military history, and thrilling fiction stories. Add a few of these books to your reading list to enjoy several Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and learn more about war. And, if you are writing about war yourself, check out ouradjectives for warwhen you have finished here...
To absorb more of our “modern” history, peruse the books below. 36. Stalin's Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring by Andrew Lownie Buy on Amazon Add to library If you’re a fan of thrilling spy novels, then Stalin’s Englishman is the history book for...
From the most brutal siege of World War I to the renewed significance of an ideology many of us had dismissed as defunct, 2019 was a good year for traditionalhistory bookson big themes.Paul Lay, editor ofHistory Today, talks us through his picks of the best history books of the year. ...
Trading in War: London's Maritime World in the Age of Cook and Nelson by Margarette Lincoln Read 6 Building Anglo-Saxon England by John Blair You’ve been judging the Wolfson History Prize for a number of years now. How does the best history books of 2019 shortlist compare? Has it be...
The 100 Best History Books of All Time list contains a mixture of the most rewarding history books ever written.
s history picks seek to offer that much-needed background. But that still leaves room for titles that tell us new stories about otherwise tired categories such as World War II and those that regale untold stories from America’s heartland. Lovers of history will appreciate these books’ ...
The history books we loved most in 2019 span centuries, nations and wars. From womanhood to nationhood, they challenge the construction of identity and mythology. They tell the stories of celebrity weddings, bootlegging trials, and people, places and things we thought we knew but prove, upon cl...
Best World War 2 Books: 1. World War II: The Definitive Visual History. 2. Against All Odds. 3. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II.
One of the few books I can’t imagine anyone not liking. Combine history, mythology, time traveling, and humor. Powers generally delivers all the time. The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll Generaly speaking I like all of Carroll’s work but will admit his best was his first. The Lan...
What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing. By Brian Seibert When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History by Francis O’Gorman The 21 “Best History Book” Year-End Lists Consulted...