13 Top history books like The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam by Christopher E. Goscha

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The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam

By: Christopher E. Goscha

4.34

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

A multifaceted history of Ho Chi Minh’s climactic victory over French colonial might that foreshado…

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1. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War

By: Stephen R. Platt

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars i… read more

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  • history
  • world history
  • asia
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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2. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914

By: Christopher Clark

3.79

Format: None pages,

On the morning of 6/28/1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand & his wife, Sophie Chotek, arrived at Sa… read more

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  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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3. Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu

By: Bernard B. Fall , Robertson Dean

3.49

Format: 16 pages, Paperback

The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambition… read more

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  • history
  • asia
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • france

4. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany

By: Shaun Whiteside , Norman Ohler

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this highly original book, a bestseller in Germany, Norman Ohler investigates the murky, chaotic… read more

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5. The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia

By: Peter Hopkirk

3.67

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Hopkirk's spellbinding account of the great imperial struggle for supremacy in Central Asia has bee… read more

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6. Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire

By: Peter H. Wilson

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable do… read more

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7. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors

By: Dan Jones

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A major new history of the knights Templar--holy warriors, bankers, priests, heretics--by the bests… read more

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8. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

By: Mike Duncan

4.00

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Afte… read more

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9. A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924

By: Orlando Figes

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

Written in a narrative style that captures both the scope and detail of the Russian revolution, Orl… read more

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10. Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina

By: George C. Herring , Bernard B. Fall

4.28

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

This classic account of the French War in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia is back in hardcover. Include… read more

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11. Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947

By: Christopher Clark

3.35

Format: None pages,

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12. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

By: Adam Hochschild

4.21

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian Adam Hochschild, a fast-paced, revelatory … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
  • 20th century
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13. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • world history
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14. Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

By: Vladislav M. Zubok

4.26

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • world history
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15. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

By: Steve Coll

4.44

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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16. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • world history
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17. 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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  • history
  • world history
  • asia
  • war
  • nonfiction
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18. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East

By: Amanda H. Podany

4.50

Format: 662 pages, Hardcover

A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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20. The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium

By: Anthony Kaldellis

4.61

Format: 1160 pages, Hardcover

A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453. In recent decades, the s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • world history
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21. The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam

By: Christopher E. Goscha

4.34

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

A multifaceted history of Ho Chi Minh’s climactic victory over French colonial might that foreshado… read more

Similar categories in Christopher E. Goscha's The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam book and Christopher E. Goscha's The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam

  • history
  • world history
  • asia
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • 20th century

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4.06

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