New To History

mandrewcollects Host

5 participants (10 books)

01 Jan 2026—31 Dec 2026

Overview

A mix of various history subjects for new history readers.

Challenge Books

1

The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme by John Keegan

The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme

John Keegan

2

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

3

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

The Oxford History of the United States #4

James M. McPherson

4

1776 by David McCullough

1776

David McCullough

5

Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary

Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

Tamim Ansary

6

The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor

The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy

Adrienne Mayor

7

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

Stephen Kinzer

8

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

9

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

10

The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings by Lars Brownworth

The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings

Lars Brownworth

11

(bonus)

Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson

Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune

Keith Thomson

12

(bonus)

The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War by Andrew Delbanco

The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War

Andrew Delbanco