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World History Books That Illuminate History Around You

Our past can tell us so much about the present and the future. World history books help us to understand our world by providing context to how we arrived where we are today.

The best world history books are accessible and comprehensive, guiding readers through important events of the past and drawing connections to causes and effects throughout history.

Take a journey along the Silk Road, walk the streets of colonial America, or fight in the Wars of the Roses. History books give us the opportunity to experience another time and place through the power of reading. 

No matter what era or area you’re interested in, we’ve put together this collection of world history books to satisfy your curiosity and wanderlust. 

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The Fate of the Revolution
The Fate of the Revolution
by Lorri Glover
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W. Loewen
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
by Helen Castor
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
by Philip Freeman
Letters on Ethics
Letters on Ethics
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Margaret Graver, A. A. Long
Love Lies
Love Lies
by Amanda Lamb
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer
The Collapse of the Third Republic
The Collapse of the Third Republic
by William L. Shirer
The Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
Girls to the Front
Girls to the Front
by Sara Marcus
The Fall of Japan
The Fall of Japan
by William J. Craig
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The Spies Who Never Were
The Spies Who Never Were
by Hervie Haufler
The Last Madam
The Last Madam
by Chris Wiltz
Black Hawk Down
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by Mark Bowden
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
This Kind of War
This Kind of War
by T. R. Fehrenbach
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
12, 20 & 5
12, 20 & 5
by John A. Parrish
Mr. Lincoln's Army
Mr. Lincoln's Army
by Bruce Catton
The Hidden White House
The Hidden White House
by Robert Klara
Alive
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by Piers Paul Read
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We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates
by William J. Craig
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Incredible Victory
Incredible Victory
by Walter Lord
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise
by Antonio J. Mendez, Malcolm McConnell
America's Secret Aristocracy
America's Secret Aristocracy
by Stephen Birmingham
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Death Sentence
Death Sentence
by Jerry Bledsoe
African Samurai
African Samurai
by Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard
The Hotel on Place Vendome
The Hotel on Place Vendome
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
Global Crisis
Global Crisis
by Geoffrey Parker
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Of a Feather
Of a Feather
by Scott Weidensaul
Dancing in the Mosque
Dancing in the Mosque
by Homeira Qaderi, Zaman S. Stanizai
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
by Harlow Giles Unger
Answers to Questions You've Never Asked
Answers to Questions You've Never Asked
by Joseph Pisenti
World of Our Fathers
World of Our Fathers
by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein
Unsinkable
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by Daniel Allen Butler
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Collected Essays
Collected Essays
by Joan Didion
Challenger: An American Tragedy
Challenger: An American Tragedy
by Hugh Harris
Grant Takes Command
Grant Takes Command
by Bruce Catton
Case Closed
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner
The Late Shift
The Late Shift
by Bill Carter
A Wing and a Prayer
A Wing and a Prayer
by Harry H. Crosby
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
Color Blind
Color Blind
by Tom Dunkel
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
by Mimi Matthews
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Brandywine
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by Michael C. Harris
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The best world history books are both informative and interesting, they tell stories from history using factual information as well as intriguing writing and world building. Some examples of great and captivating world history books include Marilyn French’s From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World and Terence McLaughlin’s Dirt

Which history books are considered “must-read” is completely dependent on your interests! If you’ve always found yourself interested in English history and monarchs, you must read Phil Carradice’s Bloody Mary or Rebellion Against Henry VII. If you’re fascinated by countercultural and secretive movements then you simply must read Mark Booth’s The Secret History of the World