Typhoon Over Moscow by T Broderick

and

Death on the Volga by T Broderick



 

 

Again my book of the week visits WW2 and the East Front fiction genre. Typhoon is the first book, Death on the Volga the second, not sure if there will be any  more in the series but I do hope so. They are both rather pricey in paperback (though I say worth it) however Kindle format are easily affordable and great value. The author is obviously a very keen historian and his research is impeccable. Nothing can ruin historical fiction more dramatically than historical errors and I have to say this is flawless. I can't find anything to raise even an eyebrow. Unlike my previous recommendation which followed a squad of Axis soldiers, here we have a whole host of characters, from both sides of the conflict, with no bias shown to either side.

 

Character development is very good, as is the narrative, for example battle scenes are exciting and you are there in the action and there is nothing that pulls you out from your imagination like some glaring historical error. Again this reads like a book written by an experienced author and a very good one at that. It's not stilted and flows well, conversations feel natural and not contrived to move the story along. There is no sign of an amateur author here like you can get with this type of novel. To be perfectly honest, if this had been an old war classic like say Life and Death I wouldn't have been surprised, it's written that well.

 

So if you have an interest in WW2 and fancy a great novel buy them! If you have an interest in the East front then definitely get them.

 

Highly recommended!

 

Jason

 


Edit: Sadly it's unlikely to be anymore, just noticed the publication dates!

Military History books published by Pen and Sword will be reviewed here soon.

 http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/