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Goodreads Top 200 History Books - Page 2

Here are the 200 best rated history books of all time as voted by Goodreads members. How many have you read?
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Nicholas and Alexandra (Robert K. Massie)
Nicholas and Alexandra
41
Robert K. Massie
The Twelve Ceasars (Suetonius)
The Twelve Ceasars
42
Suetonius
The Proud Tower (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Proud Tower
43
Barbara W. Tuchman
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
44
James W. Loewen
Theodore Rex (Edmund Morris)
Theodore Rex
45
Edmund Morris
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
46
S C Gwynne
Ghost Soldiers (Hampton Sides)
Ghost Soldiers
47
Hampton Sides
The Professor and the Madman (Simon Winchester)
The Professor and the Madman
48
Simon Winchester
Collapse (Jared Diamond)
Collapse
49
Jared Diamond
With the Old Breed
With the Old Breed
50
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
51
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
52
Thomas Cahill
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
53
Candace Millard
Rubicon (Tom Holland)
Rubicon
54
Tom Holland
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
Longitude
55
Dava Sobel
Citizen Soldiers (Stephen Ambrose)
Citizen Soldiers
56
Stephen Ambrose
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
57
Richard Rhodes
Einstein (Walter Isaacson)
Einstein
58
Walter Isaacson
The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Antony Beevor)
The Fall of Berlin 1945
59
Antony Beevor
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
60
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time
61
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Salt (Mark Kurlansky)
Salt
62
Mark Kurlansky
Bloodlands (Timothy Snyder)
Bloodlands
63
Timothy Snyder
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
The Longest Day
64
Cornelius Ryan
The Coming of the Third Reich (Richard J. Evans)
The Coming of the Third Reich
65
Richard J. Evans
Europe: A History (Norman Davies)
Europe: A History
66
Norman Davies
Tesla (Richard Munson)
Tesla
67
Richard Munson
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (David McCullough)
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
68
David McCullough
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
69
Joseph Ellis
The Last Lion (William Manchester)
The Last Lion
70
William Manchester
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution
71
His Excellency: George Washington (Joseph J. Ellis)
His Excellency: George Washington
72
Joseph J. Ellis
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
A Night to Remember
73
Walter Lord
Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris (1998) (Ian Kershaw)
Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris (1998)
74
Ian Kershaw
The March of Folly (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly
75
Barbara W. Tuchman
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
76
David Hackett Fischer
Cleopatra: A Life (Stacy Schiff)
Cleopatra: A Life
77
Stacy Schiff
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down
78
Mark Bowden
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young (Hal Moore)
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young
79
Hal Moore
Mornings on Horseback (David McCullough)
Mornings on Horseback
80
David McCullough
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