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Great Story about a forgotten history

Revisado: 08-27-22

There are very few fiction works about the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) and I'm glad this one was written. Great story, satisfying "world building" (actually existed of course), and well read for listening. Highly recommend

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Fantastic story for anyone interested in WW2

Revisado: 06-25-21

I highly recommend this personal account of the Eastern front from a perspective often overlooked.

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An interesting take on a difficult subject

Revisado: 05-26-21

Let me premise my following criticisms with this statement. I applaud anyone who is willing to take on such a difficult and sensitive topic. I think more intellectual discussions on such tense subjects are needed. I found the issue of slavery on the viewpoint of a Muslim also interesting and recommend it for anyone curious about thr subject. However, I do have two major issues with the narrative. Firstly, the author approaches Islam's relationship with slavery based on the sayings and actions of Islam's great and minor prophets and intellectuals. This would be the equivalent of saying that since Christ never condoned or took slaves of his own, then Christians have been opposed to slavery, an absurd notion. For instance, the author fails to find an actual reason why slaves in Islam rarely had offspring of their own, when the Western slaves typically did and slave deprived communities span across the colonial lands when the middle and near east are mostly devoid of them. He ignores such realities such as mass castration among males and forced infanticide among female slaves due to the fact that castration was nominally illegal and forced relations despised by Islamic teaching. This is done to present Islamic slavery as being more tame than its Western counterpart. Secondly, and the most important issue, is that the author, by his own admission, is incapable of criticizing Mohammed or other prophets due to his faith. No matter how heinous the action of taking slaves or , at best, coerced concubinage is, these action are automatically just and right in the eyes of the author. This severely restricts the objective approach of any discussion about Islam and slavery and represents another barrier in the intellectual discussion of such topics.

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A comprehensive and detailed history of Prussia

Revisado: 05-16-21

There are very few historical books that manage to combine a comprehensive history of a culture and state as well as this book does with Prussia. There is a concerted effort to describe not only the ruling members of the government, but also the culture of the people. I highly recommend this book if you want learn more about Prussia. Be aware that most of the information comes before 1918, so don't expect much after that time period. The narration takes some getting use to but it doesn't detract overall.

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Good book about religious issues of Elizabeth

Revisado: 05-03-21

I highly recommend this book if you want to understand the queen's relationship with religion. Particularly between the struggles of the protestants and Catholics

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Great summary of byzantine history!

Revisado: 09-07-20

Its impossible to completely summarize the long history of the eastern roman empire, but this is a great composition that I would recommend to anyone who wants to begin to study it.

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An interesting if not also an opinionated story

Revisado: 05-29-19

A pretty interesting story if one wants to know about the daily life and personal accounts of a Tiger I tank commander. However, there isn't much detail in combat recounts and fairly little regarding tank comparisons or details. There are of course personal opinions about the war and those participating in it, but nothing anti-semitic or holocaust denial is presented. The few issues some other reviewers have are probably in reference to the author's disdain on how German soldiers were/are treated and represented by western culture. I was not alive then, let alone actually there, so I'll reserve any judgment on that part.

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