This is yet another vast topic and so here are a few ideas to spark your imagination. War is a bit of a theme at the moment, particularly given the anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. Vera Brittain’s Testament Of Youth
is a very human account of living through the war and the long term impact of it. It’s a good book, even if that write-up sounds a bit depressing. Or you could try Jeremy Paxman’s Great Britain's Great War
for a readable history of the First World War. If World War Two is more your interest, then Double Cross
is an account of a really fascinating ruse that helped to turn the tide of the war. Or you could try a book on Alan Turing
, who is receiving a lot of coverage at the moment both for the difference he made to the Second World War and also for the shocking way he was treated an account of which has been turned into a film.You could also try Bill Bryson’s One Summer: America 1927
, which, as the title suggests, covers a few months in 1927 and packs in a lot of history in a readable form. However, unsurprisingly, there is a lot of history pre-Twentieth century ranging from Waterloo
to The Plantagenets
to Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
.If you like your history a bit more easy going then the Horrible Histories Annual 2015
might be your best bet and is also likely to bring some amusement to some of the drier parts of history.Links to the books above and some other suggestions are below:
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