"May 1812 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Apr 2018 4:12 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest? "1812. Europe has been at war for twenty years. Britain stands alone against the greatest threat to peace the world has ever known, at daily risk of a French invasion and revolution. In London, a handful of men struggle to protect their country and maintain the war effort. Among them, the Earl of Myddelton, code-breaker to the Foreign Office, strives to crack the most…."
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 Artilleryman  | 19 Apr 2018 12:59 a.m. PST |
I have read this. It is quite entertaining but stretches its history quite a bit. |
| MaggieC70 | 19 Apr 2018 2:16 a.m. PST |
"Quite a bit?" More like a complete fabrication. The author was an amazing example of a John Bull flag-waving cheerleader who fancied her prose to be literary and her view of the Napoleonic world impeccable. And she would attack anyone who dared to criticize that view or her books. I used to love provoking her into some historic meltdowns, pun intended. |
| Supercilius Maximus | 19 Apr 2018 9:34 a.m. PST |
Daily risk of a French invasion in 1812? |
| MaggieC70 | 19 Apr 2018 12:58 p.m. PST |
Indeed! Right up there with the "Britain stands alone" nonsense. Bennetts wrote another potboiler, "Of Honest Fame," which is equally awful. |
| Tango01 | 20 Apr 2018 11:00 a.m. PST |
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paints a Napoleonic caricature.