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The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
1.  The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence by Martin Meredith
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  "Simply the best modern history of the continent - read and weep"
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Stalingrad
2.  Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
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  "Amazing - for the many that still think the americans won the war - and for those that should understand how brutal war is."
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
3.  We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
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  "You must read this book if you are to have a hope of understanding what we should never allow to happen again."
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The Executioner's Song (Arena Books)
4.  The Executioner's Song (Arena Books) by Norman Mailer
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  "Classic - into the under belly of the US and into the heart of an every time crime and extraordinary execution."
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Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth
5.  Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth by Gitta Sereny
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  "God knows what he was or why he was - but a brilliant study of evil or maybe just of human failings - you decide."
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London: The Biography
6.  London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd
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  "Brilliant if you know or love London at all - immerses itself in wonderful and lovingly told history."
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Nam: Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There (Abacus Books)
7.  Nam: Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There (Abacus Books) by Mark Baker
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  "There are a load of great Nam books - this is simple, moving, and takes you to there."
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In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo
8.  In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo by Michela Wrong
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  "Excellent study of one dictator and one country and the horrible decay.  Oh yet again France comes out as truly unpleasant and self serving."
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Them: Adventures with Extremists
9.  Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
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  "Funny sideways look at the world from the conspiratory theorists.  Most of the time you want to laugh at them of course - but in their own way a fascinating view of the weird world we live in."
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Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey
10.  Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey by Fergal Keane
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  "Another horrifying but amazing book on Rwanda.  Oh and well worth reading even if you have read other books on the subject."
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Berlin: The Downfall 1945
11.  Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor
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  "Again amazing - a hard read - but again the brutality and reality of war realised in epic terms."
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The Things They Carried (Flamingo)
12.  The Things They Carried (Flamingo) by Tim O'Brien
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  "Defining excellent collection of short stories about the Vietnam war.  Packed full of stark realism. This is an exploration of the human condition."
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Will Storr Vs. The Supernatural: One man's search for the truth about ghosts
13.  Will Storr Vs. The Supernatural: One man's search for the truth about ghosts by Will Storr
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  "Yep I know this looks weird.  But his journey of investigation into the supernatural is quite wonderful.  One moment you will be smiling, the next wondering, and then questioning.  It is compelling."
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Stay Alive, My Son
14.  Stay Alive, My Son by David P. Chandler
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  "God how many genocides must we walk by?  Less about Cambodia than one man's tragic story.  It will leave you stirred."
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The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting: Wannsee and the Final Solution
15.  The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting: Wannsee and the Final Solution by Mark Roseman
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  "You want to see how it is possible for a modern nation to walk into hell?"
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The Fall of Baghdad
16.  The Fall of Baghdad by Jon Lee Anderson
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  "This book gives the real low down on Iraq.  Do not believe the bias of either side in this - simply read the book and understand history as it happens."
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