Post and discussion about any type of history book.>Vengeance: The Last Stands of Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull by Tom Clavin>On June 25–26, 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was fought between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. Along the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, the battle resulted in the devastating defeat of U.S. forces and was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/240019835-vengeancehttps://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Little-Bighornhttps://www.worldhistory.org/George_Armstrong_CusterPrevious thread: >>25234505
>>25304749The Road To Disunion: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 by William W. Freehlinghttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19255589-the-road-to-disunion
Still on Ghost Wars & Dancing in the Glory of Monsters FML
after reading the national history of my country I have decided to read a national history of every nation on earth
>>25304749Any similar books besides this and Plagues & Peoples?
The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History by Tonio Andrade>Tonio Andrade examines the historical trajectory of gunpowder technology and its military implications, particularly focusing on China and the West. The book provides a fresh perspective on why China, despite being the birthplace of gunpowder and initially leading in its military applications, fell behind Western nations by the early 1800s.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25440222-the-gunpowder-age
>>25306686I've considered this too, but some countries just have too much for one book and some are too irrelevant. How are you gonna get a whole book out of south sudan?
I found this a pretty illuminating read as somebody unfamiliar with the history of the Muslim world, but what I found particularly informative was way it rendered the "Muslim mindset" to a non-Muslim. It's essentially an explainer for how Islamic culture saw the world at various points in history, how they explained history and major world events. I had some assumptions going in about what "disrupted" referred to, and believed at first it would build up to the crusades. But as it turns out, the crusades were an altogether minor setback for the Islamic world. While they were an immense hardship for the people of the Levant, overall, Islam found the Crusader states bothersome, rather than catastrophic. The real catastrophe, that massive disruption that totally derailed Dar-al-Islam, was the Mongols. I had no idea the apocalyptic damage the Mongols did to the Islamic world, nor the effect it had on their religious beliefs.
>>25306791Is there any other histories like this? Like global history through Chinese or Indian eyes?
>>25306791I thought it was neat too. At first it sounded like grievance slop but the author is actually pretty mild and even-handed.
>>25304889This guy seems like a chode but I'll look into it regardless
Some anon recommended picrel in the previous thread - It is a great read and I'm interested in more detailed histories of some of the peoples and cultures described there. For example, the story of the Irish peregrini sailing around the North Sea was fascinating
We need a rentry for these threads. I have missed to many books rec'd here already.
