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  1. The Sassoons: the Rise and Fall of a Jewish Business Empire Joseph Sassooncompleted A family legend of "Oriental Rothschild" A historical revelation that shocked the European and American world A thought book that explains the logic of corporate expansion over the past century If you understand the rise and fall of the Sassoon family, you can gain the supreme wisdom of business management. This book describes the arduous journey of a Jewish refugee family named Sassoon from the 19th to the 20th century as they continued to make progress during their years of exile, traveling ac —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  2. How a Country Is Made 3 SaireHistorical29k Wordscompleted Sai Lei tells history in a highly anthropomorphic way of the country, transforming the country into a flesh-and-blood, cute and cute image. He removes the details of its history and condenses it into a general development line. He uses humorous language and a simple, popular and imaginative way to tell the development history of various countries in the world, so that readers can understand the general history of each country in the shortest possible time. Israel, which has forged a strong soul —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  3. Super Informative Comic World History Han Minghuicompleted Who are the "untouchables" in India? Why were the tempers of Athenians and Spartans so different? What is the connection between Christianity and Judaism? Spain and Portugal once divided the world? How did the British king lose power step by step? The curtain of world history opens in this book: the ancient Asian and African civilizations, the history of medieval Europe, the British Bourgeois Revolution, the American War of Independence, the French Revolution... The complicated and complicated h —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  4. History of World War II: Roiling Sea of ​​Blood Li Biaocompleted Before September 1939, the world's anti-fascist resistance movements such as China's Anti-Japanese War and Ethiopia's Anti-Italian War had begun. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, announcing the official start of the world's anti-fascist war. On September 2, 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allies, indicating a complete victory in the great world anti-fascist war. —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  5. The Story of America (Seven Volumes) Bi Lancompleted Teacher Bi Lan has been in the United States for more than 20 years. From seeing the United States to seeing through the United States, with delicate, sincere and humorous writing style, he has been writing about the United States on his blog since 2010. He started writing about the "Mayflower" and is still updating it today. Netizens commented that her history of the United States is "concise but not simple, rigorous but not serious." If you want to know what the United States is all about, you —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  6. The Unspeakable Secrets of the Four Countries in East Asia Song Guotaocompleted The sun moves through the sky, the rivers move over the earth, and the movement of heaven is constant and begins again and again. Looking up, in the place where the sun rises, in the east of the world, in the east of Asia, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Mongolia are connected by geography and living together with China. We all belong to East Asia. From myth to reality, 60 years after the end of World War II, the world has undergone tremendous changes, and the changes in East Asia have also —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  7. European History (A Concise History of Europe That You Will Love to Read) Ren Siyuancompleted Europe has a glorious and long history. This book records the development of Europe from the Paleolithic Age to the year 2000. It is a historical overview book that focuses on the politics, economy and culture of Europe as a whole and each country during this period, from the emergence of human traces on the European continent and the origin of names to the reform of the European Union and the issuance of the euro. The layout is vividly and vividly described using text and pictures, and the stru —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  8. Iron-Blooded Romance: Medieval Knights Ni Shiguangcompleted You may know about the "Round Table Conference" that is popular in today's international society, but you may not necessarily know the relationship between the "Round Table" and the spirit of medieval chivalry; you may know about the Western custom of "ladies first", but you may not necessarily understand the connection between this custom and the concept of medieval knights' love; you may like equestrian, swordsmanship and other modern sports, but you may not be familiar with the origins of suc —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  9. The Tragedy of a Great Power: the Causes and Consequences of the Collapse of the Soviet Union Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkovcompleted The Soviet Union, a superpower with a glorious history of 70 years, collapsed in an instant, bringing huge shock and endless thinking to the world. This book travels through the fog of time and space to describe in detail, vividly and comprehensively the entire process of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Soviet Communist Party, a historic event that shook the world. It deeply analyzes the overall internal logic of the event from a unique perspective, reveals the cau —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  10. Battle of Midway White Falconcompleted The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the war between Japan and the United States in the Pacific. The U. S. Military defeated the Japanese army with a small number and a large number. After this battle, the Americans began to gradually take the initiative on the battlefield, and the Japanese army began to decline after their disastrous defeat. The Japanese Isoroku Yamamoto attempted to use this battle to completely defeat the U. S. Pacific Fleet and completely control the Western Pacific, —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  11. Records of World War II: Pacific Theater Groomcompleted Before September 1939, the world's anti-fascist resistance movements such as China's Anti-Japanese War and Ethiopia's Anti-Italian War had begun. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, announcing the official start of the world's anti-fascist war. On September 2, 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allies, indicating a complete victory in the great world anti-fascist war. —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  12. Know All About the World's Classic Battles Zhang Huiyancompleted This book brings together many classic battles from the 15th century BC to modern times, comprehensively explaining the process of the battle, focusing on the military deployment, tactical application, wisdom gains and losses of both sides in the battle, and analyzing and summarizing the impact of the battle. The whole book reproduces the baptism of blood and fire experienced in different eras, countries and regions over more than 3,500 years. —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  13. The American Slave Trade: Origins, Boom, and End [US] John Randolph Spearscompleted "The American Slave Trade: Origins, Prosperity, and End" tells the evil history of the slave trade for more than four hundred years. When did the first slave ship land in America? Was the origin of the American slave trade based on good or evil? How were the early slave ships equipped? How did the American slave trade transform from fair barter to brutal plunder? How were black villages attacked and what inhumane treatment were suffered by slaves? How profitable were slave traders? When was the —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  14. The Complete History of World War II (11 Volumes in Total) [English] Arnold Toynbee Editor-In-Chiefcompleted Century of international relations. This series of books is characterized by rich content, detailed information, detailed annotations, fluent words, and vivid narratives. The book cites a large number of government documents, meeting minutes, archival materials, private notes and personal memoirs of heads of state and important figures, etc. It has certain reference value for international relations in the nearly half century since the end of the First World War. "Overview of International Affai —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  15. Liang Qichao Talks About Korea and Japan Liang Qichaocompleted [Liang Qichao + North Korea + Japan + Pain of National Subjugation + Traditional Classics] The blood and tears of neighboring countries, a century-old wake-up call - after the Sino-Japanese War, let's see how Liang Qichao dissects Japan's expansion ambitions. This book includes all Liang Qichao's works about Korea and Japan, including four articles in total, namely "Japan's Korea" (from "The Ice Drinking Room Collection"), "A Brief History of the Destruction of Korea", "The Reasons for the Destr —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  16. Liang Qichao Talks About Vietnam Liang Qichaocompleted [Liang Qichao + Vietnam + France + Sino-French competition + the pain of national subjugation + traditional classics] The sad past of an ancient border country and the prophecy of the century from the prophet of enlightenment. This book includes all Liang Qichao's works about Vietnam, including two articles in total, namely "Vietnam Chronicles" and "Vietnam's History of the Subjugation" (both from "The Ice Drinking Room Special Collection"). "Vietnam Xiaozhi" was written in 1905 (the 31st year o —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  17. The Complete History of Japanese Thought (Japan) Written by Masaru Shimizu; Translated by Wang Dancompleted Kinokuniya 2015 Honya Awards Readers' Choice Letter. From sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty to the arrival of black ships, and then to the Meiji Restoration. Japan has always been in the process of accepting and choosing foreign cultures. Does Japan have its own intellectual history? Or "There is no general history of Japanese intellectual history"? (Maruyama Masao's words) To answer this question, Japanese intellectual history scholar Shimizu Masayuki sorted out thinkers, schools, and represen —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  18. A Turbulent Century of History [Japan] Written by Shigeru Yoshida; Translated by Zhao Xiaodan and Zhao Yiqiaocompleted With short and concise writing style, this book profoundly records the ups and downs that Japan experienced in the 100 years from the Meiji Restoration in the 1860s to the 1960s from a majestic and sweeping historical perspective. From the perspective of a political leader, the author Yoshida Shigeru explains Japan's history over the past century, from the rise of the Meiji Restoration to the trough after the defeat, and then to the history of getting back on its feet with the help of good post- —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  19. 150 Years of Japanese Science and Technology: from the Arrival of Black Ships to the Fukushima Accident Yoshitaka Yamamotocompleted 1. One of the 30 most influential book authors in the past 30 years-Yoshitaka Yamamoto. The author of this book, together with the Nobel Prize-winning writer Kazuo Ishiguro and the best-selling author Haruki Murakami, has been awarded the title of the author of the 30 books that have influenced Japan in the past 30 years. The most influential "30 books" in Japan in Heisei 30 (1989-2019) can be said to be the epitome of the Japanese literary world in Heisei 30. Reading any of these books will ben —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  20. History of Japan: from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Warring States Period (1334-1615) [UK] George Sansom [George Sansom]completed "History of Japan: From the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Warring States Period (1334-1615)" tells the history of Japan from the end of the Kamakura shogunate to the early days of the Edo shogunate. Taking political history as the main clue, and taking into account the socio-economic and cultural changes in the relevant period, it provides a detailed and appropriate account of important topics such as the Kenbu New Deal, the dispute between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the rise —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  21. Japan's Great Defeat (5 Volumes in Total) Guanhe Fifty Statescompleted There are 5 volumes in total of Japan's Great Defeat. The content of this volume tells the story of "When the Kwantung Army Encountered the Soviet Red Army", "From Pearl Harbor to Midway", "Blood on Guadalcanal", "Killing Isoroku Yamamoto" and "Occupying Tokyo", recording the life-and-death struggle that profoundly affected the fate of World War II and the world pattern! The multi-angle and three-dimensional PK between Japan, the United States and Japan and the Soviet Union still has practical r —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  22. Destruction and Rebirth: Japan's Showa Era (1926-1989) (Japan) Takahisa Furukawacompleted Why did the Japanese choose war? After the war, what did they lose and what did they gain? Japan's Showa era was full of radical changes. The country moved step by step towards a wartime system before the war, established a national mobilization system during the war, suffered from hunger and poverty in the early postwar period, and then ushered in a miraculous economic revival. That was an era when Japan suffered setbacks and then rose again. Based on the latest research results, Professor Taka —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  23. The Lost Thirty Years: an Economic History of Heisei Japan (Japan) Yukio Noguchicompleted This book mainly reviews the entire Heisei era from an economic perspective. In this era, our generation lived from 50 to 80 years old, and together with the previous generation, we promoted the development of the Heisei era. Regarding the economic figures of the Showa era, I have only learned about most of them from books, and have met only a handful of them in person. However, most of the economic figures of the Heisei era have direct or indirect relationships with me. Therefore, in this sense —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  24. History of the Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire [US] Written by John Toland, Translated by Fang Hongjin, He Zhongxia, and Wu Yuecompleted John Toland's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece "The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire" takes Japan's series of political decisions and military actions from 1936 to 1945 as clues. It panoramically displays Japan's process from expansion to decline and final surrender in China, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Tolan is based on a large number of real files and interviews, and after repeated research and revision, it not only discloses many military and diplomatic details of the Japanese an —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  25. Postwar Japanese Economic History Noguchi Yukiocompleted How did Japan achieve rapid economic recovery amidst the devastation after World War II? What force has pushed Japan's economy onto the path of rapid development? How did the once noisy "bubble economy" come into being and how did it eventually burst? After nearly 30 years of silence, where does Japan's future lie? When the whole country of Japan was immersed in the fanatical atmosphere of its glorious past, Noguchi Yukio took the lead in issuing a public warning about the "real estate bubble". —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  26. Japanese Espionage in China: 1932~1936 Wan Sibaicompleted The author of this book was once a Japanese spy and used top-secret information to record Japan's many espionage behaviors in China during the Anti-Japanese War. —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  27. Japan (Full Color Illustrated Book) (Illustrated World History Series) Editorial Board of "Illustrated World History Series"completed "Japan" is one of the new series of Illustrated World, which tells the history of nine countries: ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, ancient Greece, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan. The series of books has a total of 2.3 Million words and 1,800 exquisite pictures. How a small island country completed its transformation quietly, and how it quickly rebuilt from the ruins after the war and became one of the world's powerful countries, requires more than just the —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  28. Onin Rebellion: the Beginning of the Warring States Period in Japan Wu Zao Yuichicompleted At the end of the Muromachi shogunate in Japan, the daimyo mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and used Kyoto as the battlefield. The Eastern Army and the Western Army fought against each other for eleven years, which was known in history as the "Onin Rebellion." After the war, the power of the nobility and temples declined, the Muromachi shogunate declined, social order almost collapsed, the trend of "lower control of superiors" became increasingly popular, local forces rose, and Japan en —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  29. Sixty Years of Japanese Restoration Written by Sakura Yukimarucompleted What is it that makes Japan the country it is today? From the arrival of the black ships to the death of Emperor Meiji, this was almost a 60-year period that completely changed the destiny of Japan. In 1853, the actual ruler of Japan, the Tokugawa Shogunate, declared the founding of the country. In 1867, the shogunate returned power to the emperor, and the reformists announced the "restoration of royal rule." In 1875, Japan announced that it had entered a preparatory constitutional period. In 18 —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  30. Global History (UK) Wells, H. G.completed It is indeed not an easy task to write an interesting, easy-to-read, easy-to-understand world history work that does not require more than a million words, but Wells has accomplished this seemingly impossible task brilliantly in "A General History of the World". This book traces the beginnings of human civilization to World War II. The rise and fall of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Britain, the United States, France and other superpowers are presented to readers in an orderly mann —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  31. Five Thousand Years of the World Editorial Board of "Tian Tian Shang Shang Series"completed Unchanging reading, like an unchanging life, will only keep repeating itself in the same place. "Tian Tian Xiang Shang Series" is a self-service bookshelf for you to follow your heart. The five-color pictures and texts of red, yellow, blue, green and black match Lu Li's mood of joy, anger, sorrow, joy and sorrow, and make life look like the clear sky. Today, it is up to you to decide what you read. Keep the good ones by your pillow and put the bad ones on the shelf. Go up every day and protect y —Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  32. The Strongest History of Japan in History (All Three Volumes) Sakura Snowmarucompleted It tells the story of Japan's Warring States Troubles in the more than three hundred years from 1543 to 1868 in a popular and smooth writing style. It is based on historical materials, takes the age and specific tasks as the main line, and adds the writing style of the novel to give a detailed account of the fifteenth generation of the Edo shogunate and the generals. The fate of other samurai, merchants, etc. Is displayed in a panoramic manner, with more emphasis on the narrative of Japan's war —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  33. The Whole History of World War II Thinking Differentlycompleted On September 2, 1945, Japan's surrender ceremony to the Allies was solemnly held on board the USS Missouri, a U. S. Navy battleship anchored in Tokyo Bay, Japan. At this point, World War II, a global war of large scale, serious destruction, and profound impact that mankind waged, finally ended. —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  34. The Big Game of World War II: the Strategic Game of the Seven Powers Written by Wang Dingjiecompleted In the cruel historical chapter of World War II, the confrontation between good and evil between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers has been settled. However, looking back at the turbulent years at that time, few people know the turmoil behind it: How did Chamberlain and Churchill protect the declining British Empire? How did Germany, which suffered a disastrous defeat in World War I, regain its living space under Stresemann's planning, and how did it end under Hitler's leadership? Is France' —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  35. General History of the West Wen Pinyuancompleted The book "General History of the West" tells the history of the West from ancient Greece to the 1990s in a story-telling way, mainly including the history of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, the history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, as well as the history of several major Western countries today, such as the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and Italy. It not only tells the main historical events, but also tells the life stories of famous people in history, such as Alexa —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  36. How Nations Are Made: Upgraded Edition Sairecompleted "Sailei's Three-Minute Cartoon How a Country Was Made·New and Upgraded Edition" "Super Cute Sairei" watched by 10 million people, explains the history of countries around the world in hilarious scenes! Better than the movie! Let readers gain knowledge and insights! This book is Sai Lei's three-minute comic world history work. The author uses three minutes to introduce the past and present of a country, allowing readers to understand the country's history with laughter. The author uses an anthrop —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  37. If You Understand American History, You Will Understand the World Pattern (Two Volumes) Fu Qimingcompleted The series "Understanding American History, You Understand the World Pattern" uses lively and lively words to describe the barbaric growth process of the United States in recent decades, showing how the United States gradually ascended to the position of world hegemony, how it formed its strategic advantages, how it laid out the world, and ultimately led the world pattern. The series of books takes the past presidents of the United States as the main line. By describing the role of the White Hou —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  38. Third Reich "Pictures Tell the World." Through the Lens Editorial Boardcompleted "Third Reich" From January 1933, when Hitler took over the power from Hindenburg, to the end of the war in Europe on May 8, 1945, the Third Reich, known as the "Eternal Reich" by the Nazis, only survived for 12 years and 4 months before reaching its "end of life". In the past 12 years, Adolf Hitler used his ambition of conquest to create an empire that was authoritarian, cruel, and trampled all moral laws, leading the entire Europe into the most painful and trembling Dark Age. Warsaw, which was —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  39. The Logic of War: from the Rise of Prussia to the Two World Wars Su Ehaicompleted This book takes the history of Germany as the main line and details the conflicts and causes among the major European countries from the second half of the 19th century to World War II. It is the first time to analyze the root causes of the two world wars using the Franco-Prussian War as a starting point. The author does not describe many war processes in detail, but focuses on summarizing the experiences and lessons of the two world wars from the macro perspectives of history, strategy, diploma —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  40. Memoirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II [German] William IIcompleted This book is the recollection of major historical events such as the unification of Germany, the rise of the First German Empire, World War I, the German Revolution, and the demise of the First German Empire when Wilhelm II, the last monarch of the Second German Empire, was in exile in the Netherlands. How did Wilhelm II treat and evaluate Bismarck, the hero of German unification and rise? Why were the diplomatic struggles of the First German Empire so full of ups and downs and fierce confrontat —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  41. The Whole History of Europe He Bingsongcompleted The book "A Complete History of Europe" is divided into two parts: "History of Medieval Europe" and "History of Modern Europe". "History of Medieval Europe" narrates the historical process of Europe from the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD to the 16th century. "Modern European History" mainly tells the process of modern European history from the rise of the representative system and science in the early 17th century to the early 20th century. The whole book describes t —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  42. The Rise of Empire: from Prussia to Germany (UK) John Marriott, (UK) Grant Robertson; Translated by Chu Jiajuncompleted In 1415, the Electorate of Brandenburg, the predecessor of the Kingdom of Prussia, was still the most inconspicuous of all the electorate states in the Holy Roman Empire; 500 years later, on the eve of the First World War, it had emerged as a European power competing for world hegemony. How is it done step by step? In the process of its rise, Prussia experienced four periods of decline and once faced the danger of national subjugation. However, at critical junctures in history, great men such as —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  43. Nuclear Attack on Japan White Falconcompleted The nuclear attack on Japan was the first use of nuclear weapons in world history. The stubborn resistance of the Japanese fascists provided a rare testing ground for the American atomic bomb. The suffocating preparations before the nuclear attack, the tension and excitement during the attack, and the eye-popping scenes of destruction after the attack... This book will tell readers the events in detail from a unique perspective. —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  44. The Decrypted Complete History of Resisting U. S. Aggression and Aiding Korea Hu Yuanbincompleted This set of works is based on detailed historical materials and vividly and delicately describes the heroic deeds of the Chinese People's Volunteers under difficult conditions, not afraid of sacrifices and difficulties, carrying forward the spirit of fearless revolutionary heroism and internationalism, and creating a great miracle in the history of war in which the weak defeated the strong. This set of works runs through the historical stages, major wars, related characters, important events, et —Reads9.6Score—Shelves
  45. A Brief History of the United States Liu Fangcompleted The United States can be said to be one of the youngest countries in the world. It was only founded more than 200 years ago, but it is currently the most powerful country in the world. This book outlines a majestic historical picture for readers, narrating the historical development of the United States from the barbaric period to modern civilization, making readers feel as if they are personally there and feel the unique charm of American culture. To a certain extent, the work can be regarded a —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  46. British History You May or May Not Know He Guijincompleted Looking at the map of Europe, we can see that there are two large islands outside the Western European continent, one is called Britain and the other is called Ireland. All of the former plus the northern half of the latter and some nearby islands form a country. The full name of this country is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", which is what we usually call the United Kingdom. —Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  47. Memoirs of the Cuban Revolutionary War Che Guevaracompleted "Memoirs of the Cuban Revolutionary War" is hailed as Che Guevara's best book. The original language is simple and straightforward, which is a typical Guevara narrative technique. The first part of the book describes many of the defining moments of Cuba's guerrilla struggle and the Cuban men and women who were at the forefront of this struggle, charging forward in the battle to conquer the future. Guevara described the battles he witnessed very carefully, often involving every detail from the be —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  48. Anti-Japanese War Heroes Li Biaocompleted The contents of this book include participating in the Great Patriotic War and becoming a senior general, the fierce battle in Kursk and staged a tank battle, marching out of the Dnieper River to seize the landing site on the right bank of the river, tightening the encirclement and severely damaging the German armored forces, and capturing Berlin to win the Great Patriotic War. —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  49. German Blitzkrieg Lin Zhimancompleted Military is a general term for matters related to war, the army, and soldiers, and is a part of politics. War is a concentrated expression of military affairs and a continuation of politics, but it is not the only expression. It is a way for a country or group to use violence to achieve its own goals and objectives, and goals and objectives are often related to interests. —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  50. Palace of Fontainebleau: Thousand Years of French History [French] Jean-Francois Hébert, [French] Thierry Salman; Translated by Cheng Shuicompleted Compared with other royal palaces in France, not many people know the history and magnificence of the Palace of Fontainebleau. The castle is located deep in the forest. Before the Louvre and Versailles were built, it was the residence of kings and queens. Every dynasty in France, and even every ruler, has left their own mark here. The Palace of Fontainebleau is a human theater where the tragedies and comedies of power alternately play out. It was here that Francois I received Holy Roman Emperor —Reads8.4Score—Shelves