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Thanks Mikaelalind and Wayspooled for the suggestions!
I've already got a couple of Dumas books lined up for him to try. The nice part about those is they are out of copyright, so in the public domain - as are the Sabatini ones.
We looked together at all of your suggestions that I could find in ebook format, and he thinks he also wants to try the Cornwell "Sharpe" books (even though one reviewer indicated there are sometimes women/mushy parts), and also maybe the Conn Iggulden ones.
So, now he has some to try, and if he likes any of them a lot, there are many books in each series. I'm still open to other suggestions, but many thanks to the two of you!
- Sue
P.S. You're right, the John Maddox Roberts ones are scant on battles! I love them, but most are straight mysteries, with a bit of political commentary built in. And most of them ARE available as ebooks, although a bit pricey for books in backlist, if memory serves...
P.P.S. And he does read some non-fiction military history, but we find those often don't translate so well as e-books if there are maps of battles and stuff like that in them. So, he sticks to paper for those.
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