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1066: The Year of the Tree Battles by Frank McLynn
Category: History
If ever there was a year of destiny for the British Isles, 1066 must have a strong claim. King Harold faced invasion not just from William and the Normans across the English Channel but from the Dane, King Harald Hardrada. Before he faced the Normans at Hastings in October, he had defeated the Danes at ...Show more
Captain Cook: Master of the Seas by Frank McLynn
Category: History
The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook largely through the lens of colo ...Show more
Captain Cook: Master of the Seas by Frank McLynn
Category: Biography
The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook largely through the lens of colo ...Show more
Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy by Frank McLynn
Category: Biography
Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclips ...Show more
Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World by Frank McLynn
Category: Popular History
A magnificent new biography of the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, based on newly translated sources and the latest scholarship. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. At the time of his death in 1227, his empire encompassed more than half the globe. At ...Show more
Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World by Frank McLynn
Category: History
Secondhand. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Cae ...Show more
Heroes and Villains : Inside the minds of the greatest warriors in history by Frank McLynn
Category: History
In the history of warfare, an elite group of men have attained almost legendary status through their courage, ambition and unrivalled military genius. But many of these same men possessed deep personal character flaws. In Heroes & Villains, acclaimed historian Frank McLynn focuses on six of the most ...Show more
Marcus Aurelius by Frank McLynn
Category: History
Marcus Aurelius - the last of Rome's 'five good emperors' - is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. We may thrill to the exploits of Alexander the Great, Hannibal or Julius Caesar but the only voice from the Greco-Roman world that still seem ...Show more
Marcus Aurelius: A Life by Frank McLynn
Category: Biography Memoir
Marcus Aurelius (121180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity whose life and words still speak to us today. His Meditations remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world, and his life represents the fulfillment of Platos famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when phil ...Show more
Marcus Aurelius : Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor by Frank McLynn
Category: History
Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader, protecting the Empire from Germans in the North and fighting the Parthians in the ...Show more
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