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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
4
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
5
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons
James Campbell
6
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Antony Beevor)
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge
Antony Beevor
7
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
8
The Battle of Arnhem (Beevor)
The Battle of Arnhem
Beevor
9
The Bitter Woods (Eisenhower)
The Bitter Woods
Eisenhower
10
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
11
Buster Keaton (Curtis)
Buster Keaton
Curtis
12
Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe
Max Hastings
13
Christopher Marlowe: A Biography (Rowse)
Christopher Marlowe: A Biography
Rowse
14
The Civil War (Catton)
The Civil War
Catton
15
The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages
Norman Cantor
16
The Cold War: A World History (Odd Arne Westad)
The Cold War: A World History
Odd Arne Westad
17
The Conquerors (Costain)
The Conquerors
Costain
18
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
Fred Anderson
19
The Crusades (Runciman)
The Crusades
Runciman
20
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
Amin Maalouf
21
D-Day (Antony Beevor)
D-Day
Antony Beevor
22
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
23
Dieppe: The Shame and the Glory (Robertson)
Dieppe: The Shame and the Glory
Robertson
24
The Discovery of King Arthur (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Discovery of King Arthur
Geoffrey Ashe
25
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
Barbara Tuchman
26
The Farfarers (Mowatt)
The Farfarers
Mowatt
27
Fear (Bob Woodward)
Fear
Bob Woodward
28
The First World War (Taylor)
The First World War
Taylor
29
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
Joseph Ellis
30
Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
Gettysburg
Stephen W. Sears
31
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
32
The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
The Glorious Cause
Robert Middlekauff
33
Grant (McFeely)
Grant
McFeely
34
Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs
Library of America
35
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
Paul Brickhill
36
Grierson's Raid (Brown)
Grierson's Raid
Brown
37
The Guns at Last Light
The Guns at Last Light
38
The Guns of August (Tuchman)
The Guns of August
Tuchman
39
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences (James R. Mellow)
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences
James R. Mellow
40
Her Majesty's Spymaster (Budiansky)
Her Majesty's Spymaster
Budiansky
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