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A Life of History Well Read

This is a list of some of the more significant books, mostly non-fiction, that I have read. The fiction that is listed I have found to be formative and inspiring.
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Yeager (General Chuck Yeager)
Yeager
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General Chuck Yeager
Liberal Fascism (Jonah Goldberg)
Liberal Fascism
2
Jonah Goldberg
The Conspiracy and Death of Lin Biao (Yao Ming-Le)
The Conspiracy and Death of Lin Biao
3
Yao Ming-Le
Widows (Corson, Trento and Trento)
Widows
4
Corson, Trento and Trento
Salt (Mark Kurlansky)
Salt
5
Mark Kurlansky
Devil's Gate (David Roberts)
Devil's Gate
6
David Roberts
The Swamp Fox (David R. Higgins)
The Swamp Fox
7
David R. Higgins
The Financial Matrix and How to Escape It (Orrin Woodward)
The Financial Matrix and How to Escape It
8
Orrin Woodward
The Presidency of George Washington (Forrest Mcdonald)
The Presidency of George Washington
9
Forrest Mcdonald
Foolproof (Greg Ip)
Foolproof
10
Greg Ip
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language (Robert McCrum)
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language
11
Robert McCrum
War: What Is It It Good For? (Ian Morris)
War: What Is It It Good For?
12
Ian Morris
Swing (Dan Hawkins)
Swing
13
Dan Hawkins
The World Encyclopedia of Flags (Alfred Znamierowski)
The World Encyclopedia of Flags
14
Alfred Znamierowski
The Doonesbury Chronicles (G.B. Trudeau)
The Doonesbury Chronicles
15
G.B. Trudeau
Streetcar Days in Honolulu (McKinnon Simpson & John Brindzle)
Streetcar Days in Honolulu
16
McKinnon Simpson & John Brindzle
Next Stop Honolulu! (Jim Chiddix & MacKinnon Simpson)
Next Stop Honolulu!
17
Jim Chiddix & MacKinnon Simpson
U.S. Coast Guard Aviation (Arthur Pearcy)
U.S. Coast Guard Aviation
18
Arthur Pearcy
Comet (Carl Sagan)
Comet
19
Carl Sagan
Commercial Aircraft of the World (David Mondey)
Commercial Aircraft of the World
20
David Mondey
Diesels From Eddystone (Gary W. and Stephen F. Dolzall)
Diesels From Eddystone
21
Gary W. and Stephen F. Dolzall
Folk Tales From Korea (Zong In-Sob)
Folk Tales From Korea
22
Zong In-Sob
Empire: How Spain Became a World Power 1492-1763 (Henry Kamen)
Empire: How Spain Became a World Power 1492-1763
23
Henry Kamen
Hell Fighters: African American Soldiers in World War I (Michael L. Cooper)
Hell Fighters: African American Soldiers in World War I
24
Michael L. Cooper
The Bielski Brothers (Peter Duffy)
The Bielski Brothers
25
Peter Duffy
Black Hawk Down (Book)
Black Hawk Down (Book)
26
Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain's Forgotten Army (Barnaby Phillips)
Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain's Forgotten Army
27
Barnaby Phillips
Mussolini and Fascist Italy (Martin Blinkhorn)
Mussolini and Fascist Italy
28
Martin Blinkhorn
Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War (Tony Gibbons)
Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War
29
Tony Gibbons
Warfare of the 20th Century (Christopher Chant)
Warfare of the 20th Century
30
Christopher Chant
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Edward J. Erickson)
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
31
Edward J. Erickson
World War II Tanks (Eric Grove)
World War II Tanks
32
Eric Grove
The Vietnam Brown Water Navy (Gordon L. Rottman)
The Vietnam Brown Water Navy
33
Gordon L. Rottman
Armies of the Gulf War (Gordon L. Rottman)
Armies of the Gulf War
34
Gordon L. Rottman
South African War Machine (Helmoed-Romer Heitman)
South African War Machine
35
Helmoed-Romer Heitman
Killing Patton (Bill O'Reilly)
Killing Patton
36
Bill O'Reilly
Killing Kennedy
Killing Kennedy
37
Armoured Warfare and Hitler's Allies (Anthony Tucker-Jones)
Armoured Warfare and Hitler's Allies
38
Anthony Tucker-Jones
Rocket Fighter (William Green)
Rocket Fighter
39
William Green
Luftwaffe Field Divisions (Kevin Conley Ruffner)
Luftwaffe Field Divisions
40
Kevin Conley Ruffner
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