5 Best history books like The War Nerd Dispatches by Gary Brecher

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The War Nerd Dispatches

By: Gary Brecher

4.38

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

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If you liked the history plot in The War Nerd Dispatches by Gary Brecher , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Smiley's People

By: John Le Carré

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of inter… read more

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2. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

By: John Le Carré

4.06

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

A modern classic in which John le Carré expertly creates a total vision of a secret world, Tinker, … read more

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"As a good Socialist, I'm going for the money."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

"Treason is very much a matter of habit, Smiley decided."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

"Good intelligence work, Control had always preached, was gradual and rested on a kind of gentleness."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

"The monstrosity of this, reaching Smiley through a thickening wall of spiritual exhaustion, left him momentarily speechless."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

3. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

By: John Le Carré

3.94

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

In this classic, John le Carre's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he cr… read more

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4. If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

By: Vincent Bevins

4.28

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

The story of the recent uprisings that sought to change the world - and what comes next   From 20… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"In the history of revolutions, a couple of truisms had already emerged. One is that they are only successful when security forces defect or are defeated in violent conflict. Even if Moa Zedong was be…"

-Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

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5. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

By: Daniel Immerwahr

4.46

Format: 513 pages, Hardcover

A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."

-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"

-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

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6. Erdogan Pizza

By: John Dolan

4.49

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

Erdogan Pizza is a one-of-a-kind travel memoir that records 'The War Nerd' John Dolan's comic odyss… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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7. The War Nerd Iliad

By: John Dolan

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

The War Nerd takes on Homer in a new translation; a classic gory, funny, tragic story in today's la… read more

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  • war
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8. Hella Town: Oakland's History of Development and Disruption

By: Mitchell Schwarzer

3.84

Format: 424 pages, ebook

Hella Town reveals the profound impact of transportation improvements, systemic racism, and regiona… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The War Nerd Dispatches by Gary Brecher

9. The War Nerd Dispatches

By: Gary Brecher

4.38

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

For the first time under one cover, the complete War Nerd Dispatches from NSFWCORP. read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • essays

5 must-read nonfiction books like The War Nerd Dispatches by Gary Brecher

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If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

Vincent Bevins

4.28

Transform Your Habits

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

Daniel Immerwahr

4.46

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Erdogan Pizza

John Dolan

4.49

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Hella Town: Oakland's History of Development and Disruption

Mitchell Schwarzer

3.84

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Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

Michael Parenti

4.41

Transform Your Habits

If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

Vincent Bevins

4.28

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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

4.22

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The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination

Stuart A. Reid

4.40

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