books

[cromlechi]

Anyone have any good FOG related book suggestions?

Mine would be Gates of FIre, Stephen Pressfield and the The Great Siege, Ernle Bradford.
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One is a novel and the other a non fiction book. Although the Great Siege is not FOG related in the type of battle depicted it's still interesting for the descriptions of the Ottoman army of that period and inspiring in terms of the amazing but largely forgotten battle. Also, so relevant for understanding the tensions today between Islam and the West.

Any suggestions of anything as good as these welcome.

[stockwellpete]

I like the Bernard Cornwell Saxon stories. He has done about 5 of them so far and they give really exciting accounts of 9thC warfare with the shield wall and everything.

[cromlechi]

I'll check them out and it will hopefully coincide with the long awaited Wolves from the Sea!