Reviews for Power Brokers: Kingmakers and Usurpers throughout History

The average rating for Power Brokers: Kingmakers and Usurpers throughout History based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-02-28 00:00:00 Dawn Brown I picked this up for a dollar at the Friends of the Library Book Fair hoping it would be s wikipedia type index into subjects of inquiry, also Rupert Matthews is lol. Anyway Matthews is not a historian, his takes on the subjects in the book are often moralistic rather than possessing any true understanding of politics or society, and some of his information is flat out wrong. Not that anyone would have picked this up anyway, but don't.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-04 00:00:00 Rich Sucik Jacob Abbott wrote a series of histories of great historical figures around the turn of the 20th century. This one, about Julius Caesar is one of the best. Abbott provides great details in his books which are short and to the point. Something I liked about this book is that it contains details I didnt know well. Abbott covers Caesar 's early life and his role in the Sylla and Marius conflict well. He also gives ample time to Caesar's conflict with Pompey. The short shift is given to Caesar after the conflict with Pompey was over.