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25 Books to Make You Well Informed on European History

These 25 contemporary, popular non-fiction books will give you a pretty well-rounded understanding of Europe history... and probably make you want to read another 250 on the fascinating, complex, tragic, heroic and impactful history of this continent.
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A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914-1918 (G.J. Meyer)
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914-1918
G.J. Meyer
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The War That Ended Peace
The War That Ended Peace
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
4
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm (William Manchester)
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm
William Manchester
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Winston Spencer Churchill the Last Lion Part 2 - Alone. 1932-40 (William Manchester)
Winston Spencer Churchill the Last Lion Part 2 - Alone. 1932-40
William Manchester
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Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906 (David Cannadine)
Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906
David Cannadine
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Europe's Tragedy (Peter H. Wilson)
Europe's Tragedy
Peter H. Wilson
8
The Plantagenets (Dan Jones)
The Plantagenets
Dan Jones
9
The End (Ian Kershaw)
The End
Ian Kershaw
10
Stalingrad (Antony Beevor)
Stalingrad
Antony Beevor
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The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Antony Beevor)
The Fall of Berlin 1945
Antony Beevor
12
Napoleon the Great (Andrew Roberts)
Napoleon the Great
Andrew Roberts
13
The Pursuit of Power (Richard J. Evans)
The Pursuit of Power
Richard J. Evans
14
The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans (David Abulafia)
The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans
David Abulafia
15
Paris (Jones)
Paris
Jones
16
The Battle of Waterloo (Rupert Matthews)
The Battle of Waterloo
Rupert Matthews
17
A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans? (Johnathan Clements)
A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans?
Johnathan Clements
18
The Borgias: The Hidden History (G. J. Meyer)
The Borgias: The Hidden History
G. J. Meyer
19
At the Sharp End (Tim Cook)
At the Sharp End
Tim Cook
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Frederick the Great: King of Prussia (Tim Blanning)
Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
Tim Blanning
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Incomparable: Napoleon's Ninth Light Infantry (T.E Crowdy)
Incomparable: Napoleon's Ninth Light Infantry
T.E Crowdy
22
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History (Lewis Dartnell)
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
Lewis Dartnell
23
The Crimean War: A History (Orlando Figes)
The Crimean War: A History
Orlando Figes
24
Bloodlands (Timothy Snyder)
Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder
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Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country (Simon Winder)
Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country
Simon Winder
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