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Some Really Great History Books - Page 2

Our Maverick English Teacher and history buff selects 100+ scholarly and popular works of history that he thinks are just terrific reads.
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The Glory of Their Times (LAWRENCE RITTER)
The Glory of Their Times
LAWRENCE RITTER
42
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
Paul Brickhill
43
The Great Mortality (John Kelly)
The Great Mortality
John Kelly
44
The Greek Way (Edith Hamilton)
The Greek Way
Edith Hamilton
45
THE GUNS OF AUGUST by Barbara Tuchman
THE GUNS OF AUGUST by Barbara Tuchman
46
Heretics and Heroes (Thomas Cahill)
Heretics and Heroes
Thomas Cahill
47
A History of Britain (Simon Schama)
A History of Britain
Simon Schama
48
A History of China (Carolyn Ferrell)
A History of China
Carolyn Ferrell
49
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
50
A History of England (Trevelyan)
A History of England
Trevelyan
51
A History of English Literature (Michael Alexander)
A History of English Literature
Michael Alexander
52
The History of the Medieval World (Susan Wise Bauer)
The History of the Medieval World
Susan Wise Bauer
53
The History of Rome (Grant)
The History of Rome
Grant
54
A History of the Twentieth Century (Martin Gilbert)
A History of the Twentieth Century
Martin Gilbert
55
How Iceland Changed the World (Bjarnason)
How Iceland Changed the World
Bjarnason
56
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
Thomas Cahill
57
How War Came (Watt)
How War Came
Watt
58
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Michael Woods
59
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick
60
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
Michael Wood
61
India (V.S. Naipaul)
India
V.S. Naipaul
62
Inventing the Middle Ages (Cantor)
Inventing the Middle Ages
Cantor
63
The Island at the Center of the World (Russell Shorto)
The Island at the Center of the World
Russell Shorto
64
King Leopold's Ghost (Adam Hochschild)
King Leopold's Ghost
Adam Hochschild
65
The Last 100 Days (John Toland)
The Last 100 Days
John Toland
66
The Last Apocalypse (Reston)
The Last Apocalypse
Reston
67
The Last Stand (Nathaniel Philbrick)
The Last Stand
Nathaniel Philbrick
68
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
Brian Fagan
69
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Dava Sobel
70
The March of Folly (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly
Barbara W. Tuchman
71
Medieval Europe (Keen)
Medieval Europe
Keen
72
Miracle at Philadelphia
Miracle at Philadelphia
73
Mysteries of the Middle Ages (Thomas Cahill)
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
Thomas Cahill
74
The Northern World (Fell)
The Northern World
Fell
75
Nothing Like It in the World (Stephen Ambrose)
Nothing Like It in the World
Stephen Ambrose
76
Nuclear Folly (Plokhy)
Nuclear Folly
Plokhy
77
The Origins of the Second World War (A. J. P. Taylor)
The Origins of the Second World War
A. J. P. Taylor
78
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians
Robin Lane Fox
79
The Parade's Gone by (Brownlow)
The Parade's Gone By
Brownlow
80
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World (Margaret MacMillan)
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
Margaret MacMillan
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