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	Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 Autore: Tony Judt ISBN: 0143037757

	A Concise History of the Modern World: 1500 to the Present: A Guide to World Affairs, Fourth Edition Autore: William Woodruff ISBN: 0333971639

	Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe Autore: Mark Mazower

	The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Autore: Lawrence James ISBN: 031216985X

	Endgame 1945 Autore: David Stafford ISBN: 0316727946

	Before Endeavours Fade: Guide to the Battlefields of the First World War Autore: Rose E.B. Coombs ISBN: 0900913851

	Major & Mrs. Holt' Pocket Battlefield Guide to Ypres & Passchendaele Autore: Mrs Holt ISBN: 1844153770

	Major & Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme Autore: Major Holt ISBN: 0850524148

	PastFinder Obersalzberg 1933 - 1945 Autore: Maik Kopleck ISBN: 3861533553

	PASTFINDER MUNICH 1933-45: Traces of German History - A Guidebook Autore: Maik Kopleck ISBN: 386153410X

	PASTFINDER BERLIN 1933-45: Traces of German History - A Guidebook Autore: Maik Kopleck ISBN: 3861533634

	The Coming of the Third Reich Autore: Richard J. Evans ISBN: 0143034693

	The Third Reich in Power Autore: Richard Evans ISBN: 0143037900

	The Third Reich at War Autore: Richard J. Evans ISBN: 1594202060

	Hitler: A Biography (One-Volume Edition) Autore: Ian Kershaw ISBN: 0393067572

	In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War Autore: David Reynolds ISBN: 0465003303

	Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich Autore: William L. Shirer ISBN: 0671728687

	The Devil's Disciples: Hitler's Inner Circle Autore: Anthony Read ISBN: 0393048004	Lent me by Jeffery from my preIB history class, An able integration of extant material, Read's chronicle stands as a viable alternative to collecting it individually, or simply as an introduction to the gangsterlike personalities of the leading Nazis.

	The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia Autore: Richard Overy ISBN: 0393020304	While conceding Bullock's is the standard bio, Overy looks at the two societies thematically, in topics ranging from police states and economic systems to wartime behaviour.

	Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives Autore: Alan Bullock ISBN: 0679729941	Bullock mirrors in full detail the lives of Hitler and Stalin, each against the other, and the result is an interesting, thrilling, creepy, real-life horror story that'll captivate both the serious historian and the lay avid reader.

	Berlin: The Downfall 1945 Autore: Antony Beevor ISBN: 0140286969	Antony Beevor excels himself once more with this excellent account of Berlin during the terrible days of 1945. He expertly captures both the view from inside the city, and within the advancing Russian and American troops, without ever sensationalising, no

	The Unfree French: Life Under the Occupation Autore: Richard Vinen ISBN: 0140296840

	A History of Warfare Autore: John Keegan ISBN: 0394588010	Majestic examination of the origins and nature of warfare, the ethos of the primitive and modern warrior and the development of weapons and defences from the battle of Megiddo (1469 B.C.) into the nuclear age.

	The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945 Autore: Michael R. Beschloss ISBN: 0743244540

	The First World War Autore: Hew Strachan ISBN: 0143035185

	Conflict, Communism and Fascism: Europe 1890-1945 (Cambridge Perspectives in History) Autore: Frank McDonough ISBN: 0521777968

	Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century Autore: Mark Mazower ISBN: 067975704X	As the European Union introduces a common currency to world financial markets, Mark Mazower's Dark Continent critically examines the notion of "Europe." The Euro notwithstanding, Mazower argues that the "'Europe' of the European Union may be a promise or a

	Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million Autore: Martin Amis ISBN: 1400032202

	The First World War Autore: John Keegan ISBN: 0712666451	Keegan is a historian of the old school. He has no earth-shattering new theories to challenge the status quo, no first-person accounts to tug on the emotions. Just the facts.

	The Great War Autore: Correlli Barnett ISBN: 0563488875	Based on the classic BBC TV series from the 60s.

	The Somme: Heroism and Horror in the First World War Autore: Martin Gilbert ISBN: 0805081275	A great read about one of the bloodiest battles of one of the bloodiest wars since time began. Thanks Minjung!

	A History of Hitler's Empire 2nd Edition-The Teaching Company(DVD) (The Great Courses) Autore: Professor Thomas Childers ISBN: 1565857267

	Stalingrad Autore: Antony Beevor ISBN: 0140249850	In October 1942, a panzer officer wrote "Stalingrad is no longera town...Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure".

	Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps Autore: Anne Applebaum ISBN: 0140283102	This book uncovers for the first time in detail one of the greatest horrors of the twentieth century: the vast system of Soviet camps that were responsible for the deaths of countless millions.

	MASTER PLAN, THE: HIMMLER'S SCHOLARS AND THE HOLOCAUST Autore: Heather Pringle ISBN: 0786868864	Employing a team of researchers, Pringle investigates Heinrich Himmler's private think tank, the Ahnenerbe, which dispatched scholars to the most inhospitable and distant parts of the world to discover evidence of ancient Aryan conquests.

	King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Autore: Adam Hochschild ISBN: 0618001905

	The War of the World Autore: Niall Ferguson ISBN: 0143112392	Ferguson is a skilled storyteller and offers striking reflections on the bloodiest years of the past century, including appeasement, but the book as a whole is marred by sweeping judgements and jarring contradictions.

	Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Autore: Simon Sebag Montefiore ISBN: 1400042305	One of the most engrossing and lively biographies I've read. Unfortunately, it's more interested in life at the top than the bottom, so focusses on Stalin's purges of top Communists and spends much less space to the millions tortured and murdered.

	An Anatomy of Terror: A History of Terrorism Autore: Andrew Sinclair ISBN: 1403966850	From antiquity to the present day, in the east and the west, themethods and motives for terror are disturbingly similar. In An Anatomy of Terror, Andrew Sinclair takes a detailed trip through the dark side of humanity, from Muslim assassins and the Crusad

	A Perfect Spy Autore: John le Carre ISBN: 0743457927

	A Natural History of Latin Autore: Tore Janson ISBN: 0199214050

	Dark Heart Of Italy Autore: Tobias Jones ISBN: 0571205828	Best book I ever read about Italy. We read of surprising undercurrents, among them national paranoia and the crippling fear inspired by terrorists (the Italian parliament, it seems, has a 'Slaughter Commission').

	Carter Beats the Devil Autore: Glen David Gold ISBN: 0340824409

	Alexander the Great Autore: Robin Lane Fox ISBN: 0143035134	Engaging but rather sloppily and ungrammatically-written account of one of the greatest men of all time.

	The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression Autore: James Mann ISBN: 0670038253	Succeeds in thoroughly debunking the widely-held view that capitalism will inevitably bring democracy to China. business opportunism has driven the agenda at the expense of human rights and democracy in both countries.

	On the Road (Penguin Classics) Autore: Jack Kerouac ISBN: 0142437255	The leitmotif for my tour through France and shared my experiences and sensations: "the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn but burn, burn, burn..."

	1215: The Year of Magna Carta Autore: Danny Danziger, John Gillingham ISBN: 0743257782	The events leading up to King John's setting his seal to the famous document at Runnymede in June 1215 form this rich and riveting narrative that vividly describes everyday life from castle to countryside, from school to church, and from hunting in the for

	Flashman In The Great Game Autore: George MacDonald Fraser ISBN: 0736629084

	FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Autore: IAN FLEMING ISBN: 0586045961

	East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia Autore: Christopher Patten ISBN: 0812932323	Patten's trenchant book, which is part memoir is part political treatise and part rattling secular sermon. As the last governor of Hong Kong, Patten steered the negotiations for the handover while still working to strengthen Hong Kong.

	Flashman: A Novel (Flashman) Autore: George MacDonald Fraser ISBN: 0452259614

	Empire, War and Faith in Early Modern Europe Autore: Geoffrey Parker ISBN: 0713995157	Geoffrey Parker's new book examines ten cases, from the historyof Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, of defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.

	Hillsborough: The Truth Autore: Phil Scraton ISBN: 1840181567	The disaster left 96 dead, hundreds injured, and thousands traumatized. This account exposes the appalling treatment endured by bereaved and survivors in the immediate aftermath, the inhumanity of the identification process, etc.

	Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World Autore: Niall Ferguson ISBN: 0141007540	politically incorrect interpretation of the British Empire acknowledging the imperialists stole, murdered and enslaved on their way to world domination yet, the Brits also spread liberty, democracy and free trade which improved the state of our world.

	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason Autore: Sam Harris ISBN: 0393327655	All religions are harmful, not just extremist & terrorist religions, and those who practice moderate religion as a bigger part of the problem because they provide a foundation of unreason that radicals, fundamentalists and religious terrorists build upon.

	Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq Autore: Thomas E. Ricks ISBN: 159420103X	His strongest critique is that the U.S. military failed to anticipate--and then failed to recognize--the insurgency, and tried to fight it with conventional methods that only fanned its flames. What makes his portrait particularly damning are the dozens of

	Future - Tense: The Coming World Order Autore: Gwynne Dyer ISBN: 0771029780	The foundations of World War III are being laid today - this isthe central message of "Future: Tense". The whole world needs America to lose the war in Iraq as soon as possible, lest the stand-off between Islamists and American neo-conservatives escalates

	Leonardo Da Vinci: The Flights of the Mind Autore: Charles Nicholl ISBN: 0140296816	Bought in Sienna while following his steps in Italy.

	Mao: The Unknown Story Autore: Jung Chang, Jon Halliday ISBN: 0679422714	"Today, Mao's portrait and his corpse still dominate Tiananmen Square in the heart of the Chinese capital." For Chang, author of Wild Swans, this fact is an affront, not just to history, but to decency.

	The First Crusade: A New History Autore: Thomas Asbridge ISBN: 0743220846	Most people have an idea of the crusades that will be changed bythis book. This first crusade was unlike the later crusades that give us our visions of noble ideals and heroic knights.

	The T-Men Papers Autore: Compiled by Zhang Liang, Perry Link, and Andrew J. Nathan ISBN: 0349114692	Have to edit the name or else my site won't open in China. 'Nuffsaid.

	Tibetan Transit Autore: Lolo Houbein ISBN: 0731808096	Best travel book on Tibet I've read.

	While I Disappear Autore: Edward Wright ISBN: 0399151982	A disgraced former movie cowboy and ex-con, Horn walks the mean streets of post-WWII Los Angeles in search of the brutal killer who snuffed out the life of Rose Galen, a faded leading lady who co-starred in one of Horn's films.

	Will the Boat Sink the Water?: The Life of China's Peasants Autore: Chen Guidi, Wu Chuntao ISBN: 1586483587	What's most surprising about this exposé of the Chinese government's brutal treatment of the peasantry is not that it was banned in China, but that it got past the censors in the first place.