so its not the knowledge that he lacks, merely an effective way to write about it, and thats a shame.
Ironically, after 13 hours of wishing that the author had some experience as a reenactor, in the historical notes he actually talked about his reenactment experiences. However if you desire complex characters covered in the mud blood and grit of important historical events then, like me, you need to keep looking for something better than this. Ok so this plot is easy to follow and the writing style is gentle, and if you like conventional characters in a generic historical / fantasy setting then you will enjoy this book. I wouldn't consider any of the characters fit for a pillow fight on the Disney channel let alone for a pitched battle in the Teutoburg forest in which mighty Rome lost 3 legions to the wild Germanic tribesmen.
The author understands nothing of the landscape, the people or their equipment and clothing.
Containing a bunch of shallow one dimensional characters and lacking a decent plot this tepid book doesn't do justice to the ferocity and savagery of the epic historical events it attempts to describe.
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