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Ignatius Meany's Must Read Non-Fiction History Books

History is a fascinating exploration of how different parts of the world have developed over time. It teaches us who we are, why our world is the way it is it, those who have been significant in shaping the world, and lessons for the future. These books provide a fascinating insight into the history of mankind, and there are plenty more to come.
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The Second World War (Antony Beevor)
The Second World War
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Antony Beevor
A Thousand Days (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
A Thousand Days
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Arthur M. Schlesinger
Ghost Empire (Richard Fidler)
Ghost Empire
3
Richard Fidler
Saga Land (Richard Fidler)
Saga Land
4
Richard Fidler
The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land (Thomas Asbridge)
The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land
5
Thomas Asbridge
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X (Les Payne and Tamara Payne)
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
6
Les Payne and Tamara Payne
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. (Peniel E. Joseph)
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
7
Peniel E. Joseph
Troy (Stephen Fry)
Troy
8
Stephen Fry
The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I (Stephen Alford)
The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I
9
Stephen Alford
The Korean War: A History (Bruce Cumings)
The Korean War: A History
10
Bruce Cumings
The Korean War (Max Hastings)
The Korean War
11
Max Hastings
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
12
Howard Zinn
Who Rules the World? (Noam Chomsky)
Who Rules the World?
13
Noam Chomsky
Flyboys (James Bradley)
Flyboys
14
James Bradley
China, a History (John Keay)
China, a History
15
John Keay
The Clinton Wars (Sidney Blumenthal)
The Clinton Wars
16
Sidney Blumenthal
Arabesques (Robert Dessaix)
Arabesques
17
Robert Dessaix
The Peloponnesian War (Donald Kagan)
The Peloponnesian War
18
Donald Kagan
The Plantagenets (Dan Jones)
The Plantagenets
19
Dan Jones
A History of Scotland
A History of Scotland
20
Napoleon's Wars: An International History (Charles Esdaile)
Napoleon's Wars: An International History
21
Charles Esdaile
The Wars of the Roses: England's First Civil War (Trevor Royle)
The Wars of the Roses: England's First Civil War
22
Trevor Royle
The First Emperor of China (Arthur Cotterell)
The First Emperor of China
23
Arthur Cotterell
1812: Napolean's Fatal March on Moscow (Adam Zamoyski)
1812: Napolean's Fatal March on Moscow
24
Adam Zamoyski
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (Antony Beevor)
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
25
Antony Beevor
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Ian Shaw)
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
26
Ian Shaw
The Oxford Popular History of Britain (Kenneth O Morgan)
The Oxford Popular History of Britain
27
Kenneth O Morgan
The Battle of Waterloo (Rupert Matthews)
The Battle of Waterloo
28
Rupert Matthews
The Tyrannicide Brief (Geoffrey Robertson)
The Tyrannicide Brief
29
Geoffrey Robertson
A History of Venice (Norwich)
A History of Venice
30
Norwich
History's Worst Decisions (Stephen Weir)
History's Worst Decisions
31
Stephen Weir
Churchill (Roy Jenkins)
Churchill
32
Roy Jenkins
The Inquisition (Michael Baigent)
The Inquisition
33
Michael Baigent
Elizabeth I (Anne Somerset)
Elizabeth I
34
Anne Somerset
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924 (Phillip Mansel)
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924
35
Phillip Mansel
Lenin's Tomb (David Remnick)
Lenin's Tomb
36
David Remnick
Japanese Culture (Paul Varley)
Japanese Culture
37
Paul Varley
The Story of Scotland (Nigel Tranter)
The Story of Scotland
38
Nigel Tranter
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
39
James M. McPherson
The Crusades (Zoé Oldenbourg)
The Crusades
40
Zoé Oldenbourg
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