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The Management of Savagery Summary
The Management of Savagery
How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump
by Max Blumenthal 2019 400 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Politics
History
War
Stonehenge [Paperback] Summary
Stonehenge [Paperback]
by Bernard Cornwell 2000
4.14
15k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Last Year of the War Summary
The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner 2019 389 pages
4.21
23k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Storm of Iron Summary
Storm of Iron
by Graham McNeill 2002 288 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Cabo Trafalgar Summary
Cabo Trafalgar
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2004 304 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Spain
The Last Stand Summary
The Last Stand
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010 466 pages
4.05
12k+ ratings
History
American History
Biography
The Severed Realm Summary
The Severed Realm
by Michael G. Manning 2018 357 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Wizards
The Killing of Gaza Summary
The Killing of Gaza
Reports on a Catastrophe
by Gideon Levy 2024 320 pages
4.21
166 ratings
Politics
History
Israel
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Summary
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
A Very Short Introduction
by Martin Bunton 2013 160 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
Middle East
Day Of Deceit Summary
Day Of Deceit
The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor
by Robert B. Stinnett 1999 416 pages
3.68
489 ratings
History
World War II
War
Blowback Summary
Blowback
The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
by Chalmers Johnson 2000 268 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
War
The World After Gaza Summary
The World After Gaza
A Short History
by Pankaj Mishra 2025 300 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Middle East
A Spy Among Friends Summary
A Spy Among Friends
Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
by Ben Macintyre 2014 368 pages
4.20
30k+ ratings
History
Biography
Espionage
Arsenals of Folly Summary
Arsenals of Folly
The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
by Richard Rhodes 2007 400 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
History
War
Science
A Brief History of Montmaray Summary
A Brief History of Montmaray
by Michelle Cooper 2008 304 pages
3.68
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Guns of Empire Summary
The Guns of Empire
by Django Wexler 2016 480 pages
4.28
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Military Fiction
Paris, 1919 Summary
Paris, 1919
Six Months that Changed the World
by Margaret MacMillan 2001 624 pages
4.13
15k+ ratings
History
Politics
World War I
The Levant Trilogy Summary
The Levant Trilogy
by Olivia Manning 1980 576 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Egypt
Middle East
The Summer Garden Summary
The Summer Garden
by Paullina Simons 2005 742 pages
4.09
34k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical Romance
Spartacus Summary
Spartacus
The Gladiator
by Ben Kane 2012 448 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Roman
To End All Wars Summary
To End All Wars
A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 – A New York Times Bestselling History of WWI Critics and Heroes
by Adam Hochschild 2011 496 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
History
World War I
War
The Battle of Salamis Summary
The Battle of Salamis
The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece—and Western Civilization
by Barry S. Strauss 2004 294 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
History
Ancient History
Greece
The Peloponnesian War Summary
The Peloponnesian War
by Donald Kagan 2003 511 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
History
Ancient History
Greece
The Trigger Summary
The Trigger
The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip: The Assassin Who Brought the World to War
by Tim Butcher 2014 326 pages
3.81
4k+ ratings
History
War
World War I
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez 2016 453 pages
3.93
29 ratings
Philosophy
War
Politics
Shadowplay Summary
Shadowplay
Behind the Lines and Under Fire: The Inside Story of Europe's Last War
by Tim Marshall 2003 320 pages
3.87
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Geography
Civil War Two Summary
Civil War Two
The Coming Breakup of America
by Thomas W. Chittum 1996 201 pages
3.55
112 ratings
Politics
War
Tatiana and Alexander Summary
Tatiana and Alexander
by Paullina Simons 2003 559 pages
4.29
48k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Treaty of Versailles Summary
The Treaty of Versailles
A Captivating Guide to the Peace Treaty That Ended World War 1 and Its Impact on Germany and the Rise of Adolf Hitler
by Captivating History 2020 103 pages
4.16
94 ratings
History
World War I
War
Curse of The Narrows Summary
Curse of The Narrows
The Halifax Disaster of 1917
by Laura M. MacDonald 2005 355 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
History
Canada
World War I
Bolívar Summary
Bolívar
American Liberator
by Marie Arana 2013 314 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
History
Biography
Biography Memoir
Destined for War Summary
Destined for War
Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?
by Graham Allison 2017 364 pages
4.19
7k+ ratings
Politics
History
China
American Midnight Summary
American Midnight
The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
by Adam Hochschild 2022 422 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
Year Zero Summary
Year Zero
A History of 1945
by Ian Buruma 2013 384 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
History
World War II
War
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis
The Last Days of the American Republic
by Chalmers Johnson 2007 354 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Politics
History
War
Against the World Summary
Against the World
Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars
by Tara Zahra 2023 384 pages
3.96
254 ratings
History
Politics
World History
Tomorrow Is Yesterday Summary
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
by Hussein Agha 2025 250 pages
4.03
430 ratings
History
Politics
Middle East
The Eurasian Century Summary
The Eurasian Century
Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
by Hal Brands 2025 320 pages
3.99
278 ratings
History
Politics
Asia
Thermopylae Summary
Thermopylae
The Battle That Changed the World
by Paul Cartledge 2006 313 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
History
Ancient History
Greece
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster Summary
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster
by Jon Ronson 2004
3.64
20k+ ratings
History
Politics
Psychology
The Nazi Doctors Summary
The Nazi Doctors
Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide
by Robert Jay Lifton 1986 561 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Holocaust
The White House Is Burning Summary
The White House Is Burning
August 24, 1814
by Jane Sutcliffe 2014 128 pages
4.01
168 ratings
History
American History
Middle Grade
Lords of the Sea Summary
Lords of the Sea
The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
by John R. Hale 2009 395 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
History
Ancient History
Military History
The Sunrise Summary
The Sunrise
by Victoria Hislop 2014 481 pages
3.86
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Mountains Sing Summary
The Mountains Sing
by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai 2020 342 pages
4.31
64k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Asia
War, Peace, and Human Nature Summary
War, Peace, and Human Nature
The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views
by Douglas P. Fry 2013 582 pages
4.61
33 ratings
Anthropology
History
Psychology
War! What Is It Good For? Summary
War! What Is It Good For?
Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots
by Ian Morris 2014 512 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
History
War
Military Fiction
Black Butterflies Summary
Black Butterflies
by Priscilla Morris 2022 256 pages
4.21
14k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Agent Garbo Summary
Agent Garbo
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day
by Stephan Talty 2012 301 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
Espionage
The Plague of War Summary
The Plague of War
Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece
by Jennifer T. Roberts 2017 416 pages
3.94
179 ratings
History
Greece
Ancient History
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