Sup /his/, have you read any good board related books lately?

Recently read The Imperial Conspiracy. It's just about the origins of the Japanese monarchy and Emperor Hirohito's life (especially his role in WWII.)

>>2070610
Why was it conspiratorial?

>>2070614
Because the Emperor is portrayed in most accounts of being an innocent tool of his warmongering Cabinet, when in reality he had a huge role in the operations. Plus, we allowed the Emperor to continue to reign after WWII, while we executed basically everybody else.

Nobody else reads? I finished Killer Angels again. I dont find the american civil war to be too interesting generally but i love that book.

>>2070597
I finished Civilization: The West and the Rest. It's basically a summary of history from the 1500's till now.

Pretty alright if you want some basic knowledge of how the West got ahead.

>>2070854
Of course no one on this board reads. Have you not noticed the huge amount of bullshit everywhere?

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Alexander the Great by Paul Cartledge

fantastic book, it's not strictly chronological like most biographies, each chapter assesses different aspects of Alexander, his relationships with the different peoples of his empire and of course his generalship.

that being said, it's a little disorienting considering I knew very little about him so I was looking for more of a chronological story type biography rather than a biography / character study. I think I'll buy another Alexander book then re-read this to really appreciate its nuances.

I've been reading The Classical World by Robin Lane Fox. It's an excellent introduction to the Greeks and Romans (I knew next to nothing about the Greeks beforehand). I'm now in love with Ancient Greek history and have recently started Herodotus.

Thomas Jefferson by Christopher Hitchens, Mein Kampf