History Buffs

There's a lot to learn from the past, from bombastic battles to social struggles to ancient antiquities. Sometimes there’s no amount of fiction that can compete with the drama and majesty of human history, so let us guide you to some great books about all sorts of wonderful historical topics.

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Damn the Old Tinderbox!
by Matthew J Prigge

Milwaukee's palace of the West and the fire that defined an era.

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The Golden Rhinoceros
by François-Xavier Fauvelle

A leading historian reconstructs the forgotten history of medieval Africa.

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Cuba Libre!
by Tony Perrottet

Chronicles the events of the Cuban Revolution and the figures at the center of the guerrilla uprising.

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The War Before the War
by Andrew Delbanco

Fugitive slaves and the struggle for America's soul from the Revolution to the Civil War.

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The British in India: a Social History of the Raj
by David Gilmour

Explore the lives of the British in India from the seventeenth century to Independence.

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The Middle Ages in 50 Objects
by Elina Gertsman

This volume reveals the full and rich history of the Middle Ages though 50 artifacts.

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Defending the Motherland
by Lyuba Vinogradova

The untold stories of the female Soviet fighter pilots of the Second World War.

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A History of France
by John Julius Norwich

Chronicles the history of France, from Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the mid-first century BC to the end of World War II.

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The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain
by Max Adams

A history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.