Napoleon: The Man behind the Myth
By: Adam Zamoyski
4.27
Format: 728 pages, Hardcover
A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English t…
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1. Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’ Bestselling author Bernard Co… read more
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2. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
3. Revolution (The History of England, #4)
By: Peter Ackroyd
3.86
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolutio… read more
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4. Kissinger
By: Walter Isaacson
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to the Ga… read more
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5. Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
By: Margaret MacMillan , Richard Holbrooke
4.28
Format: 120 pages,
'Without question, Margaret MacMillan's Paris 1919 is the most honest and engaging history ever wri… read more
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6. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
By: William Dalrymple
4.20
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results… read more
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7. Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
By: Tom Holland
4.15
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivat… read more
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8. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more
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9. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
By: Tom Holland
4.26
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more
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"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
10. A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (Brief History of Asia Series)
By: Jonathan Clements
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens… read more
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11. 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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12. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
By: David H. Petraeus
4.06
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more
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"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
13. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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14. The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
By: Martyn Rady
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuries In The Habsburgs, Mart… read more
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15. Napoleon: The Man behind the Myth
By: Adam Zamoyski
4.27
Format: 728 pages, Hardcover
A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English t… read more
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- france
- nonfiction
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16. The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
By: Nick Lloyd
4.30
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR'A tour de force of scholarship, analysi… read more
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17. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy
By: Philip Freeman
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Han… read more
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18. Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe
By: Rachel Chrastil
3.84
Format: 485 pages, Hardcover
'Compassionate and thought-provoking history' Daily Telegraph'Superb on the human consequences of w… read more
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19. The Story of the Jews: When Words Fail, 1492-1900
By: Simon Schama CBE
4.27
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
The words that failed were words of hope. But they did not fail at all times and everywhere. The… read more
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20. Conquistadors and Aztecs: A History of the Fall of Tenochtitlan
By: Stefan Rinke
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A highly readable narrative of the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish Conquest, incorp… read more
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21. Dominion: The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (The History of England, #5)
By: Peter Ackroyd
3.86
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
"Ackroyd, as always, is well worth the read." ― Kirkus , starred review Dominion , the fifth volum… read more
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