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75 Narrative Histories So Well Done They Read Like Novels - Page 2

Just as the list's title suggests these 75 works elevate historical narrative and reportage to the level of literary art. Each bears reading and rereading.
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The Conquerors (Costain)
The Conquerors
41
Costain
The Crusades (Runciman)
The Crusades
42
Runciman
The Dam Busters (Paul Brickhill)
The Dam Busters
43
Paul Brickhill
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
44
Edward Gibbon
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
45
Erik Larson
The First Apocalypse (Reston)
The First Apocalypse
46
Reston
The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
The Glorious Cause
47
Robert Middlekauff
The Great Bridge (David McCullough)
The Great Bridge
48
David McCullough
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
49
Paul Brickhill
The Guns at Last Light
The Guns at Last Light
50
The Guns of August (Tuchman)
The Guns of August
51
Tuchman
The Island at the Center of the World (Russell Shorto)
The Island at the Center of the World
52
Russell Shorto
The Last 100 Days (Toland)
The Last 100 Days
53
Toland
The Last Battle (Cornelius Ryan)
The Last Battle
54
Cornelius Ryan
The Last Plantagenets (Thomas B. Costain)
The Last Plantagenets
55
Thomas B. Costain
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
The Longest Day
56
Cornelius Ryan
The Magnificent Century (Thomas B. Costain)
The Magnificent Century
57
Thomas B. Costain
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
The Princes in the Tower
58
Alison Weir
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
59
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
60
William L. Shirer
The Spartacus Wars (Strauss)
The Spartacus Wars
61
Strauss
The Three Edwards (Costain)
The Three Edwards
62
Costain
The Trojan War: A New History (Barry Strauss)
The Trojan War: A New History
63
Barry Strauss
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 (Margaret MacMillan)
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914
64
Margaret MacMillan
The War That Made America (Anderson)
The War That Made America
65
Anderson
The Wars of the Roses (Alison Weir)
The Wars of the Roses
66
Alison Weir
Thermopylae the Battle for the West (Ernle Bradford)
Thermopylae the Battle for the West
67
Ernle Bradford
This Hallowed Ground (Catton)
This Hallowed Ground
68
Catton
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
69
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
70
Stephen E. Ambrose
Valiant Ambition (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Valiant Ambition
71
Nathaniel Philbrick
Valkyrie the Plot to Kill Hitler (Philipp Von Boeselager)
Valkyrie the Plot to Kill Hitler
72
Philipp Von Boeselager
Vietnam: A History (Stanley Karnow)
Vietnam: A History
73
Stanley Karnow
War on the Run (Ross)
War on the Run
74
Ross
Waterloo (Bernard Cornwell)
Waterloo
75
Bernard Cornwell
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