How often do you read books on history, /lit/? Do you have a favourite time period you enjoy material on? How about a favourite author?

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Anonymous Sun Jul 24 07:30:37 2011 No.1954213 [Reply] [Original]

How often do you read books on history, /lit/?

Do you have a favourite time period you enjoy material on? How about a favourite author?

>>	Tom Harper !agc.6D4SKQ!!6S3i+JD8/EQ Sun Jul 24 07:34:37 2011 No.1954218 File: 31 KB, 309x475, stalingrad.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Although I can't compare my reading of the book with the struggle of the Red Army; it has been a very big read.

Anonymous Sun Jul 24 08:02:37 2011 No.1954268

All day erry day, anon.
I get those cravings for specific periods or themes (specific empires, historical figures, year profile etc) which I pursue till i get bored / lose steam.

This seems like a highly inefficient way to learn general world history in comparison to chronological one but that's just how I roll.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 24 08:06:37 2011 No.1954280 As much as i can. I struggle when choosing what to read though, for every event or period of history there are dozens of books all covering the same thing.

Anonymous Sun Jul 24 08:18:37 2011 No.1954290
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All the time, every time. One of the best way to escape my shitty life is to dive deep into history and read about other times.

I myself have always been keen on classical greco-roman history, but I settle with anything. War history and history of conflict in general interests me, yet it's rather difficult to find stuff that does more than a list of dates / events disguised as prose.

Also: heroic stories of greek soldiers are always nice to read, not because they're true, but because they make me forget who I am.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 24 08:28:37 2011 No.1954305 >>1954290 >one of the best way to escape my shitty life Heavy.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 24 08:37:37 2011 No.1954312 >>1954290 >one of the best ways to escape my shitty life >reading about war, death, famine, genocide, etc. You know that stuff is actually happening today, right? You could easily pick up and go join the fun.

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