Here is a quick list of the last great books I've read which are available in English (some 'Ive read in other languages):
- History of Western Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell :
This is a wonderful book. Read it.
- Why the West rules -- for now, Ian Morris :
How geography drives history. really deep and thought-provoking.
- the Strange Defeat, Marc Bloch :
A gripping, living narration of the French armies collapse in 1940, from the inside (Marc Bloch was an officer). With a very deep analysis of the long maturing reasons for this defeat.
- Histories of Alexander the Great, Quintus Curtius Rufus :
The title says it all. Very elegant Latin prose.
- The Golden Ass, Apuleius :
A funny story and an immortal classic.
- The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West, Karl-Heinz Frieser :
For true military history geeks :)
I notice that these are either classics, or history. Well, so be it :)
- History of Western Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell : This is a wonderful book. Read it.
- Why the West rules -- for now, Ian Morris : How geography drives history. really deep and thought-provoking.
- the Strange Defeat, Marc Bloch : A gripping, living narration of the French armies collapse in 1940, from the inside (Marc Bloch was an officer). With a very deep analysis of the long maturing reasons for this defeat.
- Histories of Alexander the Great, Quintus Curtius Rufus : The title says it all. Very elegant Latin prose.
- The Golden Ass, Apuleius : A funny story and an immortal classic.
- The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West, Karl-Heinz Frieser : For true military history geeks :)
I notice that these are either classics, or history. Well, so be it :)