They definitely have editors for some of their books as I was having a drink with one of them on Friday night!  He said that different people take the lead on the different book series' though, so some may get more oversight than others.

Well I'm glad to hear they are currently using editors and stand corrected. Let's hope it improves the overall standard of their books compared to some of their earlier offerings.

Finished "The Damned Of Petersburg" by Ralph Peters, another of his ACW novels.  The subject is in the title.

I really like how he develops the characters (fleshing out real people) and narrates his story.  If yu are interested in the ACW, read his books.

Also finished "The Irish General; Thomas Francis Meagher" by Paul R. Wylie.  this is a very complete biography of Meagher's life, only about 100 pages out of 331 concerning the ACW and the Irish Brigade.

While it was good I was really looking for more of the Irish Brigades exploits (and I do have another book on the brigade).  So, full of information but not satisfying to me.

Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon
Lagos & Karyanos
ISBN9781526758064

A most intriguing rewrite of the battle that would overturn much received wisdom.  Recommended.

I've just finished Rushdie's latest, "Don Quichotte". Learn from my error, and skip it. It's a sad time to say it, but he's lost his touch. I found myself stopping every couple of pages and muttering "You did that better in ... twenty years ago". Characters, images, fantasy devices, cultural references - they're all bad imitations or even cut-and-paste of far better novels he wrote before this. I feel a traitor, but much as I've enjoyed several of his better books, I shall not be buying his next.

Quote from: hammurabi70 on 17 September 2022, 09:22:32 PMWho Really Won the Battle of Marathon
Lagos & Karyanos
ISBN9781526758064

A most intriguing rewrite of the battle that would overturn much received wisdom.  Recommended.

The Persians? 

Just bought it on your recommendation

Quote from: flamingpig0 on 18 September 2022, 01:32:12 AMThe Persians? 

Just bought it on your recommendation

Hint: how many light troops did the Athenians field and what did they do?

QuoteWell I'm glad to hear they are currently using editors and stand corrected. Let's hope it improves the overall standard of their books compared to some of their earlier offerings.

I'm not sure when serious proof reading is (or was) intended to start but so far, not encouraging, if recent offerings such as "Like A Brazen Wall" are anything to go by. Published last year, this is about the Battle of Minden and is my first and only Helion purchase to date. Thankfully, I did enjoy it but I must say, for such a pricey product, I was very disappointed with the level (or lack?) of proof reading. For example, "line of site" (give me strength), frequent sentences where it looks as if the author was swithering over which one of two words to use (so both words included) and others which I no longer recall. 

Quote from: hammurabi70 on 18 September 2022, 08:00:55 AMHint: how many light troops did the Athenians field and what did they do?

Quote from: hammurabi70 on 18 September 2022, 08:00:55 AMHint: how many light troops did the Athenians field and what did they do?

iirc The Osprey book on Platea  kind of makes a similar point

Quote from: flamingpig0 on 18 September 2022, 10:04:40 AMiirc The Osprey book on Platea  kind of makes a similar point

Not by the same author by any chances?

That seems to be a very common approach to 'hammering home' your PoV.
Go for multiple books with different publishers all about the same theme (thesis).

Quote from: Big Insect on 18 September 2022, 06:11:43 PMNot by the same author by any chances?

That seems to be a very common approach to 'hammering home' your PoV.
Go for multiple books with different publishers all about the same theme (thesis).

Not in this case, one author is a Bubble, the other is a Brit.

I take your point though - see Victor Davis Hanson

Just bought the Marathon book on this recommendation. Looking forward to it!

Quote from: mollinary on 18 September 2022, 07:33:45 PMJust bought the Marathon book on this recommendation. Looking forward to it!

Pendraken is going to need to fire up the moulds for ancient greek light infantry

The first four - in publication order - Hornblower novels: The Happy Return, Ship of the Line, Flying Colours and The Commodore.

All available electronically from here. (I have nearly all already in paper form, so have no qualms about downloading them.)

The first three are terrific, boys own adventure stuff. The fourth continues the vein, but also gets a bit unbelievable as our hero single-handedly persuades first the Czar and then the Prussians to turn against the tyrant Bonaparte.