12/30/11

I love it when I get to feature a book I really enjoyed, as is the case with this title.

Having to take a class on WWI wasn't in any way a burden, I was excited to take it and excited to read the books assigned to us.  This, The Great War and Modern Memory by Fussell is one of my favorites.  The book focuses on the British Western front and not only delves with accounts of the war but into the literature and the writing of the time, its an amazing book, I loved it.

I will admit, the frenzy of buying books with all my christmas money has left me a bit overwhelmed with books to read.  Last night, I started reading 
The Crusades
Check it out here
The book is by Thomas Asbridge and was published in 2010, it seems to be a sweeping overview of the crusades, but a good refresher none the less.





This Day in History
1460 - The battle of Wakefield takes place, which is a part of the War of the Roses.  If you would like a neat little book on that war, check this out... I liked it.
The War of the Roses