America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918

7 best books like America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 (Alfred W. Crosby): Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician, Stalin, Caesar: A Biography, Napoleon: A Biography, Bismarck: A Life, Cromwell, 1861: The Civil War Awakening

Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician

Author

Anthony Everitt

“All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.”
—John Adams

He squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised the legendary Pompey on his somewhat botched transition from military hero to politician. He lambasted...

Stalin

Author	Robert Service
ISBN	0674022580

Overthrowing the conventional image of Stalin as an uneducated political administrator inexplicably transformed into a pathological killer, Robert Service reveals a more complex and fascinating story behind this notorious twentieth-century figure. Drawing on unexplored archives and personal...

Caesar: A Biography

Author

Christian Meier

As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in history—Boswell called him ”the greatest man of any age.” Christian Meier's authoritative and accessible biography is the definitive modern account...

Napoleon: A Biography

Author	Frank McLynn
ISBN	1559706708

Napoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and commentators. In this compelling biography, Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and throws a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men--as military leader, lover, and emperor. Tracing Napoleon's...

Bismarck: A Life

Author	Jonathan Steinberg
ISBN	0199782520

This riveting, New York Times bestselling biography illuminates the life of Otto von Bismarck, the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture.
Jonathan Steinberg draws heavily on contemporary writings, allowing Bismarck's...

Cromwell

Author	Antonia Fraser
ISBN	0802137660

In Cromwell, award-winning biographer Antonia Fraser tells of one of England's most celebrated and controversial figures, often misunderstood and demonized as a puritanical zealot. Oliver Cromwell rose from humble beginnings to spearhead the rebellion against King Charles I, who was beheaded...

1861: The Civil War Awakening

Author	Adam Goodheart
ISBN	1400040159

As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of our defining national drama, 1861 presents a gripping and original account of how the Civil War began.

1861 is an epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields. Early in that fateful year, a second American revolution unfolded, inspiring...