I spotted 14 new history books in the wild last month (in the UK, in hardback). I always like to see a diversity of topics and periods, and this batch has a good range, from the ancient Mediterranean to modern India, with stop-overs in Malta, Nazi Germany, and 19th Century Africa along the way...
The three that I would most like to read are:
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The Great Siege of Malta, by Marcus Bull. Telling the story of the famous 16th century siege, we are promised the Ottoman perspective. I'm off on holiday there later this year so I will try to read this before I go.
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Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity, by Manu Pillai. Linking the activities of Western Missionaries from the 16th century with the development of modern Hinduism, which reacted against but also borrowed from the Christian evangelists.
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The Grammar of Angels: A Search for the Sublime and the Magical Power of Language, by Edward Wilson-Lee. The opening line of the blurb is 'Does there exist a form of speech so powerful as to allow the speaker to control the listener, taking over their thoughts and even their will?' As a sci-fi fan (as well as a popular history afficionado) I love this sort of stuff!
Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like to buy your books there.
