The nazis were into so many extra curricular activity then just maintaining a healthy society, they should be the poster of why greed and stupidly ruins everything!

I'm pretty interested in history, especially ww2 and asian history. I've watched a bunch of videos but I'm looking for something more like a documentary about the entire topic, instead of loose videos. For example a documentary about the history of Japan or China. Is there any website that has good documentaries like these? I didn't find many on YouTube.

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That sounds fascinating. Adding it to my list.

Currently reading Bruce Catton's The Army of the Potomac trilogy. The beautiful Library of America edition. I'm such a sucker for those books.

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A few years ago, I bought Harden’s book King of Spies. Not spectacular, but worthwhile, and gave a few fascinating insights into Korea from 1945 to 1950.

Hello, people! I would be very interested in books about the social history of europe and would also really love to read about a history of the nordic countries. All suggestions are welcome!

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The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II by William H. Chafe

Would love some recommendations on social or fashion history in the Regency/early Victorian period in the UK!

William Leuchtenburgs ,In the Shadow of FDR:From Truman to George W. Bush , shows how every President has been influenced since FDR.

Yup this is exactly it, I just totally blanked out on the show name so I couldn't find the reading list and such 😅 And it is the Siemann book indeed

Excellent, that was timely! It's not Siemann, is it? That came out in the original German a few years earlier.

In Our Time did an episode back in 2017: the associated reading list fills in a few gaps, closer to what I expected:

Mark Jarrett, The Congress of Vienna and Its Legacy: War and Great Power Diplomacy After Napoleon (I.B. Tauris 2014)

David King, Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna (Broadway Books 1993)

Henry Kissinger, A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace, 1812-22 (first published 1954; Echo Point Books & Media 2013)

Harold Nicolson, The Congress of Vienna: A Study in Allied Unity 1812-1822 (1946; Grove Press 2000)

Paul W. Schroeder, The Transformation of European Politics: 1763-1848 (Clarendon Press 1996)

Brian E. Vick, The Congress of Vienna: Power and Politics after Napoleon (Harvard University Press 2014)

Adam Zamoyski, Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna (Harper Perennial 2008)

Not specific to indigenous American peoples, but the first few chapters of The Dawn of Everything lays down an important perspective to consider in studying these types of people.

Just listened to a podcast episode talking about the history of the FBI and liked one part how LBJ had the FBI take down the Klan. Is there anything more in depth on this?

Nixonland by Rick Perlstein

George Wallace: American Populist

Also, totally unrelated to the historical era in which you specified, but if you want a great general overview of 1810-50 American politics “Heir’s to the Founders” by H.W Brands covers Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John Calhoun’s careers. The book goes through the 1812 era right up until 1850.

Read Taking Berlin by Martin Dugard, but didn’t enjoy it as much as Taking Paris. The parts about Patton and Martha Gellhorn were super interesting I’ve never read about Gellhorn before and she’s a fascinating individual. The rest was very disjointed and it was almost Russia, Russia, Russia bait with the Russiagate conspiracy thrown in at the end. I hate communism, but the Soviet contribution was barely there and what was seemed thrown in as an after thought. Which makes no sense because the Soviets actually capture Berlin. Altogether, a little disjointed but a solid read.

I really enjoyed Ghosts of Cannae if you haven't read that one yet. Highly recommend.

I actually found it and it's been translated now - I couldn't find it at first because I forgot it wasn't just about the Congress, it's a book of around 1000 pages on Metternich, and ofc includes what happened at the Congress.

A translation might come along - it may be worth asking the publisher if one's planned.

I remember listening to a podcast that had a really great book in their reading recommendations, but it's only in German and not translated - at least not when I checked last

It’s fiction but if you’re interested in alternate history I really enjoyed Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale. The synopsis is below, but it doesn’t mention the twist: the author was inspired by the Mississippian mound culture and the idea that maybe just maybe they built them as platforms to jump from…and fly/glide! Hence their military prowess in this series:

Perfect for fans of action-adventure and historical fiction—including novels by such authors as Bernard Cornwell, Steve Berry, Naomi Novik, and Harry Turtledove—this stunning work of alternate history imagines a world in which the Roman Empire has not fallen and the North American continent has just been discovered. In the year 1218 AD, transported by Norse longboats, a Roman legion crosses the great ocean, enters an endless wilderness, and faces a cataclysmic clash of worlds, cultures, and warriors.

Ever hungry for land and gold, the Emperor has sent Praetor Gaius Marcellinus and the 33rd Roman Legion into the newly discovered lands of North America. Marcellinus and his men expect easy victory over the native inhabitants, but on the shores of a vast river the Legion clashes with a unique civilization armed with weapons and strategies no Roman has ever imagined.

Forced to watch his vaunted force massacred by a surprisingly tenacious enemy, Marcellinus is spared by his captors and kept alive for his military knowledge. As he recovers and learns more about these proud people, he can’t help but be drawn into their society, forming an uneasy friendship with the denizens of the city-state of Cahokia. But threats—both Roman and Native—promise to assail his newfound kin, and Marcellinus will struggle to keep the peace while the rest of the continent surges toward certain conflict.

Recently finished On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides about the Korean War, specifically the Chosin Reservoir battle. I thought it was a great book that really showed the genius of Incheon and the following mistakes made from hubris that led to the Chosin battle, and the suffering and courageous determination that resulted in the survival of the majority of the US forces. Obviously didn’t focus very much on the larger context, or the Chinese side much, but for the focus it had, it did a great job.

Finished 2 books. Reviews copied and pasted from Goodreads -

When Money Dies: The Nightmare of the Weimar Hyper-inflation by Adam Fergusson

>3.5/5 being harsh rounding down for Goodreads.

>Good at describing the causes and societal impact of hyperinflation during early 20s Germany. Not too heavy on the economic terminology and doesn't overload you with numbers. But the writing is a bit dry and I was sort of disappointed in that regard. Could've had more focus on the impact on normal people. Also has some stuff on Austria and Hungary. The main argument is that inflation on such a large scale damages the morals and structure of a society, leading to distrust between different groups. a loss of faith in democracy, aids extremists on the left and right, etc and basically traumatises a society. It also argues that the German hyper-inflation wasn't done deliberately to avoid paying the Versailles reparations but instead was done by a mix of incompetence and attempting to avoid unemployment (edit - plus to support the resistance to French occupation of the Ruhr in 1923). The book came out in 1975 and I haven't read that much on Weimar Germany yet so I don't know if the way it is presented here still holds up well academically.

Just finished Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy by Eric D. Weitz

>4/5 I feel like I got a lot out of it.

>Not much to say about it. Solid overview of the Weimar Republic. Mix of political, economics and cultural chapters. Well written and enjoyable to read. Personally I preferred the political chapters more, especially on the political right and the 'enemies of the republic'. The economics chapter was also good as it focused more on what the economic conditions meant for normal people instead of just a load of numbers about industrial production. The book is very good at giving a feeling of what the time period was like. My main criticism is that I found it to be a bit heavy on the architecture and the intellectuals at times, but that is more my personal taste than an objective negative. Overall a good introduction to Weimar Republic era Germany and despite it not being the cheapest book (at least on UK Amazon) I would recommend it for anyone interested in the topic, whether you've read other books on it or not.

The Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano. It’s a history told from a populist perspective, starting with the first Spanish explorers and carrying all the way through the military dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil and elsewhere in the 70s.

There’s also an audiobook version read by Isabel Allende.