The Best War and History Books of All Time

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Telegraph, 35 Books

The Telegraph selects the best war and history books ever written

This list was originally published in 2014 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'The History of the Peloponnesian War' by Thucydides

The History of the Peloponnesian War

Cover of 'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii' by Edward Gibbon

The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii

Cover of 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of '1066 And All That' by W. C. Sellar

1066 And All That

Cover of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque

Cover of 'Legion Of The Damned' by Sven Hassel

Legion Of The Damned

Cover of 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples' by Winston Churchill

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

Winston Churchill

Cover of 'Sword Of Honour' by Evelyn Waugh

Sword Of Honour

Cover of 'A History of the Crusades' by Stephen Runciman

A History of the Crusades

Stephen Runciman

Cover of 'The Making Of The Middle Ages' by R. W. Southern

The Making Of The Middle Ages

Cover of 'Catch-22' by Joseph Heller

Catch-22

Cover of 'The Guns of August' by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

The Guns of August

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Cover of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Cover of 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' by Dee Alexander Brown

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Dee Alexander Brown

Cover of 'The Face of Battle' by John Keegan

The Face of Battle

Cover of 'Montaillou' by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

Montaillou

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

Cover of 'A Bright Shining Lie' by Neil Sheehan

A Bright Shining Lie

Cover of 'Ordinary Men' by Christopher R. Browning

Ordinary Men

Christopher R. Browning

Cover of 'Longitude' by Dava Sobel

Longitude

Cover of 'The Discovery Of France' by Graham Robb

The Discovery Of France

Cover of 'Histories' by Cornelius Tacitus

Histories

Cornelius Tacitus

Cover of 'The Good Soldier Švejk' by Jaroslav Hašek

The Good Soldier Švejk

Jaroslav Hašek

Cover of 'The Naked and the Dead' by Norman Mailer

The Naked and the Dead

Cover of 'Dispatches' by Michael Herr

Dispatches

Cover of 'Birdsong' by Sebastian Faulks

Birdsong

Sebastian Faulks

Cover of 'Corelli's Mandolin' by Louis de Bernières

Corelli's Mandolin

Louis de Bernières

Cover of 'Regeneration' by Pat Barker

Regeneration

Cover of 'Europe' by Norman Davies

Europe

Cover of 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' by Jared Diamond

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Cover of 'The Siege' by Helen Dunmore

The Siege

Cover of 'A Short History Of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson

A Short History Of Nearly Everything

Cover of 'Hitler' by Ian Kershaw

Hitler

Cover of 'The Battle For Spain' by Antony Beevor

The Battle For Spain

Cover of 'Ornamentalism' by David Cannadine

Ornamentalism

David Cannadine

Cover of 'Citizens' by Simon Schama

Citizens