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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Michael B. Oren
Presidio Press, 2003
How the Middle East Changed Forever in Six Days
+ Just in Time
+ An Impressive Marshalling of Sources
+ Very In-Depth - Covers All Aspects of Six-Day War
+ Required Reading for Understanding the Current Middle East Situation
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Andrew Carnegie
David Nasaw
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
An Icon of a Biography for the Man of Steel
+ Andrew Carnegie
+ Very thorough, but with an odd hollowness
+ Good Overview of the Original Capitalist
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The Blue Nile
Alan Moorehead
Harper Perennial, 2000
Fascinating History of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
+ A gripping saga
+ Fascinating history
+ Absorbing history
+ Very interesting background on 19th century Sudan and Ethiopia
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1776
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2005
Remarkable Historical Account
+ An Essential Book To Understand our American Heritage
+ As if I was there, sort of
+ 1776 Indeed
+ More, please.
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Laura Hillenbrand
Ballantine Books, 2002
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
+ Ah, Seabiscuit we need you now
+ Great Buy
+ Seabiscuit for President!!!
+ Match This, War Admiral!
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The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History
John M. Barry, 2004
Terrifying
+ Great history of medicine and the early 20th Century
+ A Hot Read
+ The Great Influenza
+ informative but "wordy"
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The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
Caroline Alexander
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Bligh's Temper
+ Extremely well written, Lots & lots of research!
+ Gripping good (yarn)
+ Well researched, good narrative
+ Exhaustive and gripping
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Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History)
David Hackett Fischer
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Captures the Humanity of Washington and the New Nation
+ Very Good
+ A Rewarding Work
+ Fantastic!
+ A great read
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A History of the American People
Paul M. Johnson
Harper Perennial, 1999
A broad, and different, perspective on American history
+ Well Worth the Time
+ If you only read one American History Book
+ A Great Read
+ Excellent perspective
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The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair
Martin Meredith
PublicAffairs, 2005
Extremely well-written recent history that makes you sad and mad
+ Instant classic
+ Amazing Book
+ Africa
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)
James L. Swanson
Harper Perennial, 2007
Harrowing "Manhunt"
+ The facts of Lincoln's assassination that you never learned in school.
+ Suspenseful
+ Great, in depth!
+ Manhunt
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John Adams
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Page Turner
+ Terrific Book for U.S. History
+ John Adams is a fascinating read!
+ John Adams - a much unappreciated man
+ Read it twice, no, three times!
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RISING TIDE: THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI FLOOD OF 1927 AND HOW IT CHANGED AMERICA
John M. Barry
Simon & Schuster, 1998
Utterly Fascinating Account of Men vs. the Mississippi!
+ Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
+ Book Club loved this book
+ Marvelous engrossing social history
+ Interesting piece of history.
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One Hundred Days: Napoleon's Road to Waterloo
Alan Schom
Oxford University Press, USA, 1993
Historical Page-Turner
+ The Corsican Ogre Rises Again!
+ Good Intro to the Waterloo Campaign
+ Schom succinctly portrays the notables of Napoleonic France.
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)
James M. McPherson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Dale
+ Excellent
+ Marred by political correctness
+ If you read one book on the civil war
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