Peter Connolly for Oxford Do schoolchildren still read these kinds of books? Well who cares because I do? Lots of pictures of buildings, recreations of dress and artefacts make for a fascinating insight. The period covered is that of Herod the Great and his descendants. A rather outre topic perhaps but very well realised. The cover shows Herod's Gallic bodyguard as he visits the new Temple, a good example of the range of the book. More Old Duffer's Book Corner (book reviews) Slim: The Standardbearer Troupes de Marine L'Armée de Napoleon III (2) La Bataille Sardinian Brigade Napoléon Et Ses Soldats (de Wagram A Waterloo) The Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815 Haig's Command Husaria: The Winged Horsemen A Close Run Thing Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800 The Holy Land The Little Bighorn Campaign The Napoleon Options Pallas Armata Marengo and Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power Book Review. Back to Perfidious Albion #101 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com