I am reading Dongri to Dubai by S. Hussain Zaidi.

Growing up in Mumbai in the 1980s/90s, I remember reading news stories about the Mumbai gang wars.

This book covers that in great detail and as such qualifies as a genuine history book.

And yet, it reads like a potboiler. It is essentially unputdownable.

10/10

  • Silverburst8@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Chronicles by Jean Froissart. A very readable account of the Hundred Years’ War

    I’d also recommend Dan Jones’ books The Templars and Crusaders.

    Marc Morris and Ian Mortimer also have great medieval history books

    • PMG47@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Also Jonathan Sumption’s multi-volume history of the Hundred Years War.