Wes's Reviews > The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West

I really enjoyed Tom Holland's book "Persian Fire". It was very well written and easily held my attention. This book "The Forge of Christendom" was a horrible slog to trudge through. It is extremely wordy, doesn't follow a consistent timeline, and is constantly flip-flopping from character to character. It has a few interesting points and covers an interesting time period. But I can't recommend anyone waste their time on this book. I would recommend Lars Brownworth's books (The Sea Wolves, The Normans, In Distant Lands, and Lost to the West) for better coverage of this time period.