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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 1333 Views
Why would you make that assumption? Jacob - 31/08/2009 03:33:59 PM 1063 Views
I'm guessing the title of the MB. Legolas - 31/08/2009 06:28:13 PM 1007 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 432 Views
He still has a point, you know. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:01:45 AM 466 Views
Well, Jacob - 31/08/2009 06:31:30 PM 1097 Views
Historical fiction is great. Werthead - 31/08/2009 05:06:06 PM 1164 Views
Also, Jacob - 31/08/2009 05:07:45 PM 1028 Views
Don't forget the Masters of Rome series imlad - 01/09/2009 06:24:52 PM 949 Views
Those Troy books were fun. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:36:29 PM 950 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. imlad - 01/09/2009 06:26:51 PM 965 Views
David Gemmel. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 06:50:50 PM 1509 Views
Re: David Gemmel. imlad - 02/09/2009 01:40:51 AM 1462 Views
Re: David Gemmel. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 01:50:45 AM 1638 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:52:15 PM 902 Views
Hurrah, it's begun already Elaine - 31/08/2009 06:43:28 PM 970 Views
Anything that you want to pimp, Elaine? Nobody pimps better than you do. *NM* Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:37:30 PM 442 Views
Mr Elaine says he's the pimp, but never mind him and what he thinks. Elaine - 14/09/2009 01:37:22 PM 952 Views
And I will happily write them down and look for them. Thank you Elaine. *NM* Tashmere - 15/09/2009 04:21:04 AM 381 Views
i love it! temeraire - 31/08/2009 07:18:46 PM 1078 Views
My favorite too. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:45:42 PM 1056 Views
Lol that's a great description Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 12:58:56 AM 955 Views
hee! temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:58 PM 910 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 555 Views
yeah, but Stephenson calls that SF *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:27:50 PM 443 Views
well, ok... i don't really care what it's called so much, though. *NM* temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:34 PM 435 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 504 Views
Talk to me. Tell me your picks. I love historical fiction. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:28:35 PM 931 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 629 Views
Would you like to tell me more? I would be interested. *NM* Tashmere - 01/09/2009 03:40:07 AM 464 Views
Oh would I ever! Perdita - 02/09/2009 12:45:32 AM 1304 Views
You sold me with the research part Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:09:45 AM 1056 Views
Re: An Infamous Army: Rebekah - 02/09/2009 08:10:00 AM 1104 Views
Better and better... Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:04:26 PM 1176 Views
I have a rec for you Tash Gena - 01/09/2009 04:46:10 AM 1051 Views
What an interesting idea for a novel. I bet that hasn't been done before. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:49:47 AM 838 Views
I recently read Creation by Gore Vidal ranagrande - 31/08/2009 10:12:59 PM 940 Views
Mb for Hf Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 10:36:54 PM 1169 Views
No, we really shouldn't. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 10:57:16 AM 1234 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 460 Views
Yeah, we could do that, if there was a need for it. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:33:04 PM 908 Views
I like that idea. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:14:05 AM 908 Views
You probably need to actually make a case, snoopcester - 01/09/2009 12:08:19 PM 931 Views
Does Dumas count as historical fiction? The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 05:50:24 AM 952 Views
Yes it does. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:50:44 AM 916 Views
I've read The Black Tulip. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:35:00 PM 859 Views
Neat The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 08:06:11 PM 940 Views
Yes snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:09:51 PM 1111 Views
Love historical fiction. Handel - 01/09/2009 09:33:48 PM 1003 Views
Lawhead's "Byzantium" imlad - 02/09/2009 01:54:59 AM 934 Views
Re: Lawhead's "Byzantium" Handel - 02/09/2009 07:06:40 PM 1117 Views
I tried Pillars of Earth twice. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 03:03:42 AM 975 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:12:04 PM 943 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:09:29 PM 1115 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:59:11 PM 969 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:10:57 PM 1000 Views
All I have to say is: Edward Rutherfurd. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:03:52 AM 431 Views
Seconded! *NM* Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:49:48 AM 438 Views
Only read Sarum, but that was good enough. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:50 PM 402 Views
London and Russka are his best I think. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 11:46:31 PM 391 Views
I picked up Russka awhile back. Handel - 03/09/2009 01:04:35 AM 1404 Views
Has anyone read The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou? Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:54:58 AM 1049 Views
No. What did you like about it? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:11:25 AM 1273 Views
Re: No. What did you like about it? Mossman - 02/09/2009 04:41:26 PM 856 Views
And how is that one going? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:05:39 PM 817 Views
Yep... it's rather good, although the first book is the most uninteresting one. jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:19 PM 893 Views
It's all about Saylor, Harris and Cornwell for me. IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 01:38:29 AM 935 Views
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