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BookTrails rated Luna: new moon: 5 stars

Luna: new moon by Ian McDonald

"The Moon wants to kill you. Whether it's being unable to pay your per diem for your allotted food, water, …

BookTrails rated Twelve Days: 5 stars

No cover — Alex Berenson: Twelve Days (2015, Penguin Publishing Group)

Twelve Days by Alex Berenson

"John Wells has only twelve days to stop the United States from being tricked into invading Iran in the new …

BookTrails rated Wolves: 5 stars

Wolves by Alex Berenson

John Wells has just barely managed to stop an operation designed to drive the United States and Iran into war, …

BookTrails rated Deadly assets: 4 stars

Deadly assets by W. E. B. Griffin (Badge of Honor novel -- Book XXII)

"The dramatic new novel in the Philadelphia police saga by #1 New York Times-bestselling author W. E. B. Griffin. In …

BookTrails rated The man who fell from the sky: 4 stars

Margaret Coel: The man who fell from the sky (2015)

The man who fell from the sky by Margaret Coel (A Wind River mystery)

When Robert Walking Bear's body is found in the Wind River mountains, his death appears to be accidental--except for the …

BookTrails rated Protocol zero: 4 stars

Protocol zero by James Abel (A Joe Rush novel)

"When authorities in Alaska receive a disturbing call from a teenage girl, their investigation leads them to discover an entire …

BookTrails rated The Romanov cross: 4 stars

Robert Masello: The Romanov cross (2013, Bantam Books)

The Romanov cross by Robert Masello

BookTrails rated A call to arms: 4 stars

A call to arms by David Weber (Manticore Ascendant -- book II)

"Lieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is one of those rare people who likes rules but has a …

BookTrails rated Saturn Run: 5 stars

John Sandford, Ctein: Saturn Run (2015, G.P. Putnam's Sons)

Saturn Run by John Sandford, Ctein

The year is 2066. A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope—something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. …

BookTrails reviewed Rebel Yell by S. C. Gwynne

S. C. Gwynne: Rebel Yell (Hardcover, 2014, Scribner)

From the author of the prizewinning New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon …

Review of 'Rebel Yell' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Finally gave up about about 60% the way through. Too boring and repetitious. Needs either a good edit or a strong warning label on the front cover. While the book may be of interest to a student of US Civil War military campaigns (I cannot say as I am not one), for those interested in US history or in US Civil War history (I am) this book is way too painful. While it has what appears to be excellent insight to Jackson, I believe that could have been accomplished in 100-150 pages with the assistance of a good editor. I've read a lot on US history and Civil War history by both excellent and fair authors. I would rank this at the bottom of the list to recommend to others. Giving a 2nd star only in case it might be of interest to those studying Civil War battles in detail. …

Finally gave up about about 60% the way through. Too boring and repetitious. Needs either a good edit or a strong warning label on the front cover. While the book may be of interest to a student of US Civil War military campaigns (I cannot say as I am not one), for those interested in US history or in US Civil War history (I am) this book is way too painful. While it has what appears to be excellent insight to Jackson, I believe that could have been accomplished in 100-150 pages with the assistance of a good editor. I've read a lot on US history and Civil War history by both excellent and fair authors. I would rank this at the bottom of the list to recommend to others. Giving a 2nd star only in case it might be of interest to those studying Civil War battles in detail. Reader beware!