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Book Reviews or Comments - Bryan - 03-30-2016 Has anyone read this book yet: An Invincible Beast: Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action by Christopher Matthew I'm curious if its worth buying or just regurgitating incorrect info. RE: Book Reviews or Comments - Alanus - 03-31-2016 Hello, Bryon Did you, by any chance, search to see if this book had any reviews... as in, typing-in the book's title and seeing what popped up on Google? There are hundreds of volumes like this, all presenting an authorial viewpoint which might or might not have a realistic foundation. There are 548 results on Amazon for "Christopher Matthew," a few more than I care to search for. I don't have the time to check this title, nor do a lot of other RAT members, but I'm sure somebody has made a critical internet comment on it. It's published by Pen & Sword, noted for inconsistent authorship. PS: Hint-- Use Google search, not Yahoo or any other inferior search engine. If you find nothing, then buyer beware. RE: Book Reviews or Comments - Crispianus - 03-31-2016 (03-31-2016, 03:11 AM)Alanus Wrote: Hello, Bryon Use Ecosia and plant some trees while you search!... Couldn't see any usefull Academic reviews though and that included a quick search on google which I rarely use these days, too many spurious results... However a Rat member has the book and may post a review if you ask... found with Ecosia... Roman army talk: http://www.romanarmytalk.com/thread-25456.html RE: Book Reviews or Comments - Bryan - 03-31-2016 Thank you Olonus for your reply. I checked out Amazon before I posted and saw one review for this book. One. Review. I read numerous complaints about his previous Storm of Spears book and I was wondering if his newer book had similar issues. |