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The Old Guy's Retirement Reading List--History - Page 3

A rather exhaustive list the history I have read since retiring. I try to alternate between history and fiction and will soon attempt to assemble a list of fiction that my retirement has allowed me to complete. The history list obviously illustrates those areas of history that fascinate me and hopefully you will find it interesting.
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Story of Britain (Roy C. Strong)
Story of Britain
81
Roy C. Strong
If by Sea (George C. Daughan)
If by Sea
82
George C. Daughan
The Line Upon a Wind: The Great War at Sea, 1793-1815 (Noel Mostert)
The Line Upon a Wind: The Great War at Sea, 1793-1815
83
Noel Mostert
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
84
David McCullough
Code Name Lise (Larry Lofts)
Code Name Lise
85
Larry Lofts
Chaos of Empire (Jon Wilson)
Chaos of Empire
86
Jon Wilson
Inglorious Empire (Shashi Tharoor)
Inglorious Empire
87
Shashi Tharoor
The Plantagenets (Dan Jones)
The Plantagenets
88
Dan Jones
The Great Hunger (Woodham-Smith)
The Great Hunger
89
Woodham-Smith
The Templars (Dan Jones)
The Templars
90
Dan Jones
Tories (Thomas B. Allen)
Tories
91
Thomas B. Allen
Young and Damned and Fair (Gareth Russell)
Young and Damned and Fair
92
Gareth Russell
A Great and Terrible King (Marc Norris)
A Great and Terrible King
93
Marc Norris
Revolution on the Hudson (George C. Daughan)
Revolution on the Hudson
94
George C. Daughan
The French and Indian War (Walter R. Borneman)
The French and Indian War
95
Walter R. Borneman
The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution (Sam Willis)
The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution
96
Sam Willis
Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland (Tim Pat Coogan)
Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland
97
Tim Pat Coogan
Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty (Dan Jones)
Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty
98
Dan Jones
Waterloo (Bernard Cornwell)
Waterloo
99
Bernard Cornwell
The Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy (Tim Pat Coogan)
The Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy
100
Tim Pat Coogan
The War of the Roses (Dan Jones)
The War of the Roses
101
Dan Jones
The Warrior King and the Invasion of France (Desmond Seward)
The Warrior King and the Invasion of France
102
Desmond Seward
The Men Who Lost America (Andrew O'shaughnessy)
The Men Who Lost America
103
Andrew O'shaughnessy
The Knight Who Saved England (Richard Brooks)
The Knight Who Saved England
104
Richard Brooks
Lawrence in Arabia
Lawrence in Arabia
105
The Ghost Map (Steven Johnson)
The Ghost Map
106
Steven Johnson
The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I (John P D Cooper)
The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
107
John P D Cooper
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914-1918 (G.J. Meyer)
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914-1918
108
G.J. Meyer
A Journal of the Plague Year (Daniel Defoe)
A Journal of the Plague Year
109
Daniel Defoe
The World Remade (G. J. Meyer)
The World Remade
110
G. J. Meyer
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