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A Listmania! list by Penny "Dulcebella"
 
The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England
1.  The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England by Adrian Tinniswood
The list author says:
  "The Verney family is brought to life in this terrific book."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village
2.  The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village by Eamon Duffy
The list author says:
  "An intensely personal slant on the Reformation."
£11.20   Used & New from: £7.50
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Stalingrad
3.  Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
The list author says:
  "A gripping, vivid account of the battle.  Beevor's best book, I think."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (145 customer reviews)

The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 (Penguin History)
4.  The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 (Penguin History) by Alistair Horne
The list author says:
  "Another memorable, deeply moving account of an appalling battle."
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.99
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy
5.  The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy by Martin Gilbert
The list author says:
  "Definitive account"
£11.04   Used & New from: £0.01
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves
6.  White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves by Giles Milton
The list author says:
  "Fabulous narrative history"
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

Dresden: Tuesday, 13 February, 1945
7.  Dresden: Tuesday, 13 February, 1945 by Frederick Taylor
The list author says:
  "Very thorough, clear account of the raid on Dresden and the aftermath"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty
8.  Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey
The list author says:
  "Reads like a novel; the decline of a great country house"
£5.83   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)

City of Oranges: Arabs and Jews in Jaffa
9.  City of Oranges: Arabs and Jews in Jaffa by Adam LeBor
The list author says:
  "The Arab/Israeli conflict as seen from the point of view of the people of Jaffa; very human, very moving."
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire
10.  On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk
The list author says:
  "Peter Hopkirk's books are unsurpassable for derring-do; narrative history at its best."
£9.09   Used & New from: £2.00
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

A Little History Of The English Country Church
11.  A Little History Of The English Country Church by Sir Roy Strong
The list author says:
  "Very visual book, with just the right amount of information for an interested general reader.  Makes the Reformation and subsequent events easier to understand, too."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922 - The Destruction of Islam's City of Tolerance
12.  Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922 - The Destruction of Islam's City of Tolerance by Giles Milton
The list author says:
  "More superb narrative history from Giles Milton"
£5.19   Used & New from: £4.65
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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