Category: Europe

February 25, 2025

A Map of Future Ruins by Lauren Markham *** (of 4)

By necessity, print and visual media focus on the big picture when reporting on human migration -- how many thousands of refugees are crossing the...

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January 3, 2025

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon *** (of 4)

Athenian soldiers attacked ancient Syracuse (Sicily) in 414 BCE, expecting a quick victory. They lost. Athenian soldiers were captured and held in a quarry on...

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December 18, 2024

The Wager by David Grann *** (of 4)

The Wager is the name of a ship launched by the British Navy in 1742. It was part of a small fleet sent to the...

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November 4, 2024

The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides **** (of 4)

In 1776, Great Britain's King George sent his Navy to put down a rebellion fomented by British colonists on the eastern shore of North America....

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August 7, 2024

Agent Running in the Field by John LeCarre **** (of 4)

Nat, a middle-aged British spy, is called home from his duties running agents on the continent of Europe. Reunited with his wife Prue and about...

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July 25, 2024

Goodnight Irene, by Luis Alberto Urrea **** (of 4)

Based on accounts from the author’s mother, Luis Alberto Urrea has created a fictional account of two young women who volunteer for the Red Cross...

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June 10, 2024

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones **** (of 4)

In July of 1346, King Edward crossed the English Channel to reclaim territory taken by his independently-minded cousin, King Phillipe. Thousands of troops land on...

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May 18, 2024

The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto *** (of 4)

Shorto’s hypothesis is concise and convincing. His book is long and detailed. As the ages of Enlightenment and Exploration dawned on Europe, Holland was the...

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