Definitive National Histories

1.
The Vikings
The Vikings 4.09 avg rating — 1,488 ratings
2.
The Fatal Shore
The Fatal Shore 4.09 avg rating — 10,199 ratings
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 3.88 avg rating — 21,503 ratings
4.
Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain
Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain 4.01 avg rating — 412 ratings
5.
Don't You Know There's a War On?: The American Home Front 1941-1945 (Nation Books)
Don't You Know There's a War On?: The American Home Front 1941-1945 (Nation Books) 3.83 avg rating — 65 ratings
5.
History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples
History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples 4.20 avg rating — 95 ratings
5.
Politics in the Republic of Ireland
Politics in the Republic of Ireland 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
5.
The Basque History of the World
The Basque History of the World 3.87 avg rating — 5,450 ratings
9.
America After the Cold War: The First Thirty Years
America After the Cold War: The First Thirty Years 3.68 avg rating — 105 ratings
9.
The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland
The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland 3.92 avg rating — 758 ratings
9.
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine 4.27 avg rating — 7,526 ratings
9.
Ireland: A History
Ireland: A History 3.87 avg rating — 185 ratings
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The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It
The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It 4.33 avg rating — 593 ratings
14.
The History of Ancient Egypt
The History of Ancient Egypt
by: Bob Brier
4.51 avg rating — 2,310 ratings
14.
Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet
Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet 3.61 avg rating — 303 ratings
14.
Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor
Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor 4.37 avg rating — 671 ratings
14.
Heart of Europe: The Past in Poland's Present
Heart of Europe: The Past in Poland's Present 3.88 avg rating — 484 ratings
18.
The Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire 3.86 avg rating — 274 ratings
18.
France: An Adventure History
France: An Adventure History 3.43 avg rating — 684 ratings
20.
A History of Eastern Europe
A History of Eastern Europe 4.23 avg rating — 724 ratings
20.
Art and History of Jordan
Art and History of Jordan 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
20.
The Fourth Estate: Journalism in twentieth-century Ireland
The Fourth Estate: Journalism in twentieth-century Ireland really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
23.
Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present
Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present 4.25 avg rating — 331 ratings
23.
France: A Modern History from the Revolution to the Present Day
France: A Modern History from the Revolution to the Present Day 3.74 avg rating — 448 ratings
23.
The Irish Times: A History
The Irish Times: A History really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
26.
A History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev
A History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev 3.98 avg rating — 797 ratings
26.
The Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe
The Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe 3.57 avg rating — 2,755 ratings
28.
East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia
East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia 4.10 avg rating — 155 ratings
28.
Incomparable Realms: Spain during the Golden Age, 1500–1700
Incomparable Realms: Spain during the Golden Age, 1500–1700 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
30.
Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart
Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 4.20 avg rating — 787 ratings
30.
España: A Brief History of Spain
España: A Brief History of Spain 3.98 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
32.
The Russian Revolution: A New History
The Russian Revolution: A New History 3.91 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
32.
Imperial Spain, 1469 - 1716
Imperial Spain, 1469 - 1716 3.89 avg rating — 898 ratings
34.
The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908 - 1923
The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908 - 1923 4.08 avg rating — 957 ratings
34.
Spain: A Portrait After the General
Spain: A Portrait After the General 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
36.
Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age
Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age 3.87 avg rating — 278 ratings
36.
Cuba: An American History
Cuba: An American History 4.46 avg rating — 4,959 ratings
38.
Russia's Steppe Frontier: The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800
Russia's Steppe Frontier: The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800 3.81 avg rating — 123 ratings
38.
Brazil: The Troubled Rise of a Global Power
Brazil: The Troubled Rise of a Global Power 3.87 avg rating — 279 ratings
40.
The Persian Empire
The Persian Empire 4.10 avg rating — 488 ratings
40.
The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream
The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream 4.16 avg rating — 2,143 ratings
42.
The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire 4.01 avg rating — 376 ratings
42.
Division to Unification in Imperial China: The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220 907) (Understanding China Through Comics, 2)
Division to Unification in Imperial China: The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220 907) (Understanding China Through Comics, 2)
by: Jing Liu
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 118 ratings
44.
China: A History
China: A History 3.46 avg rating — 52 ratings
45.
The Story of Russia
The Story of Russia 4.24 avg rating — 3,420 ratings
46.
A Brief History of Iceland
A Brief History of Iceland 3.58 avg rating — 112 ratings
47.
Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs
Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs 3.91 avg rating — 534 ratings
48.
Mexico: Biography of Power
Mexico: Biography of Power 4.27 avg rating — 639 ratings
49.
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines 4.10 avg rating — 812 ratings
50.
The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic (Volume 6) (The Civilization of the American Indian Series)
The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic (Volume 6) (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings
51.
Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics
Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics 3.51 avg rating — 363 ratings
52.
Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed
Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed 4.06 avg rating — 140 ratings
53.
Congo: The Epic History of a People
Congo: The Epic History of a People 4.39 avg rating — 8,072 ratings
54.
Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan
Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan 4.40 avg rating — 1,054 ratings
55.
Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan
Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan 4.32 avg rating — 1,657 ratings
56.
Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan
Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan 4.27 avg rating — 2,782 ratings