History Books

History books cover a multitude of scenarios. This is because the factors that make up history are truely multi-dimentional. There are people, events, accidents, natural causes, wars, agreements, disagreements, to mention just a small number. On this page I will introduce you to authors who have written famously about history and their perceptions of history.

History by the following authors
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Quest for Arthur's Britain by Geoffrey Ashe

Genre: History, King Arthur
This book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian tradition and then presents the results of excavations at Cadbury (reputed site of Camelot).
Geoffrey Ashe Books

Mystery of Olga Chekhova by Antony Beevor

Genre: History
Olga Chekhova was recruited by Soviet Intelligence in Germany. For doing this, her family were allowed to leave Russia. This is the extraordinary story of her survival through immensely difficult situations.
Antony Beevor Books

The Last Secret by Nicholas Bethell

In 1945 50,000 Cossacks, men, women and children found themselves in Nazi Germany. Some were prisoners of war, others refugees from the tyranny of Stalin.
Nicholas Bethell Books

The Search for the Gold of Tutankhamen by Arnold C Brackman

The story of the riches that were found in the Tomb.
Arnold C Brackman Books

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

The American West, 1860-1890 years or broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacres.
Dee Brown Books

Brave Dame Mary by Louisa Hawtrey

This is the story of the siege of Corfe Castle by Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War.
Brave Dame Mary Books

Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke

Burke`s Reflections detonated the great debate on the French Revolution. Traditionalists, for him, involved a return to earlier humanity.
Edmund Burke Books

Twice a Stranger by Bruce Clark

Two million citizens of Turkey and Greece were forcibly moved across the Aegean in an act of ethnic cleansing because of their religion. This is their story.
Bruce Clark Books

The Last Plantagenets by Thomas B Costain

The fourth book in this magnificent survey of English history ranges over the century from 1377 to 1485 when civil war ravaged the country, when rebellious peasants marched on London, and wandering preachers sowed the seed of religious dissent.
Thomas B Costain Books

The Lost Pharaohs by Leonard Cottrell

If you want to know how and why the Pyramids were built and other fascinating information about that era, here is where you will find out.
Leonard Cottrell Books

The Secret History of Tutankhamun by Paul Doherty

How did Tutankhamun die? Paul Doherty goes to great lengths to provide compelling evidence concerning the theories and intrigues that were predominant at the time.
Paul Doherty Books

From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman has been a correspondent and journalist for UPI and The New York Times for many years in Beirut and Jerusalem. This is his inside knowledge.
Thomas Friedman Books

Ancient Egypt by Geddes and Grossett

The religion, myths and gods of Ancient Egypt explained.
Geddes and Grosset Books

Rubicon by Tom Holland

Tom Holland has captured the essence of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and makes you feel you are in its midst.
Tom Holland Books

The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley

Urbain Grandier was accused of gross depravity in being in league with the devil and seducing all the nuns in one convent. He was tortured and burned at the stake. This book is a glimpse of what he may have been like.
Aldous Huxley Books

The Green Flag by Robert Kee

A classic in its field, this is an essential work for anyone attempting to understand the complex historical forces that have shaped Ireland.
Robert Kee Books

A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester

One of the greatest stories in the history of man is the collapse of the Dark Ages: the deadened and superstitious medieval mind dragged into the light of the Renaissance, and the magnificent achievements that followed.
William Manchester Books

Ten Years After Ivan Denisovich by Zhores Medvedev

This book tells the story of the difficulties of producing literature in Russia from 1962.
Zhores Medvedev Books

After Hitler by Jurgen Neven-du Mont


After Hitler by Jurgen Neven-du Mont

This is a collection of over fifty interviews with people in Heidelberg in Germany. This is how they viewed their past, present and future.
Jurgen Neven du Mont Books

English Diaries and Journals by Kate O'Brien

Kate O'Brien describes the greatest diarists of being bores. This is because they mention everything'. But it is also their greatest strength.
Kate O'Brien Books

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

Here, George Orwell describes his experiences of the Spanish Civil War and how it shaped him as a writer.
George Orwell Books

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

Asne Seierstad spent four months with the family of a bookseller from Kabul. This bookseller was arrested for the crime of selling books. His books were burned in the street while he was being interrogated for various crimes.
Asne Seierstad Books

The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin

The sixth century voyage of St. Brendan is here re-enacted to test legend. It is an enthralling story.
Tim Severin Books

Ireland's Fate by Robert Shepherd

When James the second and William the third fought one another at the Battle of the Boyne on July the first, the Crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland were at stake.
Robert Shepherd Books

Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart

These are the letters of a woman who had something to prove. Elinor Pruitt Stewart went to the American frontier to see what she was made of and she succeeded in gafting a life where it was thought only men could.
Elinore Pruitt Stewart Books

Passages About Earth by William Irwin Thompson

Thompson is a cultural historian. He is more interested in movements than in statistics. He follows the cultures of many different influences.
William Irwin Thompson Books

Aristocrats by Stella Tillyard

Aristocracy is the story of four Lennox sisters, and their turbulent lives. Which spanned the Georgian period of English and Irish history.
Stella Tillyard Books

Four Days by UPI

The Official record of the events surrounding the assassination of President John F Kennedy.
UPI Books