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WAR!
These are books about historical war and/or conflicts. ex: The Crusades, World War 2, The American Revolution
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The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman

711 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Pity of War: Explaining World War I (Revised) by Niall Ferguson

The Pity of War: Explaining World War I (Revised)

Niall Ferguson

608 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective slow-paced
America's War for the Greater Middle East by Andrew J. Bacevich

America's War for the Greater Middle East

Andrew J. Bacevich

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher R. Browning

Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

Christopher R. Browning

10 hours • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Afghanistan War by Max Winter

The Afghanistan War

Wars in U.S. History

Max Winter

32 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction childrens history
The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexiévich

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II

Voices of Utopia #1

Svetlana Alexiévich

384 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history dark emotional sad medium-paced
Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen

Nuclear War

Annie Jacobsen

397 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history politics technology dark informative tense fast-paced
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre

Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

Ben Macintyre

364 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes: The Secrets of Bletchley Park by Gwen Watkins
Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes: The Secrets of Bletchley Park
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Gwen Watkins

Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes: The Secrets of Bletchley Park

Gwen Watkins

210 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history medium-paced