LIB.3 : General Publications

On this page is a selected bibliography of books that are recommended or referenced by content on this site.  Book links will go to their page on Amazon.

AuthorTitleEditionPublisherLocationPublication DateMajor Topic
Atkinson, RickCrusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf WarHoughton Mifflin CompanyBoston, Massachusetts1993Gulf War
Bacevich, A.J.The Pentomic Era: The U.S. Army Between Korea and VietnamNational Defense University PressWashington, D.C.1986Cold War
Black, JeremyWar Since 1945Reaktion BooksLondon, United Kingdom2004Cold War
Boghardt, ThomasThe Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry into World War INaval Institute PressAnnapolis, Maryland2012World War I
Chafe, William H.The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War IISeventhOxford University PressOxford, United Kingdom2012History
Davidson, James West; Lytle, MarkAfter the Fact: The Art of Historical DetectionSixthMcGraw-Hill EducationNew York City, New York2009History
Dudley, Donald R.The Civilization of RomeLiterary Licensing, LLCWhitefish, Montana2012Ancient World
Echols, AliceScars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis JoplinHenry Holt and CompanyNew York City, New York2000Biography
French, PaulMidnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old ChinaIllustratedPenguin BooksNew York City, New York2013History
Gaddis, John LewisThe Cold War: A New HistoryPenguin BooksNew York City, New York2005Cold War
Gates, Robert M.Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at WarKnopfNew York City, New York2014OIF/OEF
Gates, Robert M.From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold WarSimon & SchusterNew York City, New York2007Cold War
Gelb, Leslie H.; Betts, Richard K.The Irony of Vietnam: The System WorkedBrookings ClassicWashington D.C.2016Vietnam
Gilpin, Alec R.The War of 1812 in the Old NorthwestMichigan State University PressEast Lansing, Michigan1958War of 1812
Gingeras, RyanFall of the Sultanate: The Great War and the End of the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1922Oxford University PressOxford, United Kingdom2016Middle East
Gladwell, MalcomThe Bomber MafiaBack Bay BooksNew York City, New York2021World War II
Graves, RobertClaudius the God: And His Wife MessalinaInternationalVintage BooksNew York City, New York1989Roman Empire
Hatt, Michael; Klonk, CharlotteArt History: A critical introduction to its methodsManchester University PressManchester, United Kingdom2006Art History
History Office, U.S. Army Sustainment CommandQuarters One: Rock Island ArsenalRock Island ArsenalRock Island, Illinois2008History
Hochschild, AdamKing Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial AfricaHoughton MifflinBoston, Massachusetts1999Africa
Hoffman, Elizabeth Cobbs; Blum, Edward J.; Gjerde, Jon. ed.Major Problems in American History: Volume II, Since 1865ThirdWadsworthBoston, Massachusetts2012History
House, John M.Wolfhounds and Polar Bears: The American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, 1918-1920University of Alabama PressTuscaloosa, Alabama2016World War I
Hoyos, DexterThe CarthaginiansRoutledgeAbingdon on Thames, United Kingdom2010Ancient World
Keegan, JohnThe First World WarVintage BooksNew York City, New York2000World War I
Kitto, H.D.F.The GreeksRevisedPenguin HistoryNew York City, New York1991Ancient World
Large, David ClayBetween Two Fires: Europe's Path in the 1930sRevisedW. W. Norton & CompanyNew York City, New York1991Inter-War
Madgearu, AlexandruThe Wars of the Balkan Peninsula: Their Medieval OriginsThe Scarecrow Press, Inc.Lanham, Maryland2008Survey
Makower, JoelWoodstock: The Oral History40th AnniversaryExcelsior EditionsAlbany, New York2009History
Marston, Daniel; Malkasian, CarterCounterinsurgency in Modern WarfareOsprey PublishingOxford, United Kingdom2008Military History
Mattis, Jim; West, BingCall Sign Chaos: Learning to LeadRandom HouseNew York City, New York2019OIF/OEF
McNamara, Robert S.Argument Without End In Search Of Answers To The Vietnam TragedyPublic AffairsNew York City, New York2000Vietnam
McNamara, Robert S.In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of VietnamVintage BooksNew York City, New York1995Vietnam
Miksche, F.O.Atomic Weapons and ArmiesPraeger Publications in Military ScienceNew York, New York1955Cold War
Millett, Allan R.; Maslowski, Peter; Feis, William B.For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012ExpandedFree PressNew York City, New York2012Military History
Moyar, MarkA Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to IraqYale University PressNew Haven, Connecticut2009Military History
Moyar, MarkTriumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954–1965IllustratedCambridge University PressCambridge, United Kingdom2006Vietnam
Muller, RichardThe German Air War in RussiaThe Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of AmericaBaltimore, Maryland1993World War II
Murray, Williamson; Millett, Allan R.A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World WarHardvard University PressCambridge, Massachusetts2000World War II
Patterson, James T.Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush v. GoreReprintOxford University PressOxford, United Kingdom2007History
Pua, DerekUnit 731: The Forgotten Asian AuschwitzSecond EditionPacific Atrocities EducationColumbia, South Carolina2020World War II
Reinhardt, G.C.; Kintner, W. R.Atomic Weapons in Land CombatMilitary Service Publishing CompanyHarrisburg, Pennsylvania1953Cold War
Rushforth, Brett; Mapp, PaulColonial North America and the Atlantic World: A History in DocumentsRoutledgeOxford, United Kingdom2008Colonial America
Scahill, JeremyBlackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary ArmyRevisedNation BooksNew York City, New York2007GWOT
SuetoniusThe Twelve CaesarsRevisedPenguin ClassicsNew York City, New York2007Roman Empire
Wiener, JonCome Together: John Lennon in His TimeReprintUniversity of Illinois PressChicago, Illinois1990History

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