Downfall of the Templars is a gripping and thoroughly researched examination of one of the most dramatic betrayals in medieval history. Tony McMahon combines vivid storytelling with meticulous scholarship to provide a compelling account of how the Knights Templar – once revered heroes of Christendom – were suddenly recast as heretics, sorcerers, and traitors. The […]

Tony Sullivan’s The Coming of the Saxons is a lively and accessible journey into one of the most fascinating turning points in Britain’s past: the end of Roman rule and the rise of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Rather than presenting the period as a shadowy “Dark Age,” Sullivan fills it with texture, character, and drama, showing […]

I recently read “SOE in Denmark: The Special Operations Executive’s Danish Section in WW2” and official history, and I was thoroughly impressed with this book. It is an in-depth and extremely detailed account of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Denmark during World War II as you would expect form official records. This book is […]

This book, A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare, is a fascinating exploration of the way warfare was perceived and experienced in the ancient world. It examines the use of the senses in warfare, from sight and sound, to smell and taste, to touch and emotion. Author Conor Whately has done an excellent job of researching […]