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The Best History Book Recommendations

There’s so much more to learn than just what was in your high school textbooks (and if you’re anything like us, you’ve probably forgotten most of that anyway). There’s a book out there exploring just about everything that’s happened in our world. From the Crusades to the World Wars, and everything before and after, there’s a history book for that. 

What’s more, there are history books on just about whatever you’re interested in! From biographies on U.S. presidents to what happened on the Titanic, from the history of world religions to books about Old Hollywood, there’s a book for you.

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Case Closed
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner
The Late Shift
The Late Shift
by Bill Carter
The Will To Live On
The Will To Live On
by Herman Wouk
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
by Justin Kaplan
This Golden Fleece
This Golden Fleece
by Esther Rutter
Ninja
Ninja
by Stephen Turnbull
My People Are Rising
My People Are Rising
by Aaron Dixon, Judson L. Jeffries
Dirt
Dirt
by Terence McLaughlin
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ruth Benedict, Ian Buruma
1877
1877
by Michael A. Bellesiles
Not in Your Lifetime
Not in Your Lifetime
by Anthony Summers
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
by Ernle Bradford
Brandywine
Brandywine
by Michael C. Harris
Hitler's Last Secretary
Hitler's Last Secretary
by Traudl Junge, Melissa Muller
Of Wolves and Men
Of Wolves and Men
by Barry Lopez
The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
by Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts
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Fragments of Isabella
Fragments of Isabella
by Isabella Leitner, Irving A. Leitner
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
Grant Takes Command
Grant Takes Command
by Bruce Catton
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
Beyond Obsession
Beyond Obsession
by Richard Hammer
The Miracle of Dunkirk
The Miracle of Dunkirk
by Walter Lord
Find Me Unafraid
Find Me Unafraid
by Kennedy Odede, Jessica Posner
Loki and Sigyn
Loki and Sigyn
by Lea Svendsen
President Carter
President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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The Way of the Gladiator
The Way of the Gladiator
by Daniel P. Mannix, Michael Stephenson
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
Shakespeare's Wife
Shakespeare's Wife
by Germaine Greer
Letters on Ethics
Letters on Ethics
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Margaret Graver, A. A. Long
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
The Rose of Martinique
The Rose of Martinique
by Andrea Stuart
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
by Maria Hesse
Taking Hawaii
Taking Hawaii
by Stephen Dando-Collins
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
Crochet Iconic Women
Crochet Iconic Women
by Carla Mitrani
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
by Peter E. Meltzer
A Thousand Days
A Thousand Days
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
by Adrian Goldsworthy
Vitebsk
Vitebsk
by Otto Heidkamper, Linden Lyons
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Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
The Final Curtsey
The Final Curtsey
by Margaret Rhodes
The Collapse of the Third Republic
The Collapse of the Third Republic
by William L. Shirer
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2
Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2
by Lucy Adlington
The Stones of Florence
The Stones of Florence
by Mary McCarthy
The Purple Diaries
The Purple Diaries
by Joseph Egan
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As there are seemingly endless different eras of history, no one book is the best book on history. But three books that top most Best Book On History Lists are A Night to Remember by Walter Lord, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer.