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Down to the Sea, Book 1: A Novel of the Lost Regiment (Lost Regiment (Unnumbered))

22 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 2000

Don't start what you don't plan on finishing.
This is a very good addition to the fantastic Lost Regiment series except..... Where's the next one? You left us hanging. And while I'm whining, where's the sequel we were specifically promised to 1945?

A Band of Brothers (Lost Regiment)

30 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1999

Seven books, an epic!
An epic, that is all I can call it. While waiting for #8 Men of War, I sat down and re-read all seven books and believe now more than ever that these are some of the finest books I have ever read. I have a library of over one thousand books in my home, and The Lost Resiment stands high as the best I have read. Never has a book or series of books so moved me as an American and a student of ...

Days of Infamy

49 reviews
Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen

Thomas Dunne Books, 2008

A well spun tale of what could have happened after December 7
I was unaware of the "alternative history" approach the authors took in this novel, and was expecting more of a personal narrative from different points of view. Imagine my surprise when Yamamoto launched the third attack wave on Pearl Harbor! As I was reading it, I was thinking, "That didn't happen!!! What are they talking about!?". It then dawned on me that this was an alternative history, ...

Lost Regiment 06: Never Sound Retreat (Lost Regiment)

16 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1998

Very good transition.
Tanks and machine guns. Ha'ark has been forced to attack the Republic before he was absolutely ready, but the Republic buckles under pressure. This time both armies are modern and their leaders understand modern war. Also, expect the unexpected from Hans, who will turn the tide once more. A very interesting aspect of the series is how fallible Keane is. He inspires his people, but makes ...

Honored Enemy (Legends of the Riftwar, Book 1)

23 reviews
Raymond E. Feist, William R. Forstchen

Eos, 2007

Meanwhile, Within the Northwestern Woods
Honored Enemy (2001) is the first fantasy novel in the Legends of the Riftwar series. This story is set in the northwestern woods of the Kingdom of the Isles after nine years of war against the Tsurani. In this novel, Dennis Hartraft -- commander of the Marauders -- is looking over the site of their last ambush and mourning the death of his men. The Tsurani are all dead, but they may have ...

Terrible Swift Sword (Lost Regiment #3)

10 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1992

An Author Who knows his market
I like this guy because he never tries to sell you something other than what you know you are already getting. Sure his charecters in the 35th Maine can wax, wane and moan about the injustice of slavery and the horror of canabalism but it is always limited. Eventually he just shuts up and tells a good story. Therefore this book is engaging and you can turn off your mind. You still care for ...

Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th

85 reviews
Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

Gingrich is improving as an author
I was hesitant to give a Newt "written" book another try after his first WWII book "1945". However, I was pleasantly surprised with this novel. It was a fast paced easy read. The size of the book and the easy text make it a good book to pick up and complete on the same airline flight.

Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War

129 reviews
Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005

Quite Simply A Masterpiece Of Alternate Historical Fiction
I don't say this very often, but in Gettysburg, Newt Gingrich and William Fortschen have created a masterpiece. The Civil War itself, and the Battle of Gettysburg in particular, have been the subject of countless historical books, novels, and films. The war has also been the subject of more than one "what-if" scenario; imagining how history might have changed if a decision had been made ...

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory (Gingrich and Forstchen's Civil War Trilogy)

12 reviews
Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, ...

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007

Those believing Lee's victory at Gettysburg seals the war are in for a bloody surprise
William R. Forstchen and Newt Gingrich continue and end the marvelous Civil War alternate-history trilogy in the same style and sensitivity shown in the previous two volumes. As with the previous two, battle scenes can sometimes be compared to a Steven Pressfield novel, and the emotion and drama is more potent and straining than the previous two novels. After all but destroying the remnants ...

Lost Regiment 8: The Men of War (Lost Regiment)

22 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1999

The Last One?
I have read the entire saga for the second time from book one to book eight. For little more than a week I left Earth and went to Forstchen's world to live his characters' agonies and triumphs, to worry about the Republic, the Rus, the Roum, the Chin, even the Cartha and, yes, the Tugars, with Muzta leading them as best as he could. But, most of all, I went back to see the Yankees once more ...

The Union Forever (Lost Regiment)

9 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1991

Better than the first in the series
Lots of action in this one. Several large battles. Even a naval battle. Too bad the author has to waste so much time in the beginning reintroducing the characters and their history. If Forstchen could skip that and go into more detail with the plot... Either way, this was a very good follow up to Rally Cry. I read back to back. I finished Rally Cry (#1) and immediately picked up Union Forever ...

Rally Cry (Lost Regiment)

47 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1990

The Best
It seemed a strange concept, New England Union soldiers from the 1860's transported to a Russian medievel world that is under the thumb of monstrous horse riding creatures that circle to globe. The closest human comparison would be to the ancient mongols. The story works so well, it is very intelligently written, and the characters really come alive. The battle scenes are awesome. You really ...

The Crystal Sorcerers

2 reviews
William R. Forstchen, Greg Morrison

Avon Books (Mm), 1991

Great Escape!
I found this and Crystal Warriors both wonderful and engaging stories. There needs to be a third book to cap it off, please finish what should be a trilogy!

Battle Hymn (Lost Regiment)

8 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1997

From a New Angle.
OK, so, I knew Sgt. Major Hans Schuder wasn't dead when I wrote the review for "Fateful Lightning." But I didn't know it when I read the book so, hoping that you will read these books in chronological order, I think my review kept the spirit of the novel by not revealing everything. This one is absolutely different. "Battle Hymn" is a vision of the Gulag on an alien world. Whereas "Fateful ...

Fleet Action (Wing Commander)

9 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Baen, 1994

Wing Commander at its best...
When I read Fleet Action a few months ago I was relatively new to Wing Commander, having only been familiar with WCIII and WCIV and Colonel Christopher Blair. I wasn't too sure I'd like this Jason Bondarevsky guy since I was used to Blair. But I found this book to be one of the best in the series, sticking close to real military facts yet maintaining that brand of science-fiction. And there ...

Fateful Lightning (Lost Regiment)

11 reviews
William R. Forstchen

Roc, 1993

Yet again, another fiver for the series...
Wow, this is the series that just keeps on going and going. Excellent. This was perhaps the best one I've read so far next to Rally Cry. Again, there's that great sense of dread and forboding on the humans' part, as they attempt to fight off the ever encroaching Merki Hordes, now, of course, led by that rat Tamuka. The funeral of Jubadi was sickening... I loved it. Showalter's and his ...

One Second After
William R. Forstchen

Forge Books, 2009

New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies. Months before publication, ...

The Crystal Warriors

1 review
William R. Forstchen, Greg Morrison

Avon Books (Mm), 1988

Great Book
Been a fan of this book for a long time, mix of action, suspense, and pure Sci-Fi excitement.

It Seemed Like a Good Idea...: A Compendium Of Great Historical Fiascoes

6 reviews
William R. Forstchen, Bill Fawcett

Harper Paperbacks, 2000

Fun and Accurate
This book was not only great to read and certainly isn't like history as taught as a dry list of dates and platitudes in too many schools. Nothing in great depth, but hundreds of historical events and facts I didn't know were given me in a way that made them enjoyable. Obviously the book historians create to when they want to have fun. I'd always wondered why the vikings never came back.

Magic the Gathering: Arena Vol. 1

72 reviews
William R. Forstchen, (none)

HarperEntertainment, 1994

Still a Favorite..A decade later
I read this book when it first came out. And still to this day I remember it being a great read and I just recently purchased it again and re-lived the experience. This is one of my 10 ten favorite books.

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