Books by Eve MacDonald
Carthage: A New History of an Ancient Empire
by Eve MacDonald
If you've ever been at all curious about ancient Carthage and why the Romans fought the Punic Wars against them, or why Hannibal crossed the Alps with elephants and what happened to him afterwards, this is the book for you. It's a snapshot of a Mediterranean world before the Roman Empire, and a fascinating civilization where men often had the same name (e.g., Hannibal or Hasdrubal) and child sacrifice may have been practised. This is a really immersive book; I read it cover to cover.
Interviews where books by Eve MacDonald were recommended
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Carthage: A New History of an Ancient Empire
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A Cool Head in Hell: The Wartime Diaries of a British Doctor from Dunkirk to the Burma Railway
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King of Kings: The Fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Unmaking of the Modern Middle East
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The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom
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The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century
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The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of the Modern World
by Selena Wisnom
New History Books
New History Books
It’s a golden age for historical writing, as well-researched and sometimes quite specialist books by historians are written in an engaging style for a broad audience. History books out in recent months range from ancient Assyria to the CIA in the 21st century.
