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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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Collected Essays
Collected Essays
by Joan Didion
Moon Shot
Moon Shot
by Alan Shepard, Neil Armstrong, Jay Barbree, Deke Slayton, Howard Benedict
Leadership
Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
by Mark Bowden
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The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951
The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951
by Mark Crispin Miller, I. F. Stone, Bruce Cumings
The Harvest Gypsies
The Harvest Gypsies
by John Steinbeck, Charles Wollenberg
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
Beyond Obsession
Beyond Obsession
by Richard Hammer
Mr. Lincoln's Army
Mr. Lincoln's Army
by Bruce Catton
The Hidden White House
The Hidden White House
by Robert Klara
Alive
Alive
by Piers Paul Read
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Incredible Victory
Incredible Victory
by Walter Lord
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord
On Killing
On Killing
by Dave Grossman
The Canon
The Canon
by Natalie Angier
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates
by William Craig
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
The Children
The Children
by David Halberstam
Business Adventures
Business Adventures
by John Brooks
Clutter
Clutter
by Jennifer Howard
The Collapse of the Third Republic
The Collapse of the Third Republic
by William L. Shirer
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
Enemies and Neighbors
Enemies and Neighbors
by Ian Black
Hoax
Hoax
by Edward Steers, Joe Nickell
The Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys
by Greg Young, Tom Meyers
Meditations
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
Fragments of Isabella
Fragments of Isabella
by Isabella Leitner, Irving A. Leitner
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
Life at the Dakota
Life at the Dakota
by Stephen Birmingham
Arctic Homestead
Arctic Homestead
by Norma Cobb, Charles W. Sasser
The Late Shift
The Late Shift
by Bill Carter
April 1865
April 1865
by Jay Winik
The Price of Children
The Price of Children
by Maria Laurino
The Hotel on Place Vendôme
The Hotel on Place Vendôme
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
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
Ali
Ali
by Jonathan Eig
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Girl Sleuth
Girl Sleuth
by Melanie Rehak
The Summer Game
The Summer Game
by Roger Angell
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
by Ernle Bradford
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Guests of the Ayatollah
Guests of the Ayatollah
by Mark Bowden
Blood Dazzler
Blood Dazzler
by Patricia Smith
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
by Randy Shilts
Among Schoolchildren
Among Schoolchildren
by Tracy Kidder
Revolutionaries
Revolutionaries
by Jack Rakove
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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.