The Zulus at War: The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
By: Adrian Greaves
3.80
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the e…
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1. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
By: Paul Kriwaczek
3.91
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates… read more
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"A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it."-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"But belief in a system cannot be sustained for ever. Empires based solely on power and domination, while allowing their subjects to do as they will, can last for centuries. Those that try to control …"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Assyria soon discovered a painful truth: empires are like Ponzi schemes: financial frauds in which previous investors are paid returns out of new investors' deposits. The costs of holding imperial te…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Anyone who has ever watched children amuse themselves will recognize that the scientific and technological face of civilization is precisely the result of play in its purest form. Just as children ar…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
2. Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa
By: Martin Meredith
4.00
Format: 570 pages, Hardcover
Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and Af… read more
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3. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
By: Alexandra Fuller
2.86
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
In Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with candor… read more
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4. Fix Bayonets!
By: John W. Thomason
3.73
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The Doughboys were the American soldiers who entered the Great War in the last year of the conflict… read more
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5. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
By: Marc Reisner
4.53
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. I… read more
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6. The Nuremberg Trials
By: Ann Tusa , John Tusa
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This well researched book exposes the many different facets of the Nuremberg Trial. Using a variety… read more
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7. The Templars: History & Myth
By: Michael Haag
3.37
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An investigation of the Templars' history, legends and mysteries, including modern conspiracy theor… read more
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8. The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend
By: Bob Drury , Tom Clavin
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER An astonishing untold story of the American West The great Sioux warrior-s… read more
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9. Cry, the Beloved Country
By: Alan Paton
3.71
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
Cry, the Beloved Country, the most famous and important novel in South Africa's history, was an imm… read more
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10. When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
By: Peter Godwin
3.57
Format: 432 pages,
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11. No Man's Land: 1918, the Last Year of the Great War
By: John Toland
3.99
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
From freezing infantrymen huddled in bloodied trenches on the front lines to intricate political ma… read more
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12. Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
By: Candice Millard
3.55
Format: None pages, Paperback
From New York Timesbestselling author of Destiny of the Republicand The River of Doubt, a thrilling… read more
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13. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
By: Thomas Asbridge
4.22
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the H… read more
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"The Lionheart had arrived."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"Zangi was now sixty-two and still in remarkably rude health."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"Time and again in the Middle Ages, warrior-kings, seen by their men in the thick of fighting, turned the tide of battle, assuring victory."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"The first Latin up a ladder was Aubery Clements, marshal of France, one of Philip’s leading knights. It was said later among the Christians’ forces that, before climbing the breach, Aubery had called…"-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
14. Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
By: Noa Tishby
4.34
Format: None pages, Audiobook
AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES THE SONG “ELATION STATION” BY INFECTED MUSHROOM!A “fascinating and very m… read more
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"The truth is, there is absolutely nothing that can be said of Israel, that cannot be said of Pakistan."-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"Instead of helping people move forward UNRWA keeps the Palestinian people in an eternal loop of displacement. Instead of solving the problem in any meaningful way, they have overseen the problem's ex…"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"Here's the nugget: settling the refugee problem would mean ending the war against Israel. And as of now, the Palestinians and many of the Arab world have been refusing to do so. The best way to keep …"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"There is almost no difference between the establishment of Israel and Pakistan. They were both created as a safe haven for persecuted groups: Jews and Muslims. They are both engaged in land disputes.…"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
15. The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History
By: Alexander Mikaberidze
4.34
Format: 936 pages, Hardcover
Austerlitz, Wagram, Borodino, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo: these are the places most closely assoc… read more
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16. A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
By: Hannes Wessels
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
A biography of a Special Forces soldier who battled the forces of Mugabe and Nkomo, earning a reput… read more
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17. Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
By: Andrea Wulf
4.18
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarka… read more
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18. War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion
By: Jeff Guinn
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Jeff Guinn, chronicler of the Southwestern US and of American undesirables (Bonnie and Clyde, Charl… read more
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19. The Zulus at War: The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
By: Adrian Greaves
3.80
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the e… read more
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20. American Military History: From Colonials to Counterinsurgents
By: Wesley K. Clark
3.70
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
A Rhodes Scholar and thinking man’s officer, Gen. Clark came to master all the tactics, strategy, a… read more
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21. Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
4.19
Format: 664 pages, Hardcover
The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing th… read more
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