Hadrian's Wall (Penguin History) |
 enlarge | Authors: David J. Breeze, Brian Dobson
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 29793
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0140271821
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9780140271829
ASIN: 0140271821
Publication Date: May 25, 2000
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Customer Reviews:
Not one for the layman! August 27, 2008
Nigel Davies (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book, as like many people, I was setting out to walk the wall and thought a bit of background reading would make my journey more pleasurable. The synopsis gave the impression that this would be accessible to just about anyone. I have to tell you that I was only able to make it to page 112. It could and should have been more interesting but there were just too many statistics: "The forward ditch measured 5 feet (1.5m) across and 2 feet 8 inches (0.8m) deep; it had been recut twice. The rear ditch measured 6 feet 6 inches (1.9m) across by 2 feet (0.6m) deep. A mile on, by tower 2b, only one ditch was found. It was 3 feet 6 inches (1.1m) wide............" aaarrgghh and so it goes on; mind numbingly dull. In beween the statistics however, there was some very interesting facts and I did learn quite a bit about Roman life on the wall. It was just that you had to wade through a pile of statistics, which were instantly forgotten before you came to the good bits. I can't fault the authors on their research; it's incredibly thorough. I just wish the book could have been a lot shorter than its 250 pages (before the appendices)sans stats and maybe then I could have finished it and learnt a lot more to boot.
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