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I loved them. Nicholas and Alexandria in particular. I agree about Peter the Great- it is my favorite to date. Every few years I pick it up again and always find something I missed. Proably the most compelling book about the most compelling individual I've ever read. It contains so much detail but reads like a novel- you can't wait to get to the next page. I didn't find Castles of Steel as riveting but I've only read it once.
Dreadnought I loved too. The f-ups of Beattie and Churchill were surprising and fascinating....and yet they went on to bigger and better. Beatty and his "There's something wrong with our bloody ships today."
No ***** sherlock.
If you haven't read it- The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes is another of my favorites. Oddly enough the only decent book by Hughes but it is a thoroughly researched, beautifully written book about Australia's history.
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