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Old 07-07-2014, 12:30 PM   #17
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Here's 53 free, mostly history, books from Pyrrhus

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A Short History of England, Ireland, and Scotland - 148pp
This is a concise but comprehensive history of the British Isles by Mary Platt Parmele.

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783 - 459pp
Captain A.T. Mahan was one of the foremost writers about naval history in the U.S. during the 19th century, as well as an important thinker in terms of naval doctrine for the wars that followed. In this comprehensive work, he analyzes the effect of naval power on war and history from the 17th century through the late 18th century.

Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire
James Headlam's Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire is a comprehensive biography of Otto von Bismarck, the seminal chancellor who helped unify the German state and modernize it into a European powerhouse.

The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos
A.H. Sayce was one of the foremost historians about antiquity and Egypt during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his book, The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotus, looks at the early history of Egypt at a time when Jews were captive in Egypt and tracks it through to the Roman Empire.

An Introduction to the History of Japan
Though billed as an introduction, Katsuo Hara's An Introduction to the History of Japan is a comprehensive history that examines Japan over the centuries. Written in the late 1800s or early 1900s before WWII.

The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria and Serbia
Nevill Forbes' The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria and Serbia is an expansive look at one of the world's geopolitical hotspots, the Balkans, with a focus on some of the background history that brought about the tensions of WWI.

History of India, From the Reign of Akbar the Great to the Fall of the Moghul Empire
Stanley Lane-Poole's History of India, From the Reign of Akbar the Great to the Fall of the Moghul Empire is yet another book of the great historian's about India during the Middle Ages in the wake of the Muslim conquests.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus
Although little is known about the author, The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus is considered one of the most important ancient histories of the Roman Empire, especially because it covers the 1st-3rd centuries A.D. around the same period in history that Suetonius and Tacitus leave off at.

Spain in the Nineteenth Century
Elizabeth Latimer's Spain in the Nineteenth Century is a comprehensive examination of Spain throughout the 1800s, from the Napoleonic Era to the dawn of World War I.

The Franco German War of 1870-1871
Helmuth von Moltke's The Franco German War of 1870-1871 is a comprehensive history of one of the 19th century's most influential wars, and the one that helped lead to the establishment of the modern state of Germany. It is written by one of the most important participants in the war, because von Moltke was a field marshal for the Prussians and a Chief of the General Staff.
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