Books by Mackenzie Ford
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English
review 1: This is an interesting look at WWI from a British perspective, especially regarding the analysis of military intelligence. The main character, Hal Montgomery, is an English officer who meets his German counterpart during a Christmas truce. When the German officer asks a favor o...
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English
review 1: I always enjoy a novel set in Africa. This one had a little of everything and was captivating enough to keep me reading. Quite a few twists and turns I didn't see coming, which normally is a plus for me, but I felt the author got carried away with that element at the end of the...
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English
review 1: Gifts of War opens in the trenches with the WWI Christmas Truce of 1914.British second lieutenant Hal Montgomery tells his soldiers to hold their fire.Hal faces Oberleutnant Wilhelm Wetzlar in the "informal, unauthorized truce."Hal is proficient in German and Wilhelm in English.W...
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English
review 1: I actually really enjoyed this book. It is well written and not frilly in its language, and the narrator's voice is very engaging. My only criticisms as such would be that Hal (the narrator) seems to be suspiciously modern in his outlook - despite it being set during WWI, he seem...