Great Fatual Books

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Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War
1.  Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War by Robert K. Massie
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  "A great summary of Anglo German History from 1850 to WW1"
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South: The Endurance Expedition
2.  South: The Endurance Expedition by Ernest Shackleton
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  "Gripping"
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1914-1918: The History of the First World War
3.  1914-1918: The History of the First World War by David Stevenson
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  "Terrific Summary of WW1"
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Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front
4.  Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front by Richard Holmes
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  "Great insight into the British Army in WW1"
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The Jigsaw Man
5.  The Jigsaw Man by Paul Britton
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  "Understanding the criminal -- fascinating especially as so much was wrong!"
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
6.  River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler
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  "Very well written account of an American's Peace Corps life in China"
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Voyages of Delusion: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason
7.  Voyages of Delusion: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason by Glyn Williams
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  "How they proved the North West passage didn't exist"
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The White Spider: The story of the North Face of the Eiger
8.  The White Spider: The story of the North Face of the Eiger by Heinrich Harrer
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  "Harrer was not your average climber!"
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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
9.  The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes
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  "Great Biography covering both Herschel and Davy"
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Eye of the Storm: 25 Years in Action with the SAS
10.  Eye of the Storm: 25 Years in Action with the SAS by Peter Ratcliffe
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  "Reads like an honest man wrote it without embellishment"
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Politics Of Hope
11.  Politics Of Hope by Jonathan Sacks
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  "Provocative view of society today"
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All Quiet on the Western Front
12.  All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
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  "Really fiction but helps to understand WW1"
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Castles Of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of The Great War at Sea
13.  Castles Of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of The Great War at Sea by Robert K Massie
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  "WW1 -- the war at sea"
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Mao: The Unknown Story
14.  Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
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  "An alternate view"
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Nansen
15.  Nansen by Roland Huntford
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  "A good book about this (famous?) Norwegian"
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The Worst Journey In The World
16.  The Worst Journey In The World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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  "A very touching book"
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Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
17.  Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written by Lennard Bickel
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  "Another amazing story of determination from the polar explorers of the early 20th Century"
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Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
18.  Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition by John Geiger
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  "Forensic science applied to a 19th century problem"
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Fatal Passage
19.  Fatal Passage by Ken McGoogan
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  "All about the forgotten man or the Artic -- McRea"
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The Longest Battle: The War At Sea 1939-45 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
20.  The Longest Battle: The War At Sea 1939-45 (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Richard Hough
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  "WW2 War at sea"
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Jutland, 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes
21.  Jutland, 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes by Peter Hart
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  "First hand accounts of the Battle of Jutland"
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The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia
22.  The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia by Peter Hopkirk
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  "Russia versus Britain in Asia from 1700s to 1900s"
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Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story That Changed the Course of World War II
23.  Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story That Changed the Course of World War II by Ben Macintyre
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  "Fascinating account of a WW2 deception plan"
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