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100 of James's Favorite Books: History and Biography

These are not the only books our retired teacher and unrepentant book nerd considers to be favorites, but they are ones he always thinks of when asked to recommend something to read.
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11 Days in December (Weintraub)
11 Days in December (Weintraub)
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1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed (Eric Cline)
1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed (Eric Cline)
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Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 (Max Hastings)
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 (Max Hastings)
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All the President's Men
All the President's Men
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The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
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Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Antony Beevor)
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Antony Beevor)
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Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
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The Battle of Arnhem (Beevor)
The Battle of Arnhem (Beevor)
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The Bitter Woods (Eisenhower)
The Bitter Woods (Eisenhower)
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Buster Keaton (Curtis)
Buster Keaton (Curtis)
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Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
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Christopher Marlowe: A Biography (Rowse)
Christopher Marlowe: A Biography (Rowse)
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The Civil War (Catton)
The Civil War (Catton)
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The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
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The Cold War: A World History (Odd Arne Westad)
The Cold War: A World History (Odd Arne Westad)
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The Conquerors (Costain)
The Conquerors (Costain)
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Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
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The Crusades (Runciman)
The Crusades (Runciman)
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
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D-Day (Antony Beevor)
D-Day (Antony Beevor)
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
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Dieppe: The Shame and the Glory (Robertson)
Dieppe: The Shame and the Glory (Robertson)
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The Discovery of King Arthur (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Discovery of King Arthur (Geoffrey Ashe)
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A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
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The Farfarers (Mowatt)
The Farfarers (Mowatt)
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Fear (Bob Woodward)
Fear (Bob Woodward)
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The First World War (Taylor)
The First World War (Taylor)
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Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
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Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
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The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
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The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
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Grant (McFeely)
Grant (McFeely)
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Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
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The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
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Grierson's Raid (Brown)
Grierson's Raid (Brown)
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The Guns at Last Light
The Guns at Last Light
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The Guns of August (Tuchman)
The Guns of August (Tuchman)
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Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences (James R. Mellow)
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences (James R. Mellow)
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Her Majesty's Spymaster (Budiansky)
Her Majesty's Spymaster (Budiansky)
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