Your Ten Indispensable History Books

Egan · 02-01-12, 04:55 PM

The Cicero one is very, very good. I have several of his books but this is the best one. His biography of Augustus is interesting in a lot of ways but simply feels a bit flat after this. I also have his book about Hadrian but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'm hoping he'll write one about Anthony who really deserves an objective treatment that covers more than the last few years of his life but, well, sex and madness sells and the focus is probably always going to be on Cleopatra's role in the final events.

I agree that there is a lot of poor Roman history on the net, but a very good resource is to be found at UNRV.com. It is frequented by many Roman history academics (and several well known writers on the subject) as well as normal people with an interest and it's forums cover virtually every aspect of Roman history.

Gotland · 03-19-12, 02:03 PM

edit: wrong thread.

STEED · 03-19-12, 03:25 PM

In no order..

The Second World War - A Complete History
By Martin Gilbert

The Mighty Eighth - A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force
By Roger A. Freeman

Eagle Against the Sun - The American War with Japan
By Ronald H. Spector

Most Secret War
By R. V. Jones

When Titans Clashed - How the Red Army Stopped Hitler
David M. Glantz & Jonathan House

The Battle of Kursk
David M. Glantz & Jonathan House

The Battle for Kursk 1943 - The Soviet General Staff Study
Translated and edited by David M. Glantz & Harold S. Orenstein

The Last Year of the Luftwaffe - May 1944 to May 1945
By Alfred Price

The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine - May 1944 to May 1945
By V. E. Tarrant

Twilight of the Gods - The Decline and Fall the German General Staff in World War Two
By David Stone

BossMark · 03-20-12, 02:56 AM

Only got four
Jane's Battleships-by Bernard Ireland and Tony Gibbons

Operation Barbarossa-by Alan Clark

Battles of WW2-by Nigel Cawthorne

Wolfpack: The U-boat war and the allied counter attack 1939-45 by David Jordan

STEED · 03-21-12, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

Operation Barbarossa-by Alan Clark

Reading a former Conservative MP's book!!!

Holy Cow...The End of the World.

Good book, I bought it years ago and only got around to reading it last year, I will give Alan Clark credit the book stands or falls as it is. Unlike many writers who go back a re-work there books or tweak them here and there.

BossMark · 03-21-12, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Reading a former Conservative MP's book!!!

Holy Cow...The End of the World.

Good book, I bought it years ago and only got around to reading it last year, I will give Alan Clark credit the book stands or falls as it is. Unlike many writers who go back a re-work there books or tweak them here and there.

When I got the book which was given to me

, upon getting about half way through it I didnt realise it was a Tory git that wrote it

. But never the less its still a dam good book

kranz · 03-21-12, 04:00 PM

Mein Kampf

STEED · 03-21-12, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossMark

When I got the book which was given to me

, upon getting about half way through it I didnt realise it was a Tory git that wrote it

. But never the less its still a dam good book

He passed away a few years ago.

Indeed I found it a good over view book.

03-19-12, 03:25 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	In no order.. The Second World War - A Complete History By Martin Gilbert The Mighty Eighth - A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force By Roger A. Freeman Eagle Against the Sun - The American War with Japan By Ronald H. Spector Most Secret War By R. V. Jones When Titans Clashed - How the Red Army Stopped Hitler David M. Glantz & Jonathan House The Battle of Kursk David M. Glantz & Jonathan House The Battle for Kursk 1943 - The Soviet General Staff Study Translated and edited by David M. Glantz & Harold S. Orenstein The Last Year of the Luftwaffe - May 1944 to May 1945 By Alfred Price The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine - May 1944 to May 1945 By V. E. Tarrant Twilight of the Gods - The Decline and Fall the German General Staff in World War Two By David Stone __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-20-12, 02:56 AM	#4
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Only got four Jane's Battleships-by Bernard Ireland and Tony Gibbons Operation Barbarossa-by Alan Clark Battles of WW2-by Nigel Cawthorne Wolfpack: The U-boat war and the allied counter attack 1939-45 by David Jordan __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

02-01-12, 04:55 PM	#1
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	The Cicero one is very, very good. I have several of his books but this is the best one. His biography of Augustus is interesting in a lot of ways but simply feels a bit flat after this. I also have his book about Hadrian but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'm hoping he'll write one about Anthony who really deserves an objective treatment that covers more than the last few years of his life but, well, sex and madness sells and the focus is probably always going to be on Cleopatra's role in the final events. I agree that there is a lot of poor Roman history on the net, but a very good resource is to be found at UNRV.com. It is frequented by many Roman history academics (and several well known writers on the subject) as well as normal people with an interest and it's forums cover virtually every aspect of Roman history.

03-19-12, 02:03 PM	#2
Gotland Seaman Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 35 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	edit: wrong thread.

03-21-12, 04:00 PM	#7
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Mein Kampf