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Bakunin: Statism and Anarchy (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Michael Bakunin
Stalin: A Biography by Robert Service
The Trail of the Dinosaur & Other Essays by Arthur Koestler
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Ideology and U.S. Foreign Policy by Michael H. Hunt
Mao: A Life by Philip Short
De Niro's Game by Rawi Hage
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I saw on the non-fiction readers thread that you were suprised about the lend / lease program during WWII. That was pretty common knowledge at the time. If you really want your mind blown, read [A Man Called Intrepid] by William Stevenson. It's about the head of British Inteligence prior to and during WWII. Amazing stuff in there that wasn't disclosed until the 70's.
Enjoy.
posted by gordon361 at 3:02 pm (EST) on Dec 12, 2008
I have some recommendations. Both deal with the Vietnam War.
A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan.
This is one of the best books about the war. It's basically a biography of John Vann, an advisor in the early days. His story is the story of the war in microcosm.
The Cat from Hue by John Laurence
Laurence was a reporter for CBS and this is the war from his point of view, particularly in Hue during the Tet Offensive. If you can, try to watch the interview he did on C-Span's Booknotes program. It is archived at Book-TV.org.
I would, likewise, be happy to hear about any recommendations you might have.
LamSon
posted by LamSon at 6:11 pm (EST) on Dec 5, 2008