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A Selection of Military History Books
Trojans

• Archaeology and the Iliad by Eric H. Cline

Ancient Greeks

• Famous Greeks by J. Rufus Fears
• Herodotus, the father of history. Part 1 by Elizabeth Vandiver
• Herodotus, the father of history. Part 2 by Elizabeth Vandiver
• The Wars of the Ancient Greeks by Victor Davis Hanson

Ancient Carthage

• Cannae by Ross Leckie
• Carthage by B. H. Warmington
• Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia by David Soren, Aicha Ben Abed Khader and Hedi Slim
• Carthage: A Novel by Ross Leckie
• Carthage by Gilbert Picard
• Carthage by Serge Lancel
• Hannibal by Ernle Bradford
• Hannibal: A Novel by Ross Leckie
• The Phoenicians by Gerhard Herm
• Phoenicians by Sabatino Moscati
• Pride of Carthage by David Durham
• The Punic Wars by Adrian Goldsworthy
• The Reluctant Warriors by Donald Armstrong
• The World of the Phoenicians by Sabatino Moscati

Ancient Rome

• Atlas of the Roman World by Tim Cornell, John Mathews & Jim Cornell
• The Beginnings of Rome by Tim Cornell
• Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome by Christopher Scarre
• Emperors of Rome, part I by Garrett G. Fagan
• Emperors of Rome, part II by Garrett G. Fagan
• Emperors of Rome, part III by Garrett G. Fagan
• The Fall of the Roman Republic by David Shotter
• Masters of Rome I: The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
• Masters of Rome II: The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough
• Masters of Rome III: Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough
• Masters of Rome IV: Caesar's Women by Colleen McCullough
• Masters of Rome V: Caesar by Colleen McCullough
• Masters of Rome VI: October Horse by Colleen McCullough
• Masters of Rome VII: Antony & Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough
• A History of the Roman World 753-146 B.C. by H.H. Scullard
• Julian by Gore Vidal
• The Lost Legion by H. Warner Munn
• A Noise of War: Caesar, Pompey, Octavian and the Struggle for Rome by A.J. Langguth
• The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome by Christopher Scarre
• The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius
• Roma Sub Rosa VI: Rubicon by Steven Saylor
• Roma Sub Rosa VII: Last Seen in Massilia by Steven Saylor
• Roma Sub Rosa VIII: A Mist of Prophecies by Steven Saylor
• Roma Sub Rosa IX: The Triumph of Caesar by Steven Saylor
• Roma Sub Rosa X: The Judgement of Caesar by Steven Saylor
• The Roman Army at War: 100 BC - AD 200 by Adrian Goldsworthy
• Roman War by Adrian Goldsworthy
• Rome and the Barbarians, part I by Kenneth W. Harl
• Rome and the Barbarians, part II by Kenneth W. Harl
• Rome and the Barbarians, part III by Kenneth W. Harl
• Scipio Africanus/Greater than Napoleon by Basil Henry Liddell Hart
• Scipio Africanus: The Man Who Defeated Hannibal by Ross Leckie
• SPQR: The Tribune's Curse by John Maddox Roberts
• SPQR: Nobody Loves a Centurion by John Maddox Roberts
• The War with Hannibal by Livy

Ancient China

• The Army of Tang China by Karl-Heinz Ranitzsch
• Ancient Chinese Armies 1500-200 BC by Chris J. Peers
• Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors by Ann Paludan
• The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia by Rene Grousset
• The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: A History of the Struggle for Great Power Among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and Chinese During the Early Middle Ages by Christopher I. Beckwith

Ancient Barbarians

• Attila and the Nomad Hordes by David Nicolle
• The Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe
• Before France and Germany by ghij
• The Birth of France by ghij
• Charlemagne by ghij
• The Germanic Invasions by ghij
• The Germanic People by ghij
• The Goths by Peter Heather
• History of the Civilizations of Central Asia I: The dawn of civilization: earliest times to 700 B.C.
• History of the Civilizations of Central Asia II: The development of sedentary and nomadic civilizations: 700 B.C. to A.D. 250
• History of the Civilizations of Central Asia III: The crossroads of civilizations: A.D. 250 to 750

Medieval

• The Albigensian crusade by Jonathan Sumption
• The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf
• The early Middle Ages, part 1 by Philip Daileader
• The early Middle Ages, part 2 by Philip Daileader
• Ferdinand, Isabella, and the making of an empire by Teofilo F. Ruiz
• The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry by Andrew Bridgeford
• History of the Civilizations of Central Asia IV: The age of Achievement: A.D. 750 to the end of the fifteenth century. Part I: The historical, social and economic setting
• History of the Civilizations of Central Asia V: The age of achievement: A.D. 750 to the end of the fifteenth century. Part II: The achievements.
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
• What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium by Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger

Great Britain

• Pepys' Diary by Samuel Pepys
• A History of Britain II: 1603-1776 The British Wars by Simon Schama

Early America

• Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
• America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918 by Richard Brookhiser
• America's first war on terror, 1801-1805 by Joseph Wheelan
• The Barbary Wars by David Chidsey
• The Barbary Wars by Frank Lambert
• A Basic History of the United States, Volume 1: The Colonial Experience 1607-1774 by Clarence B. Carson
• A Basic History of the United States, Volume 2: The Beginning of the Republic, 1775-1825 by Clarence B. Carson
• A Basic History of the United States, Volume 3: The Sections and the Civil War 1826-1877 by Clarence B. Carson
• Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis
• Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
• The History of the United States of America During the Adminisration of Jefferson and Madison, abridged and edited by Ernest Samuels by Henry Adams
• The island at the center of the world: the epic story of Dutch Manhattan & the forgotten colony that shaped America by Russell Shorto
• James Madison by Garry Wills
• Lincoln by Gore Vidal
• The Last Voyage of Columbus by Martin Dugard
• 1776 by David McCullough

The Great Game

• Macartney at Kashgar: new light on British, Chinese and Russian activities in Sinkiang, 1890-1918 by C. P. Skrine and Pamela Nightingale
• Tournament of Shadows Shareen Brysac and Karl E. Meyer

World Wars

• The German Wars by Donald
• Practicing History by Barbara W. Tuchman
• The Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman

Cold War

• Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile
• Dwight D. Eisenhower by Tom Wicker

Multiple Periods

• The Anchor Atlas of World History by Hermann Kinder and Werner Hilgemann
• The Ancient World in the Cinema by Jon Solomon
• The Face of Battle by John Keegan
• Greek and Roman Naval Warfare; A Study of Strategy, Tactics, and Ship Design from Salamis (480 B.C. to Actium) by William Ledyard Rodgers
• Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
• The Military Capabilities of Ancient Armies by Richard A. Gabriel & Karen S. Metz
• Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
• Saxons, Vikings, and Celts by Brian Sykes
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