Good Book For Christmas

[Romanos]

Simple question do any of you know a good history book I could get for Chirstmas (I have aready ask for Downfall Berlin 1945) anything on Ancient greek, Late Roman, Medievel world, WWI or WWII.

[Libertine]

Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor is an amazing book, chronicalling the advances of the 6th Army, and their eventual defeat at Stalingrad
EDIT: I already have Beevor's book on Berlin, it is an amazing piece of work, i loved reading every second, you made a good choice asking for it

[therussian]

Byzantium: The Early Centuries, Byzantium: The Apogee, or Byzantium: The Decline and Fall, all by John Julius Norwich. A masterpiece. In my opinion, it rivals Gibbon's work "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"

[Romanos]

Byzantium: The Early Centuries, Byzantium: The Apogee, or Byzantium: The Decline and Fall, all by John Julius Norwich. A masterpiece. In my opinion, it rivals Gibbon's work "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"

I aready have all four (counting Gibbon) they are masterpiece.

[therussian]

Damn, I know.

[Romanos]

How about the book "Crusades :The Illustrated History" by Thomas F. Madden .

[therussian]

I don't know about that one, but I have heard that Runciman has written an excelent book about the Crusades.

[Romanos]

I don't know about that one, but I have heard that Runciman has written an excelent book about the Crusades.

oh, that great I aready have is "Fall of Constantinople" book will see what it is do you now any good ancient Greek book.

[therussian]

Hmmmmm.....have you read Xenophon's "Anabasis"? Its pretty good.

[Romanos]

nop, only Herodotus Histories I could see what it is.

[therussian]

Its about 10000 greek hoplites who were hired as mercenaries by a Cyrus of Persia to topple his brother. Unfortunately, he died in the last battle, and the book is all about the Greeks' journey home. I liked it very much. It shows how good of a leader Xenophon was. He always bore the burden of the journey along side his own men.

[Romanos]

Its about 10000 greek hoplites who were hired as mercenaries by a Cyrus of Persia to topple his brother. Unfortunately, he died in the last battle, and the book is all about the Greeks' journey home. I liked it very much. It shows how good of a leader Xenophon was. He always bore the burden of the journey along side his own men.

yes I knew that but I didint readed from the original source.

[Farnan]

Any of the three books by Cornelius Ryan: The Longest Day, The Bridge Too Far and the Last Battle are all good.

[The White Knight]

Hmm... for a romantic description of the crusades I'd like to point to Kevin Crossley-Holland's trilogy. I only read the third book (typical) so I can't really tell anything about the first books. But the third book was nice, deep, poetic and about the crusades. Add t that a little Arthurian spices and you've got the concept for a great trilogy.

Though the book kind read slowly in the beginning I blame that to the dutch translation.

I also don't know what age you are. I'm 14 so maybe you'll be looking for something more mature (?).

[Romanos]

I am 15 it dosent seem to interasting in my view point (GOD I am so picky).

[The White Knight]

There were also some extremely beautiful books of a Dutch writer, Thea Beckman.
She wrote many historical books of which I think the Hundred-Year's War trilogy is absurdly moving and sweet! I'm not sure where to find it, or under which title you have to seek, as it will be a translated version. Maybe the theme won't be to interesting for Englishmen or Americans (the good old Anglo-French hatreds...), but no other writer, not a single other book has portrayed the life of French trouvères during the hundred-year's war so nicely as this trilogy. I recommend it to everyone!

[LordSaradain]

Tamerlane by Harold Lamb!

[Romanos]

this book looks good anybody read it before http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081...books&n=283155