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Started by Syt, March 16, 2009, 01:52:42 AM

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Maladict

The reviews seem to be a bit mixed, unsurprisingly after such a long wait. I'll still get it, of course.

Gups

Quote from: Maladict on November 28, 2024, 05:16:34 PMThe reviews seem to be a bit mixed, unsurprisingly after such a long wait. I'll still get it, of course.

Interesting. I've only read reviews by the Times and the Telegraph which were both very positive as are Amazon reviews.

I read a long single volume history of the Navy recently - Empire of the Deep by Ben Wilson - which was very good if not at the level of Rodger

Maladict

Quote from: Gups on November 29, 2024, 07:39:16 AM
Quote from: Maladict on November 28, 2024, 05:16:34 PMThe reviews seem to be a bit mixed, unsurprisingly after such a long wait. I'll still get it, of course.

Interesting. I've only read reviews by the Times and the Telegraph which were both very positive as are Amazon reviews.

I read a long single volume history of the Navy recently - Empire of the Deep by Ben Wilson - which was very good if not at the level of Rodger

From what I remember the main criticism seemed to be that he is a bit out of his depth on the 20th century.