Shane Hensley

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Revisado: 07-05-25

A fantastic account of the mutiny and all that came before and after. I've become a hardcore Fitzsimon's fan after Batavia and The Catalpa Rescue, and can't wait to start his tale of Captain Cook next.

Fitzsimon is a readable historian, at once entertaining and informing the inquisitive. His style is engaging, his facts well-researched, and even surmised dialogue feels natural to the narrative as it's known.

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Great inspiration for FFGs Arkham games

Revisado: 07-03-24

Excellent performance and premise. Interesting characters and fun pulpy treatment of the Mythos. Could have done without the tobacco ads though. Just a personal turnoff.

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Horrific and fascinating

Revisado: 04-06-24

This wasn't a story I was familiar with. it was harrowing, well researched, and exceptionally well told.

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Inspiring and hearbreaking all at once

Revisado: 05-13-23

I discovered JMS through Spider-Man, but after reading this book I'm going to add everything he's ever done to my list. His story is inspiring to all those of us who call ourselves writers, but especially to those who have been told no. He overcame abuse, ADD, poor eyesight, being raised by a literal war criminal, and a generally difficult era to become one of the most successful storytellers of our time. You may find *success* more difficult in today's incredibly crowded field, but your obstacles certainly are no greater than his... so get to work!

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Another excellent adventure

Revisado: 11-16-22

I'm a fan of all Brightwell's works, and this is no exception. Besides the intriguing characters, derring do, and precarious situations, Brightwell nails the flow and drama of the real-life encounters and battles Flashman engages in.

I'm fortunate enough to have walked many of these battlefields, and the author's mastery of the terrain and feel of the places makes the reader feel they're there in Thomas's shoes.

I can't recommend these stories highly enough for any student of historical fiction.

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Fraser would be thrilled

Revisado: 01-09-22

Another great tale mething solid history with rip-roaring entertainment. Bright well does a fantastic job weaving the little incidents grognards pride themselves for knowing with Thomas' misadventures. Well researched and delightful to read or listen to

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Great book but more about Petrosino

Revisado: 11-13-21

It's really a book about Joseph Petrosino. He certainly deserves it and a whole lot more than the minor accolades history has given him. But the book does give you a good idea of what the black hand was like, how terrible they were, and how ignoring them gave us a century or more of corruption in our major cities. Maybel we should be learning from them today.

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Tragic story excellently told

Revisado: 06-09-21

It took me just a bit to get into it, but once I did I couldn't wait to listen again. I knew the basics but the details of the first Anglo Afghan war are fascinating, complex, tragic, and incredibly interesting.

As a side note, stay for the research acknowledgements at the end. It not only shines a light on the extent of Dalrymple's thoroughness but also illustrates how dangerous the area remains.

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Fascinating story

Revisado: 12-13-20

A little slow to start but once the core story began I couldn't stop listening.

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An epic reminder of the importance of independence

Revisado: 10-16-20

in the era of learning how to do things from YouTube, if that, Mulgraves efforts to keep him and his crew alive remind us just how important it is to be able to perform basic tasks most of us take for granted these days.

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