12 new history books identified over Jan 2024. A fairly ecclectic mix but with some familar historical themes such as modern Russia and the British Empire. A few top picks highlighted below!
Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like to buy your books there.
A couple that caught my eye were:
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Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe, by Sathnam Sanghera - after having recently read One Fine Day I'm more conscious of how pervasive the British Empire was until very recently, so am keen to check this one out too.
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Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia, by Gary J Bass - focussing on the arguments made at the war trials of the Japanese top brass, I'm interested to find out how the author links this to Asia nowadays.
