Gems of "Popular" History

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Citizens: A Chronicle of The French Revolution
1.  Citizens: A Chronicle of The French Revolution by Simon Schama
£13.00   Used & New from: £5.31
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The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia
2.  The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia by Peter Hopkirk
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  "Vol 2 " On Secret Service East of Constantinople ", vol 3 " Setting the East Ablaze"."
£5.49   Used & New from: £1.93
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The Arctic grail: The quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909
3.  The Arctic grail: The quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909 by Pierre Berton
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Byzantium: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1
4.  Byzantium: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1 by John Julius Norwich
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  "vol 2 " The Apogee ", vol 3 " The Decline and Fall "."
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.99
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The Last Days of the Incas
5.  The Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie
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Liberators: Latin America's Savage Wars of Freedom 1810-30: Latin America's Struggle for Independence, 1810 - 1850
6.  Liberators: Latin America's Savage Wars of Freedom 1810-30: Latin America's Struggle for Independence, 1810 - 1850 by Robert Harvey
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The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors
7.  The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors by Abraham Eraly
£11.04   Used & New from: £1.59
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1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow
8.  1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow by Adam Zamoyski
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A Brief History of the Hundred Years War: The English in France, 1337-1453
9.  A Brief History of the Hundred Years War: The English in France, 1337-1453 by Desmond Seward
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.82
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The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire
10.  The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire by Patrick Balfour Kinross
£17.09   Used & New from: £6.67
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The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War (Cornell paperbacks)
11.  The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War (Cornell paperbacks) by Donald Kagan
The list author says:
  "vol 2 " Archidamian War", vol 3 " Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition", vol 4 " Fall of the Athenian Empire "."
£18.00   Used & New from: £7.00
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Peter the Great
12.  Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie
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The Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russians
13.  The Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russians by W. Bruce Lincoln
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Villa And Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution
14.  Villa And Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution by Frank McLynn
£14.44   Used & New from: £5.65
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Alexander the Great
15.  Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox
£7.69   Used & New from: £4.39
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Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45
16.  Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45 by Max Hastings Sir
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  "Companion vol " Nemesis:The Battle for Japan 1944-45 "."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)

The Blue Nile
17.  The Blue Nile by Alan Moorehead
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  "Companion vol " White Nile " ."
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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Arena Books)
18.  Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Arena Books) by Dee Brown
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
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Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexico
19.  Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexico by Hugh Thomas
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
20.  A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
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A History of the Crusades: Volume 1 - The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Penguin History): The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem v. 1
21.  A History of the Crusades: Volume 1 - The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Penguin History): The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem v. 1 by Steven Runciman
The list author says:
  "vol 2 " Kingdom of Jerusalem ", vol 3 " Kingdom of Acre "."
£11.04   Used & New from: £4.86
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Young Stalin
22.  Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
The list author says:
  "Companion vol " Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar "."
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Stalingrad
23.  Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
The list author says:
  "Companion vol " Berlin 1945: The Downfall "."
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In War's Dark Shadow: Russians Before the Great War
24.  In War's Dark Shadow: Russians Before the Great War by W.Bruce Lincoln
The list author says:
  "vol 2 " Passage trough Armageddon. The Russians in War and Revolution ", vol 3 " Red Victory. A History of the Russian Civil War 1918-1921 "."
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Napoleon: The Path to Power 1769 - 1799 v. 1
25.  Napoleon: The Path to Power 1769 - 1799 v. 1 by Philip Dwyer
The list author says:
  "Next Volumes Forthcoming"
£17.00   Used & New from: £3.99
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