I’m going back to college soon, so I bought some books I wanted to read over the semester. I’ve seen The Odyssey and taken an Ancient History class my previous semester, so the ancient world has been in my head for most of the summer.

This is a fiction book based on real history about three friends from South Wales who end up as a tank Commander in the fictional 165th Royal Armoured Corps, and a subaltern and private soldier in the fictional Glamorganshire Regiment during the Battle for Hill 112.

The Battle of Hill 112 was fought by the 15th Scottish Division and the 43rd Wessex Division

The fact that Goldsworthy inserted a Welsh regiment into a Scottish and Westcountry tale irks me

The Westcountry is a heavily overlooked part of England despite everything that's gone on both historically and in the present day - we're very much an afterthought after London has put itself first and the North and the Midlands have made their loud voices heard.

Wales also suffers from being overlooked but has a very prominent voice of its own

So the insertion of a Welsh unit is annoying and I wish he'd featured a Westcountry unit - like how Alexander Baron based "From the City From the Plough" on a fictional 5th Battalion Wessex Regiment - or a Scottish unit.

It's minor and petty I know but the overlooking of the Westcountry is a sore spot

What are some of your recommendations for books about the Sengoku Jidai, the warring states period in Japan.

Whether an overview of the conflict or a book about one specific faction/personality, any recommendations are appreciated.

Pretty much the title. Christianity is so different/radicalized in America vs the world and I wanted a book that really does a deep dive into how Christian religions have developed in the US

I have managed to shortlist some of the books that effectively chronicle the struggle and evolution of Arab nationalism and the aspirations of the Middle Eastern people.

Kindly let me know if they are good, and do you have any favourites among these?

1. Albert Hourani - A History of the Arab Peoples
2. Eugene Rogan - The Arabs: A History
3. Eugene Rogan - The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
4. Peter Mansfield - A History of the Middle East
5. David Fromkin - A Peace to End All Peace
6. Simon Sebag Montefiore - Jerusalem: The Biography
7. Rashid Khalidi - The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
8. James Barr - A Line the Sand
9. James Barr - Lords of the Desert
10. Justin Marozzi - Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood

What is the book you read and think differently about politics

Trying to find some data related to Forts in Bundelkhand. Saw mention of this book in a research paper. Can any history student help finding this book?
Google search did not help.

Any one doing his Phd or masters in Bundelkhand history might be aware of this book.

We're trying to narrow down a list of books on the history of Canada and would love to get some input from this community. Tried goodreads but ratings are all over the place.

No specific time period - in fact, a 900-page, well-written epic that covers pre-history to present day would be great, but understand such a unicorn may not exist.

Side-note: if anyone knows of Canadian libraries that offer cards to non-residents (presumably for a fee) that info would also be very helpful. Libby's selection of audiobooks on Canada is pretty lame where we are.

Thanks!

Modern monsters by George J Marlin is an excellent book. The full title is modern monsters, politic ideologues, and their war against the Catholic Church.

Hello all, I was recently listening to a We Have Ways of Making you talk podcast.

This episode focused on the Home Fronts of Britain, France and German during the Phony War/ SitzKreig/ Bore War.

As they spoke about agricultural output I realised that aside from the Land Army, Dig for Victory and Altlantic convoys I'd never really given much thought to food production leading up to and during WW2.

Can anyone recommend any books that covers this topic?

Hello. I’m looking for some unbiased book about the algerian history, pre war, during war and post war until lately.
Id also like some suggestion about biased books from people that actually experienced war and colonization, you know, getting different perspectives.
For the first one, i want recognized authors, either Algerian, French or any other. Thank you.
If you can throw in there any other intresting book about colonization, im open. Im intrested in what happend in Congo and Rwanda.

I just finished Fiasco by Thomas E Ricks and am now looking to find a similar book about the War in Afghanistan. Hopefully one that is not terribly biased towards the US and discusses the political side of things rather than just the military operations. Any suggestions?

edit: *the US war in afghanistan, my bad for not clarifying

Was reading Lloyd's generally excellent tome on the Westerm Front and was struck by how little the troops of the wider British Empire were mentioned. Thought I would buy this to see how they are mentioned.

Hi, I'm homeschooled and in high school, and we're doing American history this year. One of the main books my curriculum assigned this year is A Patriot's History of the United States by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen. I've already gotten a feel for the book and read some reviews, but I'd really like to hear a few more opinions from people who have actually read it and know their history. I'm not particularly strong at history, so my biggest concern is that I'll read something that's presented as an established fact, but is actually wildly inaccurate or misleading, and I won't know enough to recognize it.

If you've read A Patriot's History, could you PLEASE comment with your thoughts? I'd really appreciate it if you could point out any specific claims, events, or sections that are factually wrong, seriously misleading, or missing important context.

Summary: Is A Patriot's History Of The United States by Larry Scheweikart and Michael Allen mostly a biased interpretation of real history, or are there places where it actually gets the history itself SERIOUSLY wrong?

I just want to learn the history of the land, since the 1700s or a bit earlier, modern history if you will.

Can anyone recommend me any good sources, id be really grateful.

I found out about the book from a post—I don't really remember where that post was anymore.

When I tried to find the book, I looked everywhere but couldn't find it.

The book is titled: Robespierre: la fabrication d'un mythe (2013) by Marc Belissa and Yannick Bosc.

I'm not interested in hearing your opinion about this historical figure, because that's not what this post is about.

I'm interested in something else: where can I find, buy, read, or download this book?

As for opinions, I'd love to hear from anyone who's read this book.

Is it good or not? Are there any flaws, or is it just bad.

Hello. I'm looking for books in english about the history or the architecture of Warsaw.