The Great War Generals on the Western Front, 1914-1918
By: Robin Neillands
4.14
Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition
The verdict of history on the British generals of the First World War - Haig, French, Plumer, Gough…
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By: Simon Cursey
4.16
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
“They are not in business to make arrests, but they are specialists operating in areas of greater r… read more
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2. The Invasion of Canada: 1812-1813
By: Pierre Berton
3.41
Format: None pages, Paperback
To America's leaders in 1812, an invasion of Canada seemed to be "a mere matter of marching," as Th… read more
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3. Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen
By: Adrian Weale
3.40
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
At the end of the Second World War, nearly 200 British citizens were under investigation for assist… read more
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4. Act of Oblivion
By: Robert Harris
4.07
Format: 463 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and Conclave comes this spellbi… read more
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5. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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6. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
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"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
7. Lessons
By: Ian McEwan
4.00
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, … read more
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8. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
By: David Graeber
4.20
Format: 692 pages, Hardcover
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions abo… read more
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9. The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast
By: Tom Holland
3.85
Format: 522 pages, Kindle Edition
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys... there's a new history book in town. Fro… read more
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10. Tornado: In the Eye of the Storm
By: John Nichol
4.46
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Former Tornado Navigator John Nichol tells the incredible story of the RAF Tornado force during the… read more
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11. 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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12. Shackleton: A Biography
By: Ranulph Fiennes
4.32
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Discover the story Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition through the words of the worl… read more
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13. LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67
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4.45
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14. Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean
By: Katherine Pangonis
3.88
Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has forme… read more
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15. The Giant Killer: The incredible true story of the smallest man to serve in the U.S. Military—Vietnam veteran Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty - Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, & 2 Purple Hearts.
By: David A. Yuzuk
4.50
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
The astonishing true story of Richard James Flaherty—a diminutive homeless man whose remarkable lif… read more
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16. Typhoon
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4.40
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17. The Banner of Battle: The Story of the Crimean War
By: Alan Warwick Palmer
3.86
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18. The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s
By: William I. Hitchcock
4.34
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
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19. The Great War Generals on the Western Front, 1914-1918
By: Robin Neillands
4.14
Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition
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20. Tail-End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War, 1944--45
By: John Nichol
4.15
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
Night after night and day after day they stifled their fears and flew through flak and packs of ene… read more
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