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Re: An Infamous Army: Rebekah Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 08:10:00 AM
Anyway. The reason I class her as historical fiction as opposed to historical romance is because her book about the battle of Waterloo - 'An Infamous Army' or something like - was so detailed and so well-researched (she was reknowned for the quality of her research) that it's been referred to many times as an excellent account of the battle. I've not got round to that one yet but my history teacher at school had it on our reading list one year, never forgot that.


I believe they use it as a text at Sandhurst (one of the posh military officer training schools in Britain) because her details of the battle of Waterloo are so precise and she shows you all of the strategy behind it.

I think that's super-amazing-neat for a "romance" writer.
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Historical Fiction? Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 03:27:30 PM 1274 Views
Why would you make that assumption? Jacob - 31/08/2009 03:33:59 PM 986 Views
I'm guessing the title of the MB. Legolas - 31/08/2009 06:28:13 PM 949 Views
If you look at the categories before posting you see that there are more options than just SF/F *NM* Rebekah - 31/08/2009 06:30:39 PM 407 Views
He still has a point, you know. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:01:45 AM 445 Views
Well, Jacob - 31/08/2009 06:31:30 PM 1044 Views
Historical fiction is great. Werthead - 31/08/2009 05:06:06 PM 1083 Views
Also, Jacob - 31/08/2009 05:07:45 PM 972 Views
Don't forget the Masters of Rome series imlad - 01/09/2009 06:24:52 PM 895 Views
Those Troy books were fun. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:36:29 PM 894 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. imlad - 01/09/2009 06:26:51 PM 903 Views
David Gemmel. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 06:50:50 PM 1449 Views
Re: David Gemmel. imlad - 02/09/2009 01:40:51 AM 1407 Views
Re: David Gemmel. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 01:50:45 AM 1578 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:52:15 PM 846 Views
Hurrah, it's begun already Elaine - 31/08/2009 06:43:28 PM 912 Views
Anything that you want to pimp, Elaine? Nobody pimps better than you do. *NM* Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:37:30 PM 419 Views
Mr Elaine says he's the pimp, but never mind him and what he thinks. Elaine - 14/09/2009 01:37:22 PM 892 Views
And I will happily write them down and look for them. Thank you Elaine. *NM* Tashmere - 15/09/2009 04:21:04 AM 359 Views
i love it! temeraire - 31/08/2009 07:18:46 PM 1013 Views
My favorite too. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:45:42 PM 994 Views
Lol that's a great description Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 12:58:56 AM 890 Views
hee! temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:58 PM 853 Views
Intense but genius - I loved it but in a "it nearly blew my mind" sort of way *NM* Perdita - 01/09/2009 02:30:29 AM 514 Views
yeah, but Stephenson calls that SF *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:27:50 PM 408 Views
well, ok... i don't really care what it's called so much, though. *NM* temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:34 PM 410 Views
lol, was just sayin, although I know his reasoning, I still think of it as HF myself *NM* imlad - 02/09/2009 01:45:23 AM 475 Views
Talk to me. Tell me your picks. I love historical fiction. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:28:35 PM 866 Views
Georgette Heyer. I have to get her name in this thread, because her books rock. *NM* Perdita - 01/09/2009 02:31:22 AM 601 Views
Would you like to tell me more? I would be interested. *NM* Tashmere - 01/09/2009 03:40:07 AM 432 Views
Oh would I ever! Perdita - 02/09/2009 12:45:32 AM 1230 Views
You sold me with the research part Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:09:45 AM 994 Views
Re: An Infamous Army: Rebekah - 02/09/2009 08:10:00 AM 1034 Views
Better and better... Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:04:26 PM 1123 Views
I have a rec for you Tash Gena - 01/09/2009 04:46:10 AM 986 Views
What an interesting idea for a novel. I bet that hasn't been done before. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:49:47 AM 782 Views
I recently read Creation by Gore Vidal ranagrande - 31/08/2009 10:12:59 PM 877 Views
Mb for Hf Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 10:36:54 PM 1110 Views
No, we really shouldn't. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 10:57:16 AM 1174 Views
just add HF as a "topic" for new posts, but keep it on this MB. Easy enough right? *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:30:25 PM 441 Views
Yeah, we could do that, if there was a need for it. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:33:04 PM 849 Views
I like that idea. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:14:05 AM 849 Views
You probably need to actually make a case, snoopcester - 01/09/2009 12:08:19 PM 872 Views
Does Dumas count as historical fiction? The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 05:50:24 AM 903 Views
Yes it does. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:50:44 AM 860 Views
I've read The Black Tulip. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:35:00 PM 804 Views
Neat The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 08:06:11 PM 888 Views
Yes snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:09:51 PM 1049 Views
Love historical fiction. Handel - 01/09/2009 09:33:48 PM 922 Views
Lawhead's "Byzantium" imlad - 02/09/2009 01:54:59 AM 869 Views
Re: Lawhead's "Byzantium" Handel - 02/09/2009 07:06:40 PM 1056 Views
I tried Pillars of Earth twice. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 03:03:42 AM 913 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:12:04 PM 890 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:09:29 PM 1059 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:59:11 PM 915 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:10:57 PM 937 Views
All I have to say is: Edward Rutherfurd. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:03:52 AM 408 Views
Seconded! *NM* Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:49:48 AM 390 Views
Only read Sarum, but that was good enough. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:50 PM 380 Views
London and Russka are his best I think. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 11:46:31 PM 371 Views
I picked up Russka awhile back. Handel - 03/09/2009 01:04:35 AM 1351 Views
Has anyone read The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou? Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:54:58 AM 991 Views
No. What did you like about it? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:11:25 AM 1219 Views
Re: No. What did you like about it? Mossman - 02/09/2009 04:41:26 PM 808 Views
And how is that one going? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:05:39 PM 752 Views
Yep... it's rather good, although the first book is the most uninteresting one. jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:19 PM 828 Views
It's all about Saylor, Harris and Cornwell for me. IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 01:38:29 AM 861 Views
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