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The English Teacher's Bookshelves Part 6 -The History Section ( Yes, History...)

Although I am by trade a Theatre Director and a Brit. Lit. Teacher, I also am a devout reader of history. Partly it's because I am a contextualist when it comes to teaching literature - I don't believe one can understand a literary work unless one has some understanding of the circumstances under which the work was created. Most of the ancient and medieval histories on the list are there for that reason; even all the various works on Richard III and the Wars of the Roses are there because I was trying to make sense of Shakespeare's history plays. Partly, however, it's because my father was an amateur historian who had a knack for turning history into stories. Since he was a WWII veteran ( as was my mother ), he made that period come alive for me, and I have been fascinated by it ever since. Both he and my mother took part in The Bulge, so that has been a particular fascination for me. The Civil War was my father's major interest, and it became mine as well.
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What Is History? (E. H. Carr)
What Is History?
E. H. Carr
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The Historian's Craft (Marc Bloch)
The Historian's Craft
Marc Bloch
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The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
Barbara W. Tuchman
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The Proud Tower (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Proud Tower
Barbara W. Tuchman
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A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
Barbara Tuchman
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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Barbara W. Tuchman
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The Face of Battle (John Keegan)
The Face of Battle
John Keegan
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The Mask of Command (Keegan)
The Mask of Command
Keegan
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The Price of Admiralty (Keegan)
The Price of Admiralty
Keegan
10
Six Armies in Normandy (John Keegan)
Six Armies in Normandy
John Keegan
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How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
Thomas Cahill
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The Gift of the Jews (Thomas Cahill)
The Gift of the Jews
Thomas Cahill
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus
Thomas Cahill
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Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea
Thomas Cahill
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In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages
Wood
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In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
Michael Wood
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In Search of Shakespeare (Wood)
In Search of Shakespeare
Wood
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The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
Brian Fagan
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The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
The Great Warming
Brian Fagan
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The Long Summer (Fagan)
The Long Summer
Fagan
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Stonehenge Decoded (Hawkins)
Stonehenge Decoded
Hawkins
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The Trojan War: A New History (Barry Strauss)
The Trojan War: A New History
Barry Strauss
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Ulysses Found (Bradford)
Ulysses Found
Bradford
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Thermopylae the Battle for the West (Ernle Bradford)
Thermopylae the Battle for the West
Ernle Bradford
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The Spartacus Wars (Strauss)
The Spartacus Wars
Strauss
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Barbarians to Angels (Wells)
Barbarians to Angels
Wells
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Britain A. D. (Pryor)
Britain A. D.
Pryor
28
The Age of Arthur (John Morris)
The Age of Arthur
John Morris
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An Age of Tyrants (Snyder)
An Age of Tyrants
Snyder
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Arthur's Britain (Alcock)
Arthur's Britain
Alcock
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The Quest for Arthur's Britain (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Quest for Arthur's Britain
Geoffrey Ashe
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The Discovery of King Arthur (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Discovery of King Arthur
Geoffrey Ashe
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King Arthur: Hero and Legend (Barber)
King Arthur: Hero and Legend
Barber
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King Arthur: The True Story (Philips)
King Arthur: The True Story
Philips
35
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons
James Campbell
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The Anglo-Saxons (Wilson)
The Anglo-Saxons
Wilson
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Savage)
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Savage
38
Anglo-Saxon England (Stenton)
Anglo-Saxon England
Stenton
39
The Saxon and Norman Kings (Brooke)
The Saxon and Norman Kings
Brooke
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The Vikings (Ferguson)
The Vikings
Ferguson
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