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Some Really Great History Books - Page 2

Our Maverick English Teacher and history buff selects 100+ scholarly and popular works of history that he thinks are just terrific reads.
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The Glory of Their Times (LAWRENCE RITTER)
The Glory of Their Times
41
LAWRENCE RITTER
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
42
Paul Brickhill
The Great Mortality (John Kelly)
The Great Mortality
43
John Kelly
The Greek Way (Edith Hamilton)
The Greek Way
44
Edith Hamilton
THE GUNS OF AUGUST by Barbara Tuchman
THE GUNS OF AUGUST by Barbara Tuchman
45
Heretics and Heroes (Thomas Cahill)
Heretics and Heroes
46
Thomas Cahill
A History of Britain (Simon Schama)
A History of Britain
47
Simon Schama
A History of China (Carolyn Ferrell)
A History of China
48
Carolyn Ferrell
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
49
Edward Gibbon
A History of England (Trevelyan)
A History of England
50
Trevelyan
A History of English Literature (Michael Alexander)
A History of English Literature
51
Michael Alexander
The History of the Medieval World (Susan Wise Bauer)
The History of the Medieval World
52
Susan Wise Bauer
The History of Rome (Grant)
The History of Rome
53
Grant
A History of the Twentieth Century (Martin Gilbert)
A History of the Twentieth Century
54
Martin Gilbert
How Iceland Changed the World (Bjarnason)
How Iceland Changed the World
55
Bjarnason
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
56
Thomas Cahill
How War Came (Watt)
How War Came
57
Watt
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
58
Michael Woods
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
59
Nathaniel Philbrick
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
60
Michael Wood
India (V.S. Naipaul)
India
61
V.S. Naipaul
Inventing the Middle Ages (Cantor)
Inventing the Middle Ages
62
Cantor
The Island at the Center of the World (Russell Shorto)
The Island at the Center of the World
63
Russell Shorto
King Leopold's Ghost (Adam Hochschild)
King Leopold's Ghost
64
Adam Hochschild
The Last 100 Days (John Toland)
The Last 100 Days
65
John Toland
The Last Apocalypse (Reston)
The Last Apocalypse
66
Reston
The Last Stand (Nathaniel Philbrick)
The Last Stand
67
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
68
Brian Fagan
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
69
Dava Sobel
The March of Folly (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly
70
Barbara W. Tuchman
Medieval Europe (Keen)
Medieval Europe
71
Keen
Miracle at Philadelphia
Miracle at Philadelphia
72
Mysteries of the Middle Ages (Thomas Cahill)
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
73
Thomas Cahill
The Northern World (Fell)
The Northern World
74
Fell
Nothing Like It in the World (Stephen Ambrose)
Nothing Like It in the World
75
Stephen Ambrose
Nuclear Folly (Plokhy)
Nuclear Folly
76
Plokhy
The Origins of the Second World War (A. J. P. Taylor)
The Origins of the Second World War
77
A. J. P. Taylor
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians
78
Robin Lane Fox
The Parade's Gone by (Brownlow)
The Parade's Gone By
79
Brownlow
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World (Margaret MacMillan)
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
80
Margaret MacMillan
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