Revolutionary Books


The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815 (Penguin History of Europe)The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815 (Penguin History of Europe)
Best Price: $8.81
I especially find the "rambling and repetitive" issues with this book ironic that here...
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from SudanThey Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
Best Price: $7.88
My favorite little independent bookshop, Latitude 33, recommended I read this when they found...
The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American RevolutionThe Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution
Best Price: $7.98
Young creates two essays; one that recalls George Robert Twelves Hewes participation in nearly...
The Russian RevolutionThe Russian Revolution
Best Price: $12.52
I am enjoying this book immensely. I was looking for a good intermediate source to transition...
Patriots: Men Who Started the American RevolutionPatriots: Men Who Started the American Revolution
Best Price: $4.45
This book has been very popular over the years, mainly I think because it retells a lot of...


Crossfire: The Plot That Killed KennedyCrossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Best Price: $7.10
An excellent, sanely written overview of all the evidence concerning the Kennedy assassination. ...
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $6.68
Fans of this series of books will know that most are very good, a few are duds, and a fair...
Greatest Emancipations: How the West Abolished SlaveryGreatest Emancipations: How the West Abolished Slavery
Best Price: $13.47
For thousands of years, slavery went unchallenged in principle. Then in a single century,...
Romanovs: Ruling Russia 1613-1917Romanovs: Ruling Russia 1613-1917
Best Price: $18.35
For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked to one family: The Romanovs....
Short History of the French Revolution, A (4th Edition)Short History of the French Revolution, A (4th Edition)
Best Price: $36.87
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Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
Best Price: $7.00
Although laced with facts it posed no new ideas and a majority of the reading was difficult due...
Children of the Revolution: The French, 1799-1914Children of the Revolution: The French, 1799-1914
Best Price: $23.10
For those who lived in the wake of the French Revolution, from the storming of the Bastille to...
Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian RevolutionAvengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution
Best Price: $15.00
Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution By Laurent Dubois The book...
Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary IranJourney from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran
Best Price: $6.00
The author was incredibly adept at using a well written snapshot of an event in her life to give...
The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their RevolutionThe Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution
Best Price: $6.25
The Gate of Heavenly Peace thoroughly documents the naivety of a prevailing idea during the...

George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both SidesGeorge vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides
Best Price: $3.33
This is a great book for elementary and middle school wanting to learn about the revolution. ...
Inside the Jihad: My Life with Al QaedaInside the Jihad: My Life with Al Qaeda
Best Price: $8.54
Omar Nasiri's "Inside the Jihad" covers terrorism during the nineties in Brussels,...
The Coming of the French Revolution (Princeton Classic Editions)The Coming of the French Revolution (Princeton Classic Editions)
Best Price: $15.99
In my study of revolutions I have always been interested in two basic questions- what were the...
Violent Politics: A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to IraqViolent Politics: A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq
Best Price: $5.74
The historical chapters are decent. Nothing really new, but readable summaries. The...
The Anatomy of RevolutionThe Anatomy of Revolution
Best Price: $4.34
A little bit of pre-reading on the Russian, English and French revolutions would really help...

The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the CarolinasThe Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas
Best Price: $11.14
This is a well-written, thorough book about the Revolutionary War in the Southern colonies,...
Three " Whys" of the Russian RevolutionThree " Whys" of the Russian Revolution
Best Price: $5.98
When was the Russian Revolution? The conventional answer would be October 1917. After all,...
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His GreatnessLincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Best Price: $4.88
I can truthfully say that this is the first book I have ever read about A. Lincoln. I loved it!...
Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in ColombiaWalking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia
Best Price: $17.78
I feel that this a very strong series of stories and history of Colombia and of the FARC. Mr....
Reflections on the Revolution in France (Dover Value Editions)Reflections on the Revolution in France (Dover Value Editions)
Best Price: $3.87
I cannot believe that noone has reviewed this.Burke wrote this incredibly farsighted dissection...

Revolutions and Revolutionary MovementsRevolutions and Revolutionary Movements
Best Price: $33.95
I came across this book while browsing on amazon one day. Rented it from a local library. I've...
The Oxford History of the French RevolutionThe Oxford History of the French Revolution
Best Price: $14.36
William Doyle's Oxford History of the French Revolution is a scholar's history. If anyone is...
Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History)Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History)
Best Price: $15.99
Having never read on this subject before, I found "Americanos" interesting but it's...
When the King Took FlightWhen the King Took Flight
Best Price: $15.95
Maps and Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Prologue 1 1 Sire, You May Not Pass 3 2...
The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs, and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of AfricaThe Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs, and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa
Best Price: $8.49
I will not recite the many details already cited by the publishers and reviewers. What should...

Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of EmpireHistories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire
Best Price: $7.00
With the fracas about the American prison at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, one could read this book for a...
Fire in the Minds of MenFire in the Minds of Men
Best Price: $26.95
Anyone who reads this and is still a bit unsure should read Yevgeny Zamyatin's book WE and...
The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-AmericaThe Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-America
Best Price: $7.53
This is an amazing book, written, not by a formal scholar, but someone who made history himself,...
LafayetteLafayette
Best Price: $8.63
This is one of those "fast-paced" narratives that is long on drama, but short on...
The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $6.69
To understand the history and complexity of the Russian Revolution requires a book of over a...

Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding FathersOur First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers
Best Price: $6.99
Barone meant this as an intor for those who know little about the Glorious Revolution. He does a...
Guide to the Battles of the American RevolutionGuide to the Battles of the American Revolution
Best Price: $19.99
I'm about half way through the book... I highly recommend this book as one of your first...
The Zapatista ReaderThe Zapatista Reader
Best Price: $7.20
"The Zapatista Reader" is one of the best collections of work pertaining to the...
Ten Days that Shook the World (Dover Value Editions)Ten Days that Shook the World (Dover Value Editions)
Best Price: $5.69
It should be pointed out that since the 1980s new information about Reed has come to light...
The Mask of Anarchy Updated Edition: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil WarThe Mask of Anarchy Updated Edition: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil War
Best Price: $21.60
Many people who are interested in Africa have always been disappointed that there are so few...

The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71
Best Price: $8.98
Over the past year or so I have reviewed several books on the Paris Commune with an eye to...
The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940 (Dialogos Series, 12)The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940 (Dialogos Series, 12)
Best Price: $21.50
Gonzales knows his material and covers it well in this history of the Mexican revolution. He...
The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $6.67
As one of the foremost scholars of the spanish civil war , Graham cogently sumarized various...
England's Glorious Revolution 1688-1689: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)England's Glorious Revolution 1688-1689: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
Best Price: $8.95
The French are not the only nation how imbued some of their history with great portent. So too...
A Concise History of the French RevolutionA Concise History of the French Revolution
Best Price: $8.97
This concise yet rich introduction to the French Revolution explores the origins, development,...

Huey: Spirit of the PantherHuey: Spirit of the Panther
Best Price: $6.49
this is a good book for someone that doesn't know jack about the panthers. it touches on all the...
Washington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American RevolutionWashington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution
Best Price: $10.21
I couldn't put it down. That's pretty rare for a history book for me, even though I enjoy the...
A Battlefield Atlas of the American RevolutionA Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution
Best Price: $20.55
Both the casual reader and the serious Revolutionary War aficionado will find this slim volume...
The Revolutionary War in Bennington County: A History and GuideThe Revolutionary War in Bennington County: A History and Guide
Best Price: $12.98
Journey back to the spring of 1775, when Bennington County, Vermont was no more than the wild...
The European Revolutions, 1848 - 1851 (New Approaches to European History)The European Revolutions, 1848 - 1851 (New Approaches to European History)
Best Price: $25.19
Not only is this an extremely informative title, but it does something virtually unheard of in a...

The Mammoth Book of Pirates: Over 25 True Tales of Devilry and Daring by the Most Infamous Pirates of All Time (Mammoth Book of)The Mammoth Book of Pirates: Over 25 True Tales of Devilry and Daring by the Most Infamous Pirates of All Time (Mammoth Book of)
Best Price: $3.97
Great pirate book! Filled with all kinds of stories and tales of lore. A must for any pirate...
Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World, Revised and Enlarged EditionRevolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World, Revised and Enlarged Edition
Best Price: $11.50
I'm a lawyer- my time is billable in increments of one tenth of an hour. At larger law firms (I...
The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Algeria 1955-1957The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Algeria 1955-1957
Best Price: $10.13
First, I must admit I've not read the English translation of this book. I read the 2001 Perrin...
Revolution!: South America and the Rise of the New LeftRevolution!: South America and the Rise of the New Left
Best Price: $16.93
This book is packed with information about the changing social and political situation in 6...
 
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