The Best History Books 2018

From the Thirty Years War to the ancient civilisation of Iran, from Anglo-American rivalries in the desert to the persecution of indigenous peoples, historians select their favourite books of the past year.

‘Les cosaques littéraires en action’, censors remove books from the king’s library, 18th-century engraving.

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