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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 Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
by Gary W. Gallagher, Alan T. Nolan
The Collapse of the Third Republic
The Collapse of the Third Republic
by William L. Shirer
Not in Your Lifetime
Not in Your Lifetime
by Anthony Summers
Washington's Immortals
Washington's Immortals
by Patrick K. O'Donnell
Hitler's Last Secretary
Hitler's Last Secretary
by Traudl Junge, Melissa Muller
Harlem
Harlem
by Jonathan Gill
Of Wolves and Men
Of Wolves and Men
by Barry Lopez
Thirteen
Thirteen
by Henry S. F. Cooper Jr.
February House
February House
by Sherill Tippins
Case Closed
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner
Life at the Dakota
Life at the Dakota
by Stephen Birmingham
Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition
by John W. Dean
The Hidden White House
The Hidden White House
by Robert Klara
The Words We Live By
The Words We Live By
by Linda R. Monk
The Late Shift
The Late Shift
by Bill Carter
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Jacobs
Spectacle
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk
A Wing and a Prayer
A Wing and a Prayer
by Harry H. Crosby
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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The Will To Live On
The Will To Live On
by Herman Wouk
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
How UFOs Conquered the World
How UFOs Conquered the World
by David Clarke
Color Blind
Color Blind
by Tom Dunkel
The Hotel on Place Vendome
The Hotel on Place Vendome
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
Dirt
Dirt
by Terence McLaughlin
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
The Book of Awesome Black Americans
The Book of Awesome Black Americans
by Monique Jones
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
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
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
by Mimi Matthews
Vietnam
Vietnam
by Mary McCarthy
The Original Watergate Stories
The Original Watergate Stories
by The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
1877
1877
by Michael A. Bellesiles
The Purple Diaries
The Purple Diaries
by Joseph Egan
In the Wake of Madness
In the Wake of Madness
by Joan Druett
The Crate
The Crate
by Deborah Vadas Levison
The Soong Sisters
The Soong Sisters
by Emily Hahn
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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The Martin Duberman Reader
The Martin Duberman Reader
by Martin Duberman
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Blood Dazzler
Blood Dazzler
by Patricia Smith
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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