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100 of James's Favorite Books: History and Biography

These are not the only books our retired teacher and unrepentant book nerd considers to be favorites, but they are ones he always thinks of when asked to recommend something to read.
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11 Days in December (Weintraub)
11 Days in December
1
Weintraub
1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed (Eric Cline)
1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed
2
Eric Cline
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 (Max Hastings)
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
3
Max Hastings
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
4
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons
5
James Campbell
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Antony Beevor)
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge
6
Antony Beevor
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
7
James M. McPherson
The Battle of Arnhem (Beevor)
The Battle of Arnhem
8
Beevor
The Bitter Woods (Eisenhower)
The Bitter Woods
9
Eisenhower
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
10
Dee Brown
Buster Keaton (Curtis)
Buster Keaton
11
Curtis
Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe
12
Max Hastings
Christopher Marlowe: A Biography (Rowse)
Christopher Marlowe: A Biography
13
Rowse
The Civil War (Catton)
The Civil War
14
Catton
The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages
15
Norman Cantor
The Cold War: A World History (Odd Arne Westad)
The Cold War: A World History
16
Odd Arne Westad
The Conquerors (Costain)
The Conquerors
17
Costain
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
18
Fred Anderson
The Crusades (Runciman)
The Crusades
19
Runciman
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
20
Amin Maalouf
D-Day (Antony Beevor)
D-Day
21
Antony Beevor
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus
22
Thomas Cahill
Dieppe: The Shame and the Glory (Robertson)
Dieppe: The Shame and the Glory
23
Robertson
The Discovery of King Arthur (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Discovery of King Arthur
24
Geoffrey Ashe
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
25
Barbara Tuchman
The Farfarers (Mowatt)
The Farfarers
26
Mowatt
Fear (Bob Woodward)
Fear
27
Bob Woodward
The First World War (Taylor)
The First World War
28
Taylor
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
29
Joseph Ellis
Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
Gettysburg
30
Stephen W. Sears
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels
31
Thomas Cahill
The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
The Glorious Cause
32
Robert Middlekauff
Grant (McFeely)
Grant
33
McFeely
Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs
34
Library of America
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
35
Paul Brickhill
Grierson's Raid (Brown)
Grierson's Raid
36
Brown
The Guns at Last Light
The Guns at Last Light
37
The Guns of August (Tuchman)
The Guns of August
38
Tuchman
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences (James R. Mellow)
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences
39
James R. Mellow
Her Majesty's Spymaster (Budiansky)
Her Majesty's Spymaster
40
Budiansky
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