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A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924
1.  A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 by Orlando Figes
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  "The finest account of the grinding of humanity in the Russian Revolution. Peerless, breathtaking and absorbing"
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The Fall of Berlin 1945
2.  The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor
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  "Beevor takes the reader into the dark heart of Nazi Germany as it suffers its long, spasmic last days before the feared onslaught of the Russians"
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Stalingrad
3.  Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
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  "One of the finest accounts of battle in the English language. Beevor's tale of privation, hardship, valour and despair is unmatched"
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The Devil In The White City
4.  The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
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  "An incredibly vivid, lucid and at times devestating account of both the Chicago World Fair and the dark secrets of the World Fair Hotel"
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The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars
5.  The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars by Stephen O'Shea
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  "A surprisingly readable yet informative account of the last days of the Cathar heresy"
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Hawkwood: Diabolical Englishman
6.  Hawkwood: Diabolical Englishman by Frances Stonor Saunders
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  "A smashing romp through the war ravaged Italian peninsular in the company of Hawkwood - a diabolical Englishman buried with full Venetian honours"
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London: The Biography
7.  London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd
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  "Not as strictly narrative as the others, but the single best account of the history of a city as complex and diverse as its inhabitants"
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Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps
8.  Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps by Anne Applebaum
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  "Hard labour, plunging temperatures and the despair of an all-encompassing state. Stalin's terror is truly relived and rightly reviled"
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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
9.  Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder
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  "Fascinating look behind the iron curtain as a decade of research into the activities of Germany's secret police is revealed"
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Frederick The Great: A Life in Deed and Letters
10.  Frederick The Great: A Life in Deed and Letters by Giles MacDonogh
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  "An intelligent biography of one of the most intelligent, if eccentric, rulers in Europe's history"
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Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution
11.  Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution by Simon Schama
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  "A stunning tour de force from one of the best living historians. Lucid, thought provoking and timely."
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