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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 13,469 ratings — published 2005
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 61,859 ratings — published 2019
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 145,434 ratings — published 1960
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The Guns of August The Guns of August (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 83,125 ratings — published 1962
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 19,054 ratings — published 2010
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 12,954 ratings — published 2003
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The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 7,265 ratings — published 2013
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 158,282 ratings — published 2015
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The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1) The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 11,742 ratings — published 2003
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The Cold War: A New History The Cold War: A New History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 8,175 ratings — published 2005
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 92,694 ratings — published 2017
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 51,392 ratings — published 1997
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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 21,551 ratings — published 2003
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Truman Truman (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 90,586 ratings — published 1992
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The Age of Extremes, 1914-1991 The Age of Extremes, 1914-1991 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7,677 ratings — published 1994
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,340,604 ratings — published 1956
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The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 9,535 ratings — published 1965
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 153,190 ratings — published 2018
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 430,653 ratings — published 2017
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Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 12,771 ratings — published 2003
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One Summer: America, 1927 One Summer: America, 1927 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 54,183 ratings — published 2013
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Thinking the Twentieth Century Thinking the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 2,220 ratings — published 2012
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 7,125 ratings — published 2012
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The Gulag Archipelago The Gulag Archipelago (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 13,218 ratings — published 1973
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Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2) Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
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avg rating 4.28 — 27,255 ratings — published 1990
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The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1) The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
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avg rating 4.42 — 26,070 ratings — published 1982
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The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989 The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 2,136 ratings — published 2006
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 14,893 ratings — published 2001
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Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.08 — 16,639 ratings — published 2013
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.44 — 136,678 ratings — published 1992
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 114,134 ratings — published 2010
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 216,313 ratings — published 2011
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Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,727 ratings — published 2008
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,099,742 ratings — published 1947
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Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,307 ratings — published 1999
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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.53 — 11,408 ratings — published 2018
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The Library Book The Library Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 121,578 ratings — published 2018
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To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949 To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 4,036 ratings — published 2015
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The Anatomy of Fascism The Anatomy of Fascism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 5,025 ratings — published 2004
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.30 — 121,080 ratings — published 1991
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,897 ratings — published 2017
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,130 ratings — published 2004
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.08 — 261,136 ratings — published 1980
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Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3) Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.42 — 23,783 ratings — published 2002
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One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,422 ratings — published 2008
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The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.34 — 25,878 ratings — published 1959
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The First World War The First World War (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 4.04 — 15,690 ratings — published 1999
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 69,061 ratings — published 1938
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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 23,755 ratings — published 2013
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as history-20th-century)
avg rating 3.73 — 31,518 ratings — published 2013
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