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Wallace Breem

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born
in The United Kingdom
May 13, 1926

died
March 12, 1990

genre
Historical Fiction


About this author

Wallace Wilfred Swinburne Breem was a British librarian and author, the Librarian and Keeper of Manuscripts of the Inner Temple Law Library at his death, but perhaps more widely known for his historical novels, including the classic Eagle in the Snow (1970).

At the age of 18, Breem entered the Indian Army's Officers Training School, and in 1945 was commissioned as an officer of the Corps of Guides, an elite Cavalry detachment of the North West Frontier Force.

After the Partition of India in 1947, Breem returned to England and held a variety of jobs which included labourer in a tannery, assistant to a veterinary surgeon, and rent-collector in the East End of London. He eventually joined the library staff of the Inner Temple in London, in 1950....more


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Wallace Breem's Books

Average rating: 4.09 · 524 ratings · 49 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors
Eagle in the Snow
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions
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The Legate's Daughter
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions
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Leopard and the Cliff
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
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El Leopardo y la Montaña
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012
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Bibliography of Commonwealt...
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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "B"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests. You will only receive one notification per poll. There will be simultaneous polls so please make sure to vote in each one.

Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin Book 1)Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian

MASTER AND COMMANDER BY PATRICK O'BRIAN
 
  14 votes, 29.2%

All Quiet on the Western FrontErich Maria Remarque Erich Maria Remarque

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE
 
  6 votes, 12.5%

Life on the MississippiMark Twain Mark Twain

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY MARK TWAIN
 
  5 votes, 10.4%

The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)Mary Renault

THE PERSIAN BOY BY MARY RENAULT
 
  5 votes, 10.4%

The Virtues of War A Novel of Alexander the GreatSteven Pressfield Steven Pressfield

THE VIRTUES OF WAR: A NOVEL OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD
 
  4 votes, 8.3%

Gates of Fire An Epic Novel of the Battle of ThermopylaeSteven Pressfield Steven Pressfield

GATES OF FIRE: AN EPIC NOVEL OF THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD
 
  3 votes, 6.3%

ArundelKenneth Roberts

ARUNDEL BY KENNETH ROBERTS
 
  3 votes, 6.3%

The Eagle and the RavenPauline Gedge Pauline Gedge

THE EAGLE AND THE RAVEN BY PAULINE GEDGE
 
  2 votes, 4.2%

The Afghan Campaign A NovelSteven Pressfield Steven Pressfield

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN: A NOVEL BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD
 
  2 votes, 4.2%

The Black ArrowRobert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson

THE BLACK ARROW BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
 
  2 votes, 4.2%

The Eagle of the NinthRosemary Sutcliff


THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH BY ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF
 
  1 vote, 2.1%

Eagle in the SnowWallace Breem

EAGLE IN THE SNOW BY WALLACE BREEM
 
  1 vote, 2.1%

The Last of the WineMary Renault

THE LAST OF THE WINE BY MARY RENAULT
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Killing Rommel A NovelSteven Pressfield Steven Pressfield

KILLING ROMMEL: A NOVEL BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)Mary Renault

FIRE FROM HEAVEN BY MARY RENAULT
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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