War and military history books
Highstreett has 5 reading guides and 1 book page on war and military history.
The world wars, the Cold War, Napoleon and the soldiers and civilians caught up in them.
War and military history reading guides and projects
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Best books about Napoleon
Six books about Napoleon, chosen from two Highstreett book searches: the big one-volume life, his campaigns, the long war with Britain, a conscript's diary, the women around him and a novel of his exile.
- Highstreett published10 books
Best books about the Cold War
- Highstreett published16 books
Best books about the First World War
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Best books about the Second World War
Sixteen Second World War books about the war as ordinary people lived it, at home and under occupation in Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Italy, the Soviet Union, China, Japan and India, with UK editions read on 13 October 2026.
- Highstreett published5 books
Books like The Nightingale
War and military history books recommended on Highstreett
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- The Roman Army at War, 100 BC - AD 200Adrian GoldsworthyRoman military history
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