History

History Books
A History of Malaysia by Barbara Watson Andaya and Leonard Y. Andaya [Second Edition],
A People's History of the World by Chris Harman ,
A Very Short History of the World by Geoffrey Blainey,
A World on Fire by Amanda Foreman,
Fire Across the Sea: The Vietnam War and Japan by Thomas Havens ,
History of the Paris Commune by Prosper Oliver Lissagaray ,
In Search of British Heroes by Tony Robinson
Learning from Shogun, edited by Henry Smith ,
Monarchy From the Middle Ages to Modernity by David Starkey,
Paris Babylon by Rupert Christiansen
Revolution and Reaction: The Paris Commune 1871 by John Hick and Robert Tucker ,
Revolutions of 1848 by Priscilla Robertson ,
Rubicon by Tom Holland--Addendum,
Shinsengumi by Romulus Hillsborough ,
Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia by William Shawcross, Addendum
The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm ,
The Civil Wars by Appian of Alexandria,
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire: 1781-1997 by Piers Brendon
The Fall of Paris by Alistair Horne,
The First Total War by David Bell ,
The French Presence in Cochinchina and Cambodia by Milton E. Osborne,

The Great Upheaval by Jay Winik ,

The Greek War of Independence by David Brewer ,

The Histories by Herodotus,

The Intellectuals and the Masses by John Carey,

The Judgment of Paris by Ross King ,

The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan ,

The Roots of French Imperialism in Eastern Asia by John F. Cady ,

The Scramble for Africa: 1876—1912 by Thomas Pakenham,

The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan ,

The World that Never Was by Alex Butterworth

Three Empires on the Nile by Dominic Green ,

(For my favorites from this list, see HERE)

Biography /Autobiography/ Memoirs
Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman,
Being Wagner: The Triumph of the Will by Simon Callow,
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie,
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton by Edward Rice,
Clemenceau by Ted Gottfried ,
Colonial Cambodia’s “Bad Frenchmen”: The Rise of French Rule and the Life of Thomas Caraman, 1840-87 by Gregor Muller ,
Conspirator: Lenin in Exile by Helen Rappaport,
Danton by Frank Dwyer ,
Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France by Stephen Clarke,
For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette and Their Revolutions by James R. Gaines,
Free-Born John by Pauline Gregg,
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell ,
Karl Marx: A Life by Francis Wheen
Karl Marx: An Intimate Biography by Saul Padover ,
Karl Marx: His Life and Enviroment by Isaiah Berlin ,
Lenin by John Haney ,

Louise Michel by Edith Thomas ,

Napoleon by Felix Markham ,

Napoleon by Leslie McGuire ,

Napoleon's Egypt by Juan Cole ,

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass 

Osugi Sakae: Anarchist in Taisho Japan by Thomas Stanley,

Paine by John Vail ,

Queen Victoria by Deirdre Sherman ,

Robespierre by S.L. Carson ,

Samurai William by Giles Milton ,

Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson

Talleyrand by Robin Harris ,

The Child by Jules Valles,

The Insurrectionist by Jules Valles,

The Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Louis Fischer ,

Wagner: A Documentary Study edited by Herbert Barth, Dietrich Mack, Egon Voss ,

Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Historical Fiction
300 Graphic Novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley ,

Alexander: Child of a Dream by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,

Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, 
Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris,
Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel ,

Caesar by Colleen McCullough
Claudius the God by Robert Graves ,
Conspirata by Robert Harris,
Dictator by Robert Harris,
Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault ,
Funeral Games by Mary Renault,
Imperium by Robert Harris
King Richard III by William Shakespeare ,
The Last Card by Hans Hellmut Kirst ,
The Last Shogun by Ryotaro Shiba ,

The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

The October Horse by Colleen McCullough
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault, 
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks ,

Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong translated by Moss Roberts, 

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel ,

(For my definition of historical fiction, see HERE)

Podcasts, Radio Shows, Youtube Shows

* Catherine the Great by Extra History

* Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 48 Prophets of Doom: A Review

* Death Throes of the Republic by Dan Carlin

* Historia Civilis

* Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan

* King of Kings by Dan Carlin

* Ned Kelly by Extra History

* Revolutions Podcast--No full review (yet), but mentioned HERE and HERE

--Season 1: The English Revolution 

--Season 2: The American Revolution

--Season 3: The French Revolution

--Season 4: The Haitian Revolution

--Season 5: Spanish American Wars of Independence

--Season 6: The Revolution of 1830 

--Season 7: The Revolutions of 1848

--Season 8: The Paris Commune

--Season 9: The Mexican Revolution

* The Brothers Gracchi by Extra History

* The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 with Paul Freedman

* The History of Rome by Mike Duncan

* This Sceptred Isle--I never gave it a full review, but referenced it HERE and HERE

Movies and TV Shows

Documentaries

An Anarchist's Story: Ethel MacDonald ,
Asahi News Reels, The Showa Years / 昭和　朝日ニュース映画,

Berkeley in the Sixties,
Best of Enemies 10 Stars
Bible Mysteries,
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 9 Stars
El Che ,
George Harrison: Living in the Material World 7 Stars
Mai 68 Grands Soirs et Petits Matins ,
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers ,
The People Speak 4 Stars
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy,
The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick , (first thoughts)
Vietnam: The 10,000 Day War ,
The World At War

Dramatizations / Biopics

12 Years a Slave 9 Stars
The Affair of the Necklace ,
All the Way 10 Stars
American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson ,
American Gangster ,
The Battleship Potemkin,
The Borgias,
A Bridge Too Far 3 Stars
Carlos,
Charlie Wilson's War ,
Chicago 10 ,
The Choice of Hercules/ 突入せよ！あさま山荘事件,
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (Thoughts after Re-Watching), 
The Devil's Whore (Thoughts After Re-watching) ,
Elizabeth ,
Elizabeth: The Golden Age ,
Flags of our Fathers ,
Frost / Nixon ,
Game Change ,
Get On Up 1 Star
Gohatto / 御法度,
Good Night and Good Luck ,
Hatfields and McCoys ,
The Hollow Crown: Henry IV Part 1 7 Stars
The Hollow Crown: Richard II 7 Stars
The Iron Lady 3 Stars

J. Edgar , 

Lawrence of Arabia ,

The King’s Speech ,

Letters from Iwo Jima ,

Lincoln (2012) ,
Lumumba ,
Marie Antoinette (2006) ,
The Men Who Stare at Goats ,
Men of Yamato /男たちの大和,
Milk ,
Mutiny on the Bounty ,
NHK Historical Drama: Shinsengumi! / NHK 大河ドラマ新撰組！
North Country,
Nuremburg ,

Path to War ,
Patton ,

The Queen ,

The Rat Pack ,

Recount,

La Révolution française (1989)--The French Revolution 10 Stars
Rosa Luxemburg 8 Stars
The Rose of Versailles / ベルサイユのばら　
Selma  9 Stars
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days ,
Tora! Tora! Tora!,
The Trial of the Chicago 7, 8 Stars
Trumbo 8 Stars
The Tudors ,
Valkyrie 6 Stars
W. ,
Walk the Line ,
Waterloo ,
When the Last Sword is Drawn /壬生義士伝,
The Wolf of Wall Street 6 Stars
Young Guns 2 ,
Zodiac,

History Playlist HERE

Biopic Playlist HERE

Ancient History Playlist HERE

Historical Fiction Playlist HERE