Film Review / Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Probably one of my favourite films of all time now, Hacksaw Ridge charts the story of Desmond Doss, a WWII combat medic who refused to...
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Dec 31, 2021
Film Review / Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Thomas Edward “Ned” Lawrence was an extraordinarily complex man, as I discovered after listening to Legion: Thirteen Ways of Looking at...
Jul 31, 2021
Book Review / Choosing Life: My Father’s Journey in Film from Hollywood to Hiroshima
People have always been connected to their ancestors in one way or another. But most records, gravestones, or pictures will never be able...
Jul 2, 2017
Book Review / The Organization of War Under Edward III
I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to get out of this book, and whether it was going to a kind of war-by-numbers like the brilliant...
May 8, 2017
Book Review / Trial by Battle: The Hundred Years War, Volume 1
I don't think there can be much more to add to reviews of this book across the internet. It is pretty much a step-by-step of the long and...
Oct 18, 2016
Book Review / De Re Militari (Concerning Military Affairs)
Whether you're familiar with the book or its author, it's very likely you've a famous phrase akin to, "If you wish for peace, prepare...
Sep 26, 2016
Character Review / Christian Davies: Mother of Dragoons
Character: Christian Cavenaugh/Welsh/Jones/Davies Text: The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies (which is an abridged title!) I...
Sep 12, 2016
Book Review / The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies, Commonly Call'd Mother Ross; etc...
It’s fair to say [to me anyhow, I'm not your word police] Kit is one of the most fun and brassy women in non-fiction. Her story is far...
Apr 27, 2016
Book Review / A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry
"And they are dressed in such an indecent way that that which everyone ought to be most ashamed to show is what they show all the time to...
Apr 12, 2016
Book Review / Kit
Hm. Not quite the overwhelming tale of awesome I expected. It had its moments, but the pace and tone were pretty bland and hardly ever...
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