History Challenge

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21 participants (169 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read as many non-fiction history books as you can through the year.

Challenge Books

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Code Name: Pale Horse by Scott Payne

Code Name: Pale Horse

Scott Payne

288 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction memoir politics dark informative reflective slow-paced
Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World by David Vine

Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World

David Vine

432 pages • hardcover

nonfiction politics informative reflective fast-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

440 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by Seth Harp

The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

Seth Harp

356 pages • digital • 2025

nonfiction true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
They Called Us Enemy by Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

They Called Us Enemy

Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

204 pages • paperback • 2019

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir race young adult emotional fast-paced
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War by Gus Russo, Eric Dezenhall

Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War

Gus Russo, Eric Dezenhall

352 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction history politics informative fast-paced
The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul by Scott W. Berg

The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul

Scott W. Berg

464 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
The Best Little Army In The World: The Canadians in Northwest Europe 1944–1945 by J.L. Granatstein

The Best Little Army In The World: The Canadians in Northwest Europe 1944–1945

J.L. Granatstein

320 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich

Norman Ohler

304 pages • paperback • 2015

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV by Helen Castor

The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV

Helen Castor

652 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction history informative medium-paced