Eight Days in May: The Final Collapse of the Third Reich
By: Volker Ullrich
4.21
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
In a bunker deep below Berlin's Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his new bride, Eva Braun, t…
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1. The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1944-45
By: Ian Kershaw
4.14
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little a… read more
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2. Eva Braun: Life with Hitler
By: Damion Searls , Heike B. Görtemaker
5.00
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this groundbreaking biography of Eva Braun, German historian Heike B. Gortemaker delves into the… read more
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3. The Second World War
By: Antony Beevor
4.11
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier hist… read more
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4. A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940
By: William R. Trotter
3.49
Format: 182 pages, Paperback
In 1939, tiny Finland waged war - the kind of war that spawns legends - against the mighty Soviet U… read more
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5. Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans
By: Vivien Spitz
3.79
Format: 249 pages, Hardcover
A chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice, told for the first time by an eyewitness … read more
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6. Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000
By: Stephen Kotkin
5.00
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
In the Cold War era that dominated the second half of the twentieth century, nobody envisaged that … read more
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7. Between East and West: Across the Borderlands of Europe
By: Anne Applebaum
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary journey into the past and present of the lands east of Poland and west of Russia. … read more
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8. The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End
By: Robert Gerwarth
3.57
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War… read more
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9. Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam
By: Gregg Jones
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find … read more
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10. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
11. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
By: Christopher Clark
4.18
Format: 1152 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe and the charismatic figures who propelled… read more
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"In situations of polarization and heightened anxiety, people tend to regard their own fears as authentic and those of their opponents as manipulated."-Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
12. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
By: Katja Hoyer
4.17
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more
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13. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land
By: Jacob Mikanowski
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Eastern Europe is disappearing. Not off the map of course, but as an idea. Today it calls to min… read more
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14. Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921
By: Antony Beevor
3.90
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of … read more
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15. Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
By: Gary J. Bass
4.29
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals—the largely overlo… read more
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16. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
17. The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler
By: David I. Kertzer
4.28
Format: 623 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The most important book ever written about the Catholic Church… read more
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18. Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945–1955
By: Harald Jähner
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Germany, 1945: a country in ruins. Cities have been reduced to rubble and more than half of the pop… read more
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19. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
20. Watergate: A New History
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.49
Format: 832 pages, Hardcover
From Garrett Graff, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full … read more
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21. Eight Days in May: The Final Collapse of the Third Reich
By: Volker Ullrich
4.21
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
In a bunker deep below Berlin's Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his new bride, Eva Braun, t… read more
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22. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more
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23. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By: Elizabeth Varon
4.15
Format: 516 pages, ebook
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more
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"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
24. Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II
By: Roger Moorhouse
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
A "chilling" and "expertly" written history of the 1939 September Campaign and the onset of World W… read more
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25. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.59
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist… read more
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26. Return To The Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis
By: Eric Lichtblau
4.34
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of Fred Mayer, a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an… read more
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27. The Darkest Year: The American Home Front 1941-1942
By: William K. Klingaman
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home … read more
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28. 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
By: Andrew Nagorski
4.18
Format: 381 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling historian Andrew Nagorski takes a fresh look at the decisive year 1941, when Hitler’s m… read more
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29. The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the “rousing” (Jay Winik, author of… read more
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30. Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany’s March to Global War
By: Brendan Simms
4.12
Format: 510 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the five most crucial days in twentieth-century diplomatic history: from Pear… read more
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31. Sadness Is a White Bird
By: Moriel Rothman-Zecher
4.07
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
In this lyrical and searing debut novel written by a rising literary star and MacDowell Fellow, a y… read more
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"I am waiting for this starving land to open up and swallow me."-Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Sadness Is a White Bird
