Under the Eagle: A Tale of Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions
by:
Simon Scarrow (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781429968270 (1429968273)
Publish date: December 6th 2002
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Military,
Roman,
Action,
Ancient,
Germany
Series: Eagle (#1)
The first book in the Eagles of the Empire series and an essential read if you want an insight into the the making of two great careers Centurion Macro and his Optio Cato. Macro is a hardened warrior deeply committed to the Roman second legion when he receives into his command a young untested soldi...
"Under The Eagle" is first class entertainment if you're in the mood for historical military fiction. Simon Scarrow does an excellent job in generating an insider's view of life in a Roman Legion. It feels real and immediate, even if it also sometimes feels like British Squaddies kitted-out with s...
Nutty NUUT readI've skipped the prologue, which may be read after; who knows!Opening: THE RHINE FRONTIER in the second year of the reign of Emperor Claudius: Late 42 AD.An icy blast of wind swept into the latrine with the sentry."Wagons approaching, Sir!""Shut the bloody door! Anything else?""Small ...
At first I couldn’t decide to give two or three stars. Maybe because of the praises others reviewers had given to this book I was disappointed to discover that it was average story. The characters are not remarkable, the plot is simple, little or almost no suspense, (I guessed who is spy and who tra...
It is the year 42 AD, and Centurion Macro, battle-scarred and fearless, is in the heart of Germany with the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. Cato, a new recruit and the newly appointed second-in-command to Macro, will have more to prove than most. In a bloody skirmish with local tribes...
9 years ago
Log in with Facebook 
