loyal reader of mine emailed me about some good Western novels to read. Although I am a fan of the Traditional Western and like a lot of writers, cut my teeth on the likes of Louis LaMour, Larry McMurtry and Glendon Swarthout just to name a few, my entire ideal of the Western…
James Bond Night School Reading List
James Bond Night School Reading List Great list of topics for the martial citizen to read up on. Sharpen that Edge everyday!