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on the Trail of the Real St George    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $4.99 USD. 20780 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on September 8, 2010. .

Dragon-slayer, English hero, martyr, warrior, soldier and saint — St George has been all these things. But who was the real St George? This fascinating book draws on the most recent academic research into folklore and legends to put together an accurate account of St George’s original life story, and how he has developed in folklore and legend to become what he is today.
Legionary    by Gordon Doherty
Price: $2.99 USD. 126450 words. Published on April 16, 2011. .

The Roman Empire is crumbling, and a shadow looms in the east…
Edge of the Empire    by Zachary Hill
Price: $0.99 USD. 101490 words. Published on May 16, 2011. .

Alexios is a Byzantine soldier returning home to Constantinople. He had joined to army when his love married his brother. When he returns he finds his brother dead and the woman he loves in dire need. He takes her and his sister to his villa along the wild boarder of the Empire to live a life of peace. However, barbarians begin to appear ruin and destroy everything he loves.
My Father's America - Volume One - The New World    by Walter Lorenz
Price: $4.99 USD. 171800 words. Published on July 12, 2011. .

The first of an eight book series by the late Walter Lorenz about the history of America. The first volume begins by focusing on the formation of the continent, the migration of the Cro-Magnon, and the vast array of Native Americans. Also a look at the world outside the continent. It continues with the voyage of Columbus and those that followed, with special focus on the Conquistadors.
The Crusades: A History of One of the Most Epic Military Campaigns of All Time    by BookCaps 
Price: $2.99 USD. 15030 words. Published on December 7, 2011. .

The Crusades were a series of military campaigns undertaken by Western European countries between the 11th and 16th century. Originally called by the Pope of the Catholic Church, the stated first goal was to take up the cross and restore Christian control over the Holy Land (namely Jerusalem). In total Western Europe engaged in over 10 crusades, though not all were for this original purpose.
The Ostraka Plays - Volume FIVE - CONSTANTINOPLE, ITS DREAMS    by Francis Hagan
Price: $1.99 USD. 27370 words. Published on January 22, 2012. .

Constantinople, once the greatest city ever known, has degenerated into a grotesque; a carnival of buffons and butchers who stumble with abandon and glee through this city's mazes and its endless riddles. In this play, the City is both a meditation and an escape – a dream in which the past imagines the present.