Books like Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
12 books with a reading profile close to Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War by Robert K. Massie. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Adam Higginbotham reconstructs the events leading up to the 1986 explosion of Reactor Number Four at the V.I.
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The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1959, the United States selected seven military test pilots to become the first astronauts for Project Mercury.
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 2017, Ronan Farrow began investigating allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, a pursuit that uncovered a coordinated system of suppression.
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The Ghost Map
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1854, a severe cholera outbreak decimated the Soho district of London, challenging the prevailing medical belief that diseases spread through foul air, known as miasma.
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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
by Tom O'Neill
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Tom O’Neill spent twenty years investigating the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, uncovering discrepancies in the official prosecution narrative established by Vincent Bugliosi.
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
John M.
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Mary Beard tracks the evolution of the Roman state from its mythic eighth-century BCE origins to the pivotal year 212 CE, when Emperor Caracalla granted universal citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire.
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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
by Norman Ohler
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Norman Ohler examines the pervasive use of Pervitin, a factory-produced methamphetamine, within the military and civilian sectors of the Third Reich.
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Lawrence Wright investigates the internal mechanics of the Church of Scientology, tracing its evolution from L.
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
The 1619 Project argues that the arrival of the White Lion privateer in the Virginia colony, carrying enslaved Africans, represents the foundational moment of the United States.
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Adam Hochschild details the private seizure of the Congo River basin by King Leopold II of Belgium and the subsequent industrial exploitation of the region.
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