Kindle history books

Whether you want to learn more about the 1400s or the 1950s, these Kindle titles have information that is sure to delight every history buff. From academic history to genealogy to people’s history, these books will transport you back in time in the best way possible.

A Brief History of France: Empires, Kings, and Revolutions

Dominic Haynes

Explore France’s history from Celtic origins to modern day. Discover dynasties, revolutions, and cultural evolutions in a concise guide. Uncover France’s journey through turmoil to democracy, offering a digestible overview for all. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Before Their Time: 200 Inventions That Were Too Early

Lester Wells

Imagine a world where Da Vinci’s robots roamed the Renaissance, where ancient skies were cut by wings far before the Wright brothers took flight, and where the hum of electricity powered cities long before it was a reality. “Before Their Time: 200 Inventions That Were Too Early” opens a captivating window into the audacious human ... Read more

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The Lost Chapters of Humanity On Earth

Anastasia Martin

If you enjoy reading books about ancient cultures, lost civilizations, and megalithic mysteries, this book is for you. This book also offers alternative theories pertaining to subjects such as human evolution, ancient knowledge and technology, Extra Terrestrials, and the infamous Roswell crash. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: More Than The President

Jack Tesla

More Than The President: The Second Month of The War is a logical continuation of the documentary chronicle of the events during the hot phase of the war that Russia initiated against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This new phase of the war is total and bloody, using modern weapons, making it the largest war ... Read more

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A Dream Across a Century

Al Thompson

This is the story of two men and two women born almost a hundred years apart who shared a dream. Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace created the vision; Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper made it come true. It is the tale of a series of inventors and their inventions that made the dream possible. People ... Read more

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The Hand of God: From Oppenheimer to Hypersonics – A Crash Course on Nuclear Weapons and Humankind’s Most Dangerous Game

Paul McCarthy

Delve into the world of the most powerful and destructive weapons ever created. In this book, you will learn the history of nuclear weapons, from their development in the early 20th century during the Manhattan Project to the present day, discovering how these weapons work, their devastating effects, and about the global superpowers that control ... Read more

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Uncover the Shocking Story of How 12.5 Million Africans were Sold as Slaves & Sent to the New World

World Changing History

For 400 years 12 million men, women and children were Sold and Shipped across the Atlantic Ocean through the Middle Passage this was known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade In this engaging and well researched book by World Changing History you will learn everything you need to know about Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade ... Read more

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Free: Frozen Frontier

Bo Carson

The frozen wilderness of the Arctic captivated and mystified voyagers and explorers in the 1800s, driven by riches, fame, and the search for the elusive Northwest Passage. Experience the exhilarating triumphs and heart-breaking tragedies of these heroic explorers and their awe-inspiring expeditions during the Golden Age of Arctic exploration. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Booze, Babe, & The Little Black Dress

Jason Voiovich

Epic stories from the decade that taught Americans how to vote with their wallets. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Boozing: A History of Alcohol, Drinking, and Drunkenness

Marie Campbell

Join us for a thoroughly entertaining canter through the development of various alcoholic beverages, across history and across the globe. From beer and bread to the wine symposium, to the industrialization and globalization of alcohol, come along to explore the political and social interactions, temperance and prohibition movements, alcohol in religion, secular power structures, and ... Read more

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The Treasure Galleons: Prequel to The Golden Age of Pyracy Series

Tammy Gross

In the Age of Sail, a captain’s son is left to confront pirates, cannibals and an angry king after a hurricane devastates his family and their fleet carrying $400 million in treasure. The true story of 1715 Spanish shipwrecks that gave Florida its “Treasure Coast” – as told in the multi-award-winning screenplay. Full-color illustrations. $3.99 on ... Read more

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Soldiers of Freedom

Samuel Marquis

SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM is the true story of the 1944-1945 War in Western Europe and the final Allied struggle to conquer Nazi Germany. The story is told through the eyes of William McBurney, a tank gunner in the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American tank unit in U.S. history. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Soldiers of Freedom

Samuel Marquis

SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM is the true story of the 1944-1945 War in Western Europe and the final Allied struggle to conquer Nazi Germany. The story is told through the eyes of William McBurney, a tank gunner in the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American tank unit in U.S. history. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The History of Ukraine and Russia: The Tangled History That Led to Crisis

Marc Vaughn

The 2022 War in Ukraine has been Breaking News since it began. Have you been feeling bewildered about how a civilized world can explode into conflict? Journalist and author, Marc Miles Vaughn, gives you an insight into history unlike any history professor’s. This book is for anyone who wants to read history in order to ... Read more

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The Old Norse Spell Book

Alda Dagny

Want to travel back in time to the spellbinding Old Norse world—and find out how you can apply its ancient wisdom and magic to modern situations and problems? Then read on: This is the book for you! Runes—the cryptic letters of an Old Norse alphabet—are more than just a collection of dusty symbols from a ... Read more

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Nowhere Man (The Journey of Everyone)

James Gault

A gentle canter along Mankind’s journey from origins to now, in an engaging and easy-to-read form. It addresses not only events and their dates but provides for an understanding of what caused them and their historical context. It is the type of book that, once acquired, may well find itself being readily and frequently referred ... Read more

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Jack the Ripper: Straight for the Jugular

Prash Ganendran

As the autumn of 1888 drew in, 10 weeks of hell were about to be unleashed on London’s East End. Danger lurked in every corner and women were terrified to walk alone at night, as a bloodthirsty, faceless killer prowled the narrow, gloomy alleyways and thoroughfares. Against a backdrop of poverty, violence, and social injustice, ... Read more

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Free: Circumference of Silence

Jacquie Herz

Mali reads the memories of her mother’s Jewish childhood in 1930s Berlin, then her life in war-torn London. But when she comes to her mother’s account of her too-early marriage and the divorce that forced her to leave her young daughter in London and go to New York, Mali is thrust back into her own ... Read more

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The Old Norse Spell Book

Alda Dagny

Want to travel back in time to the spellbinding Old Norse world—and find out how you can apply its ancient wisdom and magic to modern situations and problems? Then read on: This is the book for you! Runes—the cryptic letters of an Old Norse alphabet—are more than just a collection of dusty symbols from a ... Read more

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Free: The Old Norse Spell Book: Your Guide to the Elder Futhark, Norse Folklore, Runes, Paganism, Divination, and Magic

Alda Dagny

Want to travel back in time to the spellbinding Old Norse world—and find out how you can apply its ancient wisdom and magic to modern situations and problems? Then read on: This is the book for you! Runes—the cryptic letters of an Old Norse alphabet—are more than just a collection of dusty symbols from a ... Read more

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Runaway Masters: A True Story of Slavery, Freedom, Triumph, and Tragedy Beyond 1619 and 1776

Joseph Cotto

Are you a slave? Each of us probably is to something. Still, when slavery comes to mind, chains and shackles usually follow. In the wilds of Old Florida, a type of bondage unlike any other took root. Experience a true story of slavery, freedom, triumph, and tragedy beyond the narratives of 1619 and 1776. Discover ... Read more

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Free: The Caves of San Pietro

Susan Gayle

Set against the backdrop of World War II and its aftermath, two families are forever bonded by an act of heroism and their mutual love for one man. Frank Moster is more determined than ever to play a part in liberating his birth parents’ homeland from the Nazi scourge. Lives will be changed forever and ... Read more

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The Girls from the Beach

Andie Newton

In 1944, four American nurses disappeared for five days. No one knew what happened to them. Until now. When Kit and Red set foot on French soil during the Normandy landings, they know they have to rely on each other. As they head for the battlefield, their aim is simple: save lives. But when they’re ... Read more

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My Splendid Concubine

Lloyd Lofthouse

Robert Hart arrives in China in 1854, and his love for a concubine almost destroys him. Soon, he becomes the only foreigner the Emperor of China trusts and helps end the bloodiest rebellion in world history. Based on a true story. “Those who are interested in unconventional romances with an out-of-the ordinary setting will find ... Read more

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Free: Road to the Breaking

Chris Bennett

It’s early 1860, and war hero Captain Nathaniel Chambers, commander U.S. Army Fort Davis in the west Texas wilderness, has received a summons home to his family planation in Virginia. What ensues is an epic journey across a young nation seething with debauchery, brutality, corruption, and political intrigue, unwittingly on the brink of an unimaginable ... Read more

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Iron Blood & Sacrifice (The Sons of Beli Mawr)

Eifion Wyn Williams

This iron-age saga brings to life some of Wales’ oldest and most revered heroes, those of Mabinogion fame. Lludd Llaw Ereint, Nynniaw, Rianaw, Caswallawn Fawr and Llefelys all walk again in this ground-breaking and entertaining trilogy. Never before have the invasions of Julius Caesar been told in this modern and contemporary way and from the ... Read more

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Sundays

A. Robert Allen

Dustin Murphy’s blocked memory of childhood trauma is the key to unravelling a modern-day threat. Can he remember in time to prevent disaster? Haunted by the ghosts of his childhood, Dustin doesn’t understand why he is so disconnected to the world. His mother suggests he may find answers by studying their family’s past, which takes ... Read more

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The Georgia Express

Phillip urlevich

April 1862. The Civil War has been raging for a year. Union scout James Andrews hatches a bold plan to end the war go behind enemy lines in Georgia, steal a southern locomotive and bring it north, destroying the rail line and splitting the confederacy in two. Union soldier John Wilson volunteers for the mission ... Read more

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We Are Broken

Paul Coffey

THE MUST READ HISTORICAL FICTION THRILLER OF THE YEAR IT’S NOT ONLY WAR THAT CREATES MONSTERS … The Great War may be over but for disfigured veteran Charlie Hobbs, peace brings its own struggle. Appalled by his gruesome appearance, Hobbs enlists the help of renowned sculptor Francis Derwent Wood, who creates him a lifelike mask ... Read more

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Soldiers of Freedom

Samuel Marquis

Winner of the American Fiction Best Book Awards and Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM is the true story of the 1944-1945 War in Western Europe and the final Allied struggle to conquer Nazi Germany. The story is told through the eyes of William McBurney, a tank gunner in the 761st Tank Battalion, the ... Read more

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On the Trail of Delusion – Jim Garrison: The Great Accuser

Fred Litwin

This compelling new book debunks the JFK Conspiracy theories! Finally, learn the truth as Litwin exposes Jim Garrison, the New Orleans District Attorney, who ‘solved’ the JFK assassination in 1967. Written with well-researched facts and filled with documentation, Litwin has gone from conspiracy theorist to debunker. Find out why. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The DNA of Democracy

Richard Lyons

Historical vignettes discerning the future of our democracy by rediscovering the past of tyranny & democracy. Just as DNA is interwoven in the human body, tyranny and democracy have their historically distinctive DNA. He constructs a blueprint of what defines tyranny or democratic government. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Encounters Unforeesen

Andrew Rowen

After 525 years, the traditional literature recounting the history of Columbus’s epic voyage and first encounters with Native Americans remains Eurocentric, focused principally—whether pro- or anti-Columbus—on Columbus and the European perspective. A historical novel, Encounters Unforeseen: 1492 Retold now dramatizes these events from a bicultural perspective, fictionalizing the beliefs, thoughts, and actions of the Native ... Read more

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Forgotten Valor: A Novel of the Korean War

Richard Lane

A green lieutenant. A ruthless enemy. A heart-wrenching choice he will have to live with the rest of his life — if he lives. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The DNA of Democracy

Richard Lyons

Historical vignettes discerning the future of our democracy by rediscovering the fascinating past of tyranny and democracy. Just as DNA is interwoven in every aspect of the human body, tyranny and democracy have their historically distinctive DNA. From Israel’s Ten Commandments to the overthrow of kings in England & America, he constructs a blueprint of ... Read more

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Paleolithic

S.A. Adams

It is the Paleolithic period, where danger abounds, and life exists on the brink. Between the Mt. Lebanon mountain range and the Mediterranean coast, Sira and her band of nomadic hunters have been broken and scattered by the invasion of a technologically superior, war-like tribe of conquerors. In order to survive, new bonds must be ... Read more

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The DNA of Democracy

Richard Lyons

An American poet writes a compilation of historical vignettes, discerning the future of our democracy by rediscovering the combative, instructive, fascinating past of tyranny and democracy. Just as DNA is interwoven in every aspect of the human body, tyranny and democracy have their historically distinctive DNA that have shaped our democracy today. From Israel’s Ten ... Read more

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Free: Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge: A Biography of a National Shrine (Second Edition)

James R. Bachman

The House used by General Washington at Valley Forge still stands today. This history honors its simple beauty and sketches some features of the time which gave it form. Beyond that, it follows the vicissitudes of the building’s post-revolutionary experience, and finally, celebrates the fact that it has survived. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Book about a Book

Iliana Dzhadzheva

This is a fun review of the publication, Ladies’ Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness, written around a hundred years ago by Florence Hartley. I will take a journey through the book and compare the advice given by Ms. Hartley to modern-day advice. Some ideas are still standing such as treating others as you ... Read more

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Book About a Book

Iliana Dzhadzheva

This is a fun review of the publication, Ladies’ Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness, written around a hundred years ago by Florence Hartley. I will take a journey through the book and compare the advice given by Ms. Hartley to modern-day advice. Some ideas are still standing such as treating others as you ... Read more

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