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15th cent Italy. Famous and vicious family Borgia.
The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519
It's a must! A new view on the second world war, by one of the best authors in the field.
Churchill's War: The Struggle for Power
Sequel. An excellent and logical book.
Churchill's War Vol. II: Triumph in Adversity
Straight and to the point, a decent balance of events and people, an easy read and written to engage. I recommend.
Ancient Civilizations: Rome, Egypt, Greece (3-Book)
Well written. The Borgias are fascinating. Book depicts a balanced account of two fascinating historical figures. Good read.
Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia: Brother and Sister of History's Most Vilified Family
An Exquisite and Enriching Masterpiece! Art, Architecture and the House of Medici. Bravo!
The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
This book is an excellent account of the Allied high command (Eisenhower, Montgomery, Bradley, etc.) and the strategic and tactical differences they shared from Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy invasion) to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium
The War Between the Generals: Inside the Allied High Co…
Praised for its beautiful visuals, use of primary sources, and coverage into the early medieval period of Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome: David Potter: 9780500294123
Masonry.. A work of brilliant scholarship, engagingly written, honest and fair.
Born in Blood: John J. Robinson: 9781590771488
Before February, 1945, Dresden was a city largely untouched by war. It was also an undefended city, packed with refugees fleeing from the advancing Russians. More people were to die there than at Hiroshima or Nagasaki. In one of the most devastating ...
The Destruction of Dresden - David Irving
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I still remember the first time I red 1984. It was back in 1999. One of those books that might change the way you look on the society, world, history, reality. This edition is accompanied with another Orwells novel, legendary “Animal farm”. This is t...
Animal Farm and 1984 - George Orwell
Antiutopian predecessor of Orvell's 1984. Many of us who have read both of these books are contemplating if our civilisation is slipping toward Huxley's or Orwells nightmare utopia?
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Predecessor to"1984" and “Brave new world”..
We - Yevgeny Zamyatin
If legendary Stanley Kubrick decided to make a movie based on this book, what else should I add as a recommendation? :-)
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Very interesting approach considering what has been served to us as humankind, spec. in last 100 yrs, and where it all goes. New and old gods living and clashing among us, powered by our devotion to their cults. I enjoyed.
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Every thinking soul should read this wisdom, once every few years. Simple but essential rules equally applicable to full scale military clash or modest everyday life. This book made me stronger and more determined in the field of my professional achievements and intellectual efforts. So, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND :-)
The Art of War - Sun Tzu
Boxset contains three classic texts from China and Japan, The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings and The Way of the Samurai, presented in elegant hardback editions with gilded page edges. Together, these texts set out strategies and techniques for wa...
The Path of the Warrior Ornate Box Set: The Art of War, The Way of the
One of “THOSE” books. Highly controversial, so I was reading “Protocols” as a pure fiction, with a cognition when and where it was published first, comparing it to the recent developments on the planes of geopolitics, sociology, economy, media, socie...
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion
I rarely read books more than once, but this one I did. 3 or 4 times in last twenty years. Check out author. His bio is another entrance to “Rabbit hole”..
Listen, Little Man! - Wilhelm Reich
In this classic study, Reich repudiates the concept that fascism is the ideology or action of a single individual or nationality, or of any ethnic or political group. Instead he sees fascism as the expression of the irrational character structure of ...
The Mass Psychology of Fascism: Third Edition - Wilhelm Reich
In counterpoint to Brave New World and Ape and Essence, in Island Huxley gives us his vision of utopia (and how fragile it could be).
Island. Aldous Huxley - Aldous Huxley
This book reminds me of my studies in Italy. Different times, different cities, scenery and costumes, but same game, same rules.
Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell