Hi fellow readers! I have always been a fiction reader, and a lover of fantastical fantasy. However, I watched the revenant for the first time last night (I know it is not entirely accurate) but I had an epiphany, that I know barely anything about history, minus major historical events. Then after the movie ended I found myself going down a history rabbit hole on Google.

What are some non-fiction books about history that you would reccomend as good beginner books? I’m particularly interested in the start of the new world, WWI and II, and native American history.

  • BinstonBirchill@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Antony Beevor and Max Hastings are two excellent WWII historians, The Second World War and Inferno are their respective books covering the whole war.

    For a book covering WWI there are quite a few options but I forget how difficult of a read they are. John Keegan, Peter Hart, Martin Gilbert, G.J. Meyer. If your interest is strong I don’t think any of them should be a problem.

    For the world wars I’ve found it useful to read a book covering the whole war first and then branch off from there. Also worth circling back around for another overarching account after you know more details.

    For a Native American history Pekka Hamalainan is worth a look, I own but haven’t read his books.

    Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick (probably any of his books that are of interest)