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Reading Through European History

A list of non-fiction books I have compiled to be well-read in European history. I have tried to focus on macro-histories and to be comprehensive in geographic scope and time periods covered.
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The Great Sea (David Abulafia)
The Great Sea (David Abulafia)
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
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Iron Curtain (Anne Applebaum)
Iron Curtain (Anne Applebaum)
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The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs (Marc David Baer)
The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs (Marc David Baer)
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The Making of Europe (Robert Bartlett)
The Making of Europe (Robert Bartlett)
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SPQR (Beard, Mary)
SPQR (Beard, Mary)
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The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Antony Beevor)
The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Antony Beevor)
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Empires of the Silk Road (Christopher I. Beckwith)
Empires of the Silk Road (Christopher I. Beckwith)
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The Pursuit of Glory (Tim Blanning)
The Pursuit of Glory (Tim Blanning)
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The Vertigo Years: Europe, 1900-1914 (Philip Blom)
The Vertigo Years: Europe, 1900-1914 (Philip Blom)
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Nature's Mutiny (Philipp Blom)
Nature's Mutiny (Philipp Blom)
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The Baltic Story. a Thousand Years of History of Its Lands, Sea and Peoples (Caroline Boggis-Rolfe)
The Baltic Story. a Thousand Years of History of Its Lands, Sea and Peoples (Caroline Boggis-Rolfe)
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Moral Combat: Good and Evil in World War II (Michael Burleigh)
Moral Combat: Good and Evil in World War II (Michael Burleigh)
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Conquistadores. a New History (Fernando Cerventes)
Conquistadores. a New History (Fernando Cerventes)
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Iron Kingdom: The Rise & Downfall of Prussia (Christoper Clark)
Iron Kingdom: The Rise & Downfall of Prussia (Christoper Clark)
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The Sleepwalkers (Christopher Clark)
The Sleepwalkers (Christopher Clark)
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Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-49 (Christopher Clark)
Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-49 (Christopher Clark)
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Vanished Kingdoms (Norman Davies)
Vanished Kingdoms (Norman Davies)
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Lingo (Gaston Dorren)
Lingo (Gaston Dorren)
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The Pursuit of Power (Richard J. Evans)
The Pursuit of Power (Richard J. Evans)
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The Europeans (Orlando Figes)
The Europeans (Orlando Figes)
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Revolutionary Russia : 1891-1991 (Orlando Figes)
Revolutionary Russia : 1891-1991 (Orlando Figes)
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The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe (Matthew Gabriele)
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe (Matthew Gabriele)
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The Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815 (David Gates)
The Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815 (David Gates)
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The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent (Peter Gatrell)
The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent (Peter Gatrell)
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Empires of the Mind. the Colonial Past and the Politics of the Present (Robert Gildea)
Empires of the Mind. the Colonial Past and the Politics of the Present (Robert Gildea)
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The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers (Misha Glenny)
The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers (Misha Glenny)
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The Swerve: How the Renaissance Begun (Stephen Greenblatt)
The Swerve: How the Renaissance Begun (Stephen Greenblatt)
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Christendom Destroyed (Mark Greengrass)
Christendom Destroyed (Mark Greengrass)
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Game of Queens (Sarah Gristwood)
Game of Queens (Sarah Gristwood)
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Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Max Hastings)
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Max Hastings)
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Byzantium (Judith Herrin)
Byzantium (Judith Herrin)
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The Age of Capital: 1848-1875 (Eric Hobsbawm)
The Age of Capital: 1848-1875 (Eric Hobsbawm)
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The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 (Eric Hobsbawm)
The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 (Eric Hobsbawm)
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The Age of Extremes a History of the World 1914 - 1991 (Eric Hobsbawm)
The Age of Extremes a History of the World 1914 - 1991 (Eric Hobsbawm)
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The Age of Empire: 1875-1914 (E. J. Hobsbawm)
The Age of Empire: 1875-1914 (E. J. Hobsbawm)
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Millenium. the End of the World and the Forging of Christendom (Tom Holland)
Millenium. the End of the World and the Forging of Christendom (Tom Holland)
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Europe in the High Middle Ages (William Chester Jordan)
Europe in the High Middle Ages (William Chester Jordan)
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River Kings (Cat Jarman)
River Kings (Cat Jarman)
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Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages (Dan Jones)
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages (Dan Jones)
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