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Some Really Great History Books - Page 3

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 Pity of War (Niall Ferguson)
The Pity of War
81
Niall Ferguson
The Power of Art (Schama)
The Power of Art
82
Schama
The Proud Tower (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Proud Tower
83
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Reason Why (Cecil Woodham-Smith)
The Reason Why
84
Cecil Woodham-Smith
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
85
William L. Shirer
The Rise of Islam (Gordon)
The Rise of Islam
86
Gordon
The Russian Revolution: A New History (Sean McMeekin)
The Russian Revolution: A New History
87
Sean McMeekin
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea
88
Thomas Cahill
The Saxon and Norman Kings (Brooke)
The Saxon and Norman Kings
89
Brooke
The Second World War (Antony Beevor)
The Second World War
90
Antony Beevor
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill
91
The Secret History of the World (Mark Booth)
The Secret History of the World
92
Mark Booth
Sherman's March (Davis)
Sherman's March
93
Davis
A Short History of the Crusades (Riley-Smith)
A Short History of the Crusades
94
Riley-Smith
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
95
Bill Bryson
Six Armies in Normandy (John Keegan)
Six Armies in Normandy
96
John Keegan
The Sixties: Years of Hope, Day of Rage (Todd Gitlin)
The Sixties: Years of Hope, Day of Rage
97
Todd Gitlin
So Far From God: The U.S. War With Mexico, 1846-1848 (John S.D. Eisenhower)
So Far From God: The U.S. War With Mexico, 1846-1848
98
John S.D. Eisenhower
The Spanish Civil War (Hugh Thomas)
The Spanish Civil War
99
Hugh Thomas
A Stillness at Appomattox (Bruce Catton)
A Stillness at Appomattox
100
Bruce Catton
The Story of Science (Bauer)
The Story of Science
101
Bauer
Suffrage and the City (Lauren C. Santangelo)
Suffrage and the City
102
Lauren C. Santangelo
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (Kate Summerscale)
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
103
Kate Summerscale
Testament (Romer)
Testament
104
Romer
The Theater in Its Time (Arnott)
The Theater in Its Time
105
Arnott
The Theatre: A Concise History (Phyllis Hartnoll)
The Theatre: A Concise History
106
Phyllis Hartnoll
The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy (Peter H. Wilson)
The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy
107
Peter H. Wilson
Three Roads to the Alamo (Davis)
Three Roads to the Alamo
108
Davis
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
109
A Time for Trumpets (Charles B. MacDonald)
A Time for Trumpets
110
Charles B. MacDonald
Total War (Calvocoressi)
Total War
111
Calvocoressi
Valiant Ambition (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Valiant Ambition
112
Nathaniel Philbrick
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (Max Hastings)
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
113
Max Hastings
The Vikings (Ferguson)
The Vikings
114
Ferguson
Wanderings (Potok)
Wanderings
115
Potok
The War Against the Jews (Lucy S. Dawidowicz)
The War Against the Jews
116
Lucy S. Dawidowicz
The War That Ended Peace
The War That Ended Peace
117
The Wars of the Roses (John Gillingham)
The Wars of the Roses
118
John Gillingham
What Is History. (Carr)
What Is History.
119
Carr
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Stephen Greenblatt)
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
120
Stephen Greenblatt
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