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Weird premise, though endearing

Still no maps

Appalling editing- the same paragraph repeated two paragraphs later (page 91). An entire chapter on Mons, Le Cateau, and Guise involving a mobile battle yet NO MAPS.

Readable but 600+ pages. Astonishingly, no maps except for contemporary reproductions

Aargh. This book is printed with ragged right margins (rather than right justified). This makes it harder than necessary to read.

I'm glad I wasn't an investor in Ottoman Empire bonds

Irrational exuberance is just around the corner

Finally, the book on the Panic of 1873 that has been missing for 153 years by the renowned Liaquat Ahamed.

Not what I was expecting

Entertaining- makes you think that every sports game is rigged for the benefit of gamblers.

Boy, baseball was corrupt back in 1919.

What with the massive rise in sports betting it seems like the time to learn about the scandal of scandals in baseball

The war ends with a preliminary peace treaty that has parallels to the US / Iran MOU. 8 years of war and not much changes from pre-war.

Just a few pages of wrap up analysis left to read.

Surprisingly interesting despite being a confusing series of alliances that are ever changing.

Contemporaries called this "The War of the Pragmatic Sanction". Maybe the Pentagon should revive this title for future excursions into Iran.

Execrable maps (in the book) and a lot of major players named Charles.

It's 1741. Imagine French versions of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff running around the capitals of Europe forging alliances against Austria. That's what chapter 4 is all about.

Not as engaging as the recently read War of Jenkins Ear.

Siege drawing to a close.

Astonishingly, no Spanish sources consulted. Told entirely (at least through page 141) from British sources