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History That Doesn't Read(Yawn… ) Like History

77 books about various moments in World history, all of which makes their subjects come to life through combination of clear thinking, narrative skill, and bravura writing.
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Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble (Antony Beevor)
Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble
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Antony Beevor
Armageddon (Hastings)
Armageddon
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Hastings
The Army of the Potomac (Catton)
The Army of the Potomac
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Catton
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
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James M. McPherson
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (Antony Beevor)
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
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Antony Beevor
The Battle of Arnhem (Beevor)
The Battle of Arnhem
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Beevor
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Dee Brown
Cavaliers and Roundheads: The English Civil War, 1642-1649 (Christopher Hibbert)
Cavaliers and Roundheads: The English Civil War, 1642-1649
8
Christopher Hibbert
The Centennial History of the Civil War (Catton)
The Centennial History of the Civil War
9
Catton
Citizens (Simon Schama)
Citizens
10
Simon Schama
The Civil War (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War
11
Shelby Foote
The Cold War: A World History (Odd Arne Westad)
The Cold War: A World History
12
Odd Arne Westad
Culloden and the '45 (Black)
Culloden and the '45
13
Black
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
14
Erik Larson
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
15
Barbara Tuchman
Eyes on the Prize (Juan Williams)
Eyes on the Prize
16
Juan Williams
Faith and Treason (Antonia Fraser)
Faith and Treason
17
Antonia Fraser
The Feminist Promise: 1792 to the Present (Christine Stansell)
The Feminist Promise: 1792 to the Present
18
Christine Stansell
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam by Franc
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam by Franc
19
The First World War (Taylor)
The First World War
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Taylor
Four Queens (Goldstone)
Four Queens
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Goldstone
Free at Last (Bullard)
Free at Last
22
Bullard
From Caligari to Hitler (Krakauer)
From Caligari to Hitler
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Krakauer
The Glory of Their Times (LAWRENCE RITTER)
The Glory of Their Times
24
LAWRENCE RITTER
Gods, Graves, & Scholars (Ceram)
Gods, Graves, & Scholars
25
Ceram
Grant Moves South (Catton)
Grant Moves South
26
Catton
Grant Takes Command (Catton)
Grant Takes Command
27
Catton
The Great Bridge (David McCullough)
The Great Bridge
28
David McCullough
The Great Warming (Fagan)
The Great Warming
29
Fagan
Grierson's Raid (Brown)
Grierson's Raid
30
Brown
The Guns at Last Light
The Guns at Last Light
31
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August
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Barbara Tuchman
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
33
Margot Lee Shetterly
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
34
Thomas Cahill
How War Came (Watt)
How War Came
35
Watt
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
36
Nathaniel Philbrick
Is Paris Burning? (Larry Collins)
Is Paris Burning?
37
Larry Collins
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths (Karen Armstrong)
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
38
Karen Armstrong
The Last 100 Days (John Toland)
The Last 100 Days
39
John Toland
The Last Stand (Nathaniel Philbrick)
The Last Stand
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Nathaniel Philbrick
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