War: How Conflict Shaped Us

“War: How Conflict Shaped Us is a book compiled out of her Reith Lectures and investigates various aspects of humanity and its relationship to war. As one would expect from a book based on lectures, it’s a quick read, and gives a good sweep of the subject, but lacks the granularity to be fully satisfying. But Margaret MacMillan is a leading historian, an expert on World War I (amongst other things), and it’s great to be taken on a tour of such a critical subject, pointing out the paradoxes and contradictions of war along the way. It’s a book to reread and take notes on.” Read more...

The Best Nonfiction Books of 2020

Sophie Roell, Journalist