Walt’s 'history' books on Goodreads (139 books)

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checkbox	position	cover	title Personality and Power	author Kershaw, Ian	isbn 0241532418	isbn13 9780241532416	asin 0241532418	num pages 512 pp	avg rating 3.88	num ratings 591	date pub Sep 29, 2022	date pub edition Jan 01, 2022	Walt's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review An excellent work. The author uses a brilliant outline in analyzing each person's place in history, allowing the personality to be explained alongside ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 23, 2023	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night	author Sancton, Julian *	isbn 1984824333	isbn13 9781984824332	asin 1984824333	num pages 354 pp	avg rating 4.27	num ratings 14,864	date pub May 04, 2021	date pub edition May 04, 2021	Walt's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 14, 2022	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway	author Simms, Brendan	isbn 1541701372	isbn13 9781541701373	asin 1541701372	num pages 304 pp	avg rating 4.24	num ratings 146	date pub May 17, 2022	date pub edition May 17, 2022	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added May 22, 2022	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team	author Hooper, Elise *	isbn	isbn13	asin B07YSLTF57	num pages 511 pp	avg rating 3.88	num ratings 8,599	date pub Jul 07, 2020	date pub edition Jul 07, 2020	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added May 12, 2022	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine	author Plokhy, Serhii	isbn 0465050913	isbn13 9780465050918	asin 0465050913	num pages 395 pp	avg rating 4.27	num ratings 6,826	date pub Dec 01, 2015	date pub edition Dec 01, 2015	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 03, 2022	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche	author Krist, Gary *	isbn 0805077057	isbn13 9780805077056	asin 0805077057	num pages 315 pp	avg rating 3.99	num ratings 2,205	date pub Mar 06, 2007	date pub edition Feb 06, 2007	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Apr 14, 2021	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith	author Egan, Timothy *	isbn 0735225230	isbn13 9780735225237	asin 0735225230	num pages 367 pp	avg rating 4.11	num ratings 3,905	date pub Oct 15, 2019	date pub edition Oct 15, 2019	Walt's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Well-written examination of the author's hike from the UK to Rome. I would give it five stars if Mr Egan would have explained further what the journey ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 20, 2020	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Into the Heart of the Mafia: A Journey Through the Italian South	author Lane, David	isbn 0312614349	isbn13 9780312614348	asin 0312614349	num pages 272 pp	avg rating 3.02	num ratings 50	date pub Jan 01, 2009	date pub edition Jun 08, 2010	Walt's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review A thorough examination of the origins of the American Mafia, concentrating on Sicily and Calabria.	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 20, 2020	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Bletchley Park and D-Day: The Untold Story of How the Battle for Normandy Was Won	author Kenyon, David	isbn 0300244800	isbn13 9780300244809	asin 0300244800	num pages 320 pp	avg rating 3.79	num ratings 189	date pub Jul 16, 2019	date pub edition Jul 16, 2019	Walt's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 20, 2020	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue the Russian Imperial Family	author Rappaport, Helen *	isbn 1250151236	isbn13 9781250151230	asin B0785FL1Q9	num pages 471 pp	avg rating 3.81	num ratings 1,862	date pub Jun 26, 2018	date pub edition Jun 26, 2018	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jun 15, 2020	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh	author Fleming, Candace *	isbn 052564654X	isbn13 9780525646549	asin 052564654X	num pages 384 pp	avg rating 4.09	num ratings 1,337	date pub unknown	date pub edition Feb 11, 2020	Walt's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review A good examination of Lindbergh's other endeavors, the isolationist movement, environmental focus, and not-enough treatment of his extra-marital affai ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Mar 07, 2020	date read Aug 20, 2020	date added Mar 03, 2020	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton	author Morley, Jefferson	isbn 1250080614	isbn13 9781250080615	asin 1250080614	num pages 330 pp	avg rating 3.91	num ratings 943	date pub Oct 24, 2017	date pub edition Oct 24, 2017	Walt's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Oct 28, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz	author Larson, Erik *	isbn 038534872X	isbn13 9780385348720	asin B07TRVW6VX	num pages 546 pp	avg rating 4.30	num ratings 123,567	date pub Feb 25, 2020	date pub edition Feb 25, 2020	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Sep 05, 2019	owned	format ebook	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War	author Macintyre, Ben	isbn 0771060335	isbn13 9780771060335	asin 0771060335	num pages 384 pp	avg rating 4.51	num ratings 74,965	date pub Sep 18, 2018	date pub edition Sep 18, 2018	Walt's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Outstanding work. The second half of this book was hard to put down - I had to finish it.	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Aug 20, 2019	date read Aug 31, 2019	date added Aug 20, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency	author McCarthy, Andrew C.	isbn 1641770260	isbn13 9781641770262	asin B079C2VT7Y	num pages 472 pp	avg rating 4.23	num ratings 371	date pub unknown	date pub edition Sep 01, 2019	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 15, 2019	owned	format Unknown Binding	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Children of Nazis: The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others― Living with a Father's Monstrous Legacy	author Crasnianski, Tania *	isbn 1948924501	isbn13 9781948924504	asin 1948924501	num pages 264 pp	avg rating 3.85	num ratings 1,953	date pub Jan 01, 2016	date pub edition Sep 10, 2019	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 08, 2019	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II	author Strausbaugh, John *	isbn 1455567485	isbn13 9781455567485	asin 1455567485	num pages 496 pp	avg rating 3.91	num ratings 135	date pub unknown	date pub edition Dec 04, 2018	Walt's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Aug 01, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure	author Kladstrup, Don	isbn 0767904486	isbn13 9780767904483	asin 0767904486	num pages 290 pp	avg rating 4.04	num ratings 5,330	date pub May 15, 2001	date pub edition Apr 28, 2002	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jul 17, 2019	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Countdown to Darkness: The Assassination of President Kennedy Volume II	author Newman, John M.	isbn 1511503947	isbn13 9781511503945	asin 1511503947	num pages 484 pp	avg rating 4.60	num ratings 30	date pub unknown	date pub edition Jan 19, 2017	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jun 12, 2019	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation	author Johnson, Steven *	isbn 1594487715	isbn13 9781594487712	asin 1594487715	num pages 326 pp	avg rating 4.00	num ratings 15,157	date pub Oct 01, 2010	date pub edition Oct 05, 2010	Walt's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added May 31, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view

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Walt > Books: history‎ (139)