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Modern Times
by Paul Johnson • 1983
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
4.29
3k+
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times 92%
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
by Paul Johnson 1983
4.29
3k+ ratings
To End All Wars
by Adam Hochschild • 2011
A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.
4.14
9k+
To End All Wars Summary
To End All Wars 91%
A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.
by Adam Hochschild 2011
4.14
9k+ ratings
These United States
by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore • 2015
For fifty years, equality won. Then inequality struck back. A century of America's unfinished fight.
3.75
111
These United States Summary
These United States 90%
For fifty years, equality won. Then inequality struck back. A century of America's unfinished fight.
by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore 2015
3.75
111 ratings
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks • 2006
The very idea of 'Europe' was invented in the era we call early modern.
3.96
447
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789 Summary
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789 90%
The very idea of 'Europe' was invented in the era we call early modern.
by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks 2006
3.96
447 ratings
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. • 2019
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
4.45
245
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books Summary
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books 90%
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. 2019
4.45
245 ratings
The Age of Extremes, 1914-1991
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1994
1914 to 1991: a single age shaped by total war, ideological faith, and capitalism's serial failures.
4.29
8k+
The Age of Extremes, 1914-1991 Summary
The Age of Extremes, 1914-1991 90%
1914 to 1991: a single age shaped by total war, ideological faith, and capitalism's serial failures.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1994
4.29
8k+ ratings
Dangerous Games
by Margaret MacMillan • 2008
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
3.64
2k+
Dangerous Games Summary
Dangerous Games 90%
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
by Margaret MacMillan 2008
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Case for Colonialism
by Bruce Gilley • 2023
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
4.32
191
The Case for Colonialism Summary
The Case for Colonialism 90%
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
by Bruce Gilley 2023
4.32
191 ratings
My Fellow Soldiers
by Andrew Carroll • 2017
Pershing built an American army; the soldiers' letters reveal a victory that shattered the world.
4.22
379
My Fellow Soldiers Summary
My Fellow Soldiers 90%
Pershing built an American army; the soldiers' letters reveal a victory that shattered the world.
by Andrew Carroll 2017
4.22
379 ratings
Human Smoke
by Nicholson Baker • 2008
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
4.06
2k+
Human Smoke Summary
Human Smoke 90%
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
by Nicholson Baker 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
A World Undone
by G.J. Meyer • 2006
One assassination, a web of rigid plans, and leaders who couldn't stop what they started.
4.37
9k+
A World Undone Summary
A World Undone 90%
One assassination, a web of rigid plans, and leaders who couldn't stop what they started.
by G.J. Meyer 2006
4.37
9k+ ratings
The Great War for Civilisation
by Robert Fisk • 2005
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
4.41
6k+
The Great War for Civilisation Summary
The Great War for Civilisation 90%
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
by Robert Fisk 2005
4.41
6k+ ratings
The Heart of the Declaration
by Steve Pincus • 2016
The Declaration was not a small-government manifesto but a blueprint for a powerful, activist state.
3.64
36
The Heart of the Declaration Summary
The Heart of the Declaration 90%
The Declaration was not a small-government manifesto but a blueprint for a powerful, activist state.
by Steve Pincus 2016
3.64
36 ratings
A Patriot's History of the United States
by Larry Schweikart • 2004
The conservative reply to Zinn: America's record, from Columbus to 9/11, earns its patriotism.
4.11
4k+
A Patriot's History of the United States Summary
A Patriot's History of the United States 90%
The conservative reply to Zinn: America's record, from Columbus to 9/11, earns its patriotism.
by Larry Schweikart 2004
4.11
4k+ ratings
The Military Revolution and Political Change
by Brian M. Downing • 1992
Democracy's real origin story: not the rise of the bourgeoisie, but how states paid for gunpowder.
3.77
30
The Military Revolution and Political Change Summary
The Military Revolution and Political Change 90%
Democracy's real origin story: not the rise of the bourgeoisie, but how states paid for gunpowder.
by Brian M. Downing 1992
3.77
30 ratings
Germany in the World
by David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Summary
Germany in the World 90%
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
by David Blackbourn 2023
3.82
85 ratings
The Third Reich in Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2005
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
4.36
8k+
The Third Reich in Power Summary
The Third Reich in Power 90%
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
by Richard J. Evans 2005
4.36
8k+ ratings
Nations and Nationalism since 1780
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1990
Nationalism invented nations, not the reverse, and the two-century project is already decaying.
3.91
2k+
Nations and Nationalism since 1780 Summary
Nations and Nationalism since 1780 90%
Nationalism invented nations, not the reverse, and the two-century project is already decaying.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1990
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1987
How the world's first globalization, built on empire and mass politics, made a world war inevitable.
4.27
5k+
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 Summary
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 90%
How the world's first globalization, built on empire and mass politics, made a world war inevitable.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1987
4.27
5k+ ratings
Iron Kingdom
by Christopher Clark • 2006
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
4.17
6k+
Iron Kingdom Summary
Iron Kingdom 90%
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
by Christopher Clark 2006
4.17
6k+ ratings
Iran Between Two Revolutions
by Ervand Abrahamian • 1982
Iran's two revolutions share the same roots: communal rivalries, foreign pressure, class conflict.
4.13
2k+
Iran Between Two Revolutions Summary
Iran Between Two Revolutions 90%
Iran's two revolutions share the same roots: communal rivalries, foreign pressure, class conflict.
by Ervand Abrahamian 1982
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Thirty Years War
by Peter H. Wilson • 2009
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
3.90
2k+
The Thirty Years War Summary
The Thirty Years War 90%
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
by Peter H. Wilson 2009
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Pursuit of Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2016
Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.
4.15
2k+
The Pursuit of Power Summary
The Pursuit of Power 90%
Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.
by Richard J. Evans 2016
4.15
2k+ ratings
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
by Natasha Tidd • 2023
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
3.60
2k+
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Summary
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies 89%
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
by Natasha Tidd 2023
3.60
2k+ ratings
The Picnic
by Matthew Longo • 2024
August 1989: a picnic on the Hungarian border. The gate opened, and hundreds ran.
4.22
608
The Picnic Summary
The Picnic 89%
August 1989: a picnic on the Hungarian border. The gate opened, and hundreds ran.
by Matthew Longo 2024
4.22
608 ratings
Peasants Into Frenchmen
by Eugen Weber • 1976
They didn't speak French or feel French. Roads, schools, and barracks turned them into Frenchmen.
4.28
403
Peasants Into Frenchmen Summary
Peasants Into Frenchmen 89%
They didn't speak French or feel French. Roads, schools, and barracks turned them into Frenchmen.
by Eugen Weber 1976
4.28
403 ratings
Citizens
by Simon Schama • 1989
Modernizing France crashed into revolution, and bloodshed was its engine, not its accident.
4.03
6k+
Citizens Summary
Citizens 89%
Modernizing France crashed into revolution, and bloodshed was its engine, not its accident.
by Simon Schama 1989
4.03
6k+ ratings
America and Iran
by John Ghazvinian • 2020
The 300-year relationship America and Iran forgot: a story that begins with admiration, not hatred.
4.36
1k+
America and Iran Summary
America and Iran 89%
The 300-year relationship America and Iran forgot: a story that begins with admiration, not hatred.
by John Ghazvinian 2020
4.36
1k+ ratings
Year Zero
by Ian Buruma • 2013
1945 meant liberation, hunger, and vengeance: a new world rose from ruins, already split.
3.92
2k+
Year Zero Summary
Year Zero 89%
1945 meant liberation, hunger, and vengeance: a new world rose from ruins, already split.
by Ian Buruma 2013
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Fall of Heaven
by Andrew Scott Cooper • 2016
Oil wealth, repression, reform: how Iran's last shah built the forces that destroyed him.
4.16
931
The Fall of Heaven Summary
The Fall of Heaven 89%
Oil wealth, repression, reform: how Iran's last shah built the forces that destroyed him.
by Andrew Scott Cooper 2016
4.16
931 ratings
Nationalism
by Liah Greenfeld • 1992
Nationalism was born from aristocratic vanity. One form built liberty; the other, tyranny.
3.77
66
Nationalism Summary
Nationalism 89%
Nationalism was born from aristocratic vanity. One form built liberty; the other, tyranny.
by Liah Greenfeld 1992
3.77
66 ratings
Adolf Hitler
by John Toland • 1958
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
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4k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 89%
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
by John Toland 1958
4.24
4k+ ratings
Buckley
by Carl T. Bogus • 2011
To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.
3.75
151
Buckley Summary
Buckley 89%
To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.
by Carl T. Bogus 2011
3.75
151 ratings
Atatürk
by Andrew Mango • 1999
How a single officer dismantled an Islamic empire and built a secular nation from its ruins.
4.16
1k+
Atatürk Summary
Atatürk 89%
How a single officer dismantled an Islamic empire and built a secular nation from its ruins.
by Andrew Mango 1999
4.16
1k+ ratings
Europe
by Brendan Simms • 2013
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
3.95
761
Europe Summary
Europe 89%
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
by Brendan Simms 2013
3.95
761 ratings
Freedom's Forge
by Arthur Herman • 2012
The decisive American weapon in World War II wasn't the atomic bomb; it was the assembly line.
4.33
3k+
Freedom's Forge Summary
Freedom's Forge 89%
The decisive American weapon in World War II wasn't the atomic bomb; it was the assembly line.
by Arthur Herman 2012
4.33
3k+ ratings
The Third Reich at War
by Richard J. Evans • 2008
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
4.40
6k+
The Third Reich at War Summary
The Third Reich at War 89%
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
by Richard J. Evans 2008
4.40
6k+ ratings
Unhumans
by Jack Posobiec • 2024
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
3.99
1k+
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans 89%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
Lying About Hitler
by Richard J. Evans • 2001
When a Holocaust denier sued for libel, his own sources put him on trial instead.
4.10
1k+
Lying About Hitler Summary
Lying About Hitler 89%
When a Holocaust denier sued for libel, his own sources put him on trial instead.
by Richard J. Evans 2001
4.10
1k+ ratings
Why the Germans Do it Better
by John Kampfner • 2020
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
3.93
4k+
Why the Germans Do it Better Summary
Why the Germans Do it Better 89%
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
by John Kampfner 2020
3.93
4k+ ratings
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
by Philip T. Hoffman • 2015
Centuries of war among Europe's tiny states forged the machine that would conquer the world.
3.42
257
Why Did Europe Conquer the World? Summary
Why Did Europe Conquer the World? 89%
Centuries of war among Europe's tiny states forged the machine that would conquer the world.
by Philip T. Hoffman 2015
3.42
257 ratings
World War One
by Daniel Wrinn • 2021
Scuttling a ship, leaping from a train, fighting in Eden: the Great War you haven't read.
3.91
54
World War One Summary
World War One 89%
Scuttling a ship, leaping from a train, fighting in Eden: the Great War you haven't read.
by Daniel Wrinn 2021
3.91
54 ratings
Empire
by Niall Ferguson • 2003
Piracy, sugar, and debt built the largest empire ever. The collapse outpaced the climb.
3.93
10k+
Empire Summary
Empire 89%
Piracy, sugar, and debt built the largest empire ever. The collapse outpaced the climb.
by Niall Ferguson 2003
3.93
10k+ ratings
The Spirit of London
by Boris Johnson • 2011
Fire and plague forged London's unbreakable commercial soul: a history told through its survivors.
3.85
881
The Spirit of London Summary
The Spirit of London 89%
Fire and plague forged London's unbreakable commercial soul: a history told through its survivors.
by Boris Johnson 2011
3.85
881 ratings
Nationalism
by Liah Greenfeld • 2019
Nationalism, invented by accident in Tudor England, is the hidden parent of every modern ideology.
3.50
48
Nationalism Summary
Nationalism 89%
Nationalism, invented by accident in Tudor England, is the hidden parent of every modern ideology.
by Liah Greenfeld 2019
3.50
48 ratings
The Death of Reconstruction
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2001
The North's faith in free labor built Reconstruction, then provided the arguments to tear it down.
3.86
107
The Death of Reconstruction Summary
The Death of Reconstruction 89%
The North's faith in free labor built Reconstruction, then provided the arguments to tear it down.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2001
3.86
107 ratings
The Sleepwalkers
by Christopher Clark • 2012
Why Europe's leaders, watching the storm gather in 1914, walked their nations straight into it.
4.24
14k+
The Sleepwalkers Summary
The Sleepwalkers 89%
Why Europe's leaders, watching the storm gather in 1914, walked their nations straight into it.
by Christopher Clark 2012
4.24
14k+ ratings
The Age of Choice
by Sophia Rosenfeld • 2025
Choice became freedom only recently. The history reveals why more options leave us less free.
3.57
182
The Age of Choice Summary
The Age of Choice 89%
Choice became freedom only recently. The history reveals why more options leave us less free.
by Sophia Rosenfeld 2025
3.57
182 ratings
A Peace to End All Peace
by David Fromkin • 1989
The modern Middle East was drawn in European offices; a century of instability is the result.
4.22
10k+
A Peace to End All Peace Summary
A Peace to End All Peace 89%
The modern Middle East was drawn in European offices; a century of instability is the result.
by David Fromkin 1989
4.22
10k+ ratings
The Royalist Revolution
by Eric Nelson • 2014
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
4.12
116
The Royalist Revolution Summary
The Royalist Revolution 89%
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
by Eric Nelson 2014
4.12
116 ratings
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