Finished The Last Corsair: The Story of the Emden by Dan van der Dat

>3.5/5 being generous I'm rounding up for goodreads.

>Not that much to say about it. Just under 200 pages. An old blow by blow story of the German cruiser Emden's commerce raiding in the Indian Ocean during the early months of WWI as well as the story of the crew after the Emden was defeated. Decently well written and enjoyable to read. Overall I'd say it is worth a read if you are interested in naval history or WWI outside Europe.

On kindle I'm still reading The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918 by Nick Lloyd which I am really enjoying but only reading a little bit a day (20% done). For physical books I've switched away from WWI for a week or two to British crime and punishment or law and order history.

Finished Execution: A History of Capital Punishment in Britain by Simon Webb

>3.5/5 rounding up for goodreads. Worth reading if you want a quick book about historical law and order.

>Well written and enjoyable to read despite the subject. Very short at 160 pages, and the bibliography is only 1 page. Each chapter covers a different kind of execution including the main ones, beheadings and hangings (there are several chapters on the different types of hanging) as well as the more unusual ones like boiling or crushing. There is also a chapter on things that weren't intended to kill but could be deadly, like the stocks and pillories or flogging. And a final chapter on the decline and abolition of the death penalty plus a short extra biographical section of all the main executioners/hangmen. Lots of interesting info and trivia despite the short length as the crimes of the executed are also mentioned.

Gave up on Murderous Tyneside: The Executed of the Twentieth Century by John J. Eddleston as while the stories are told in a matter of fact way it was just a boring read and as someone not normally into true crime stories I felt like I wasn't remembering anything from it.

Now reading Witchfinders: A Seventeenth Century English Tragedy by Malcom Gaskill. Focused on Essex around 1645. Enjoying it so far.