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24 Feb, 2019
Educational But Misleading
1 of 1 found this helpful The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England is well researched, and explores just about every aspect of life hundreds of years ago in England; including the more mundane aspects that other historical texts might gloss over or deem too unimportant to mention. It is thus comprehensive, and paints a very vivid picture of what life was like back then; for the nobles, the peasants, and everyone in-between.
Unfortunately, the title can be misleading. With such a joking lead, you could expect a somewhat tongue-in-cheek exploration; with facts and humor being blended together in a lighthearted tone. However, this is not the case. Aside from a few scattered lines such as "If you look toward the town square..." the guide reads more like a textbook than anything else. I would hesitate to call it "dry" because the subject matter can be surprisingly interesting at times, but merely presenting the facts can leave much to be desired for people who expected those facts to be delivered in a more entertaining manner.
However, once you put the title aside and know what you're diving into, you would find The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England to be perhaps one of the most all-encompassing volumes on banal life in the time period ever assembled. Would recommend this book to anyone curious about the period in question, with the addendum not to expect anything fancy in the presentation.
24 Feb, 2019
Gleaning Lessons Of War For The Present From The Past
How Wars Are Won is an interesting read for fans of military strategy both current and historical. Bevin Alexander starts by acknowledging that the days of wars fought in the past with close groups of many soldiers in formation are gone, replaced by the more modern battles of smaller, more independent squads. A complete change in how war is fought and conducted.
He then details 13 points where the lessons of past warfare can be applied to this new way of fighting. Mr. Alexander begins each chapter by explaining one of the points in detail, then its use in historical battles of the past (including specific examples of the point in action), and then finishes the chapter by discussing how this point can still be relevant today in modern combat.
This book provides a bridge between how war was waged then and now, and reminds us that no matter how much different we think contemporary combat is from the time of knights and arrows, certain aspects of war have remained the same. A must-read for anyone interested in how warfare has evolved over the ages, and how parts of warfare have also stayed the same regardless.