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The whole olympics in Beijing has just sparked an interest in Chinese history for me! What a beautiful culture, any books with the most descriptive information on China, which would you recommend?
And for Persian too, meaning by the whole Islamic nation, the traditions, everything about it!
Answer
Good introductory books are Patricia Ebrey's The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. It's illustrated and easy to understand.
Follow that with Jacques Gernet "A History of Chinese Civilization" and "The Search for Modern China" by Jonathan Spence.
These books are solid academic works, at times a bit dry but they are the foundation readings for most Chinese history majors.
Good popular books are: Foreign Babes in Beijing by Rachel DeWoskin; anything by Frank Dikotter; The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester.
If you are interested in Persian history in addition to Chinese, I would highly highly recommend books about the Silk Road and Xinjiang region of China. Persians interacted with other peoples (Chinese, Arabs, Turks, Indians, Greek, Sogdian Tibetan) in this area and it has a rich and fascinating history and beautiful art that reflects both an East Asian and Middle Eastern/Mediterranean influence.
Books about the Silk Road: "Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road" by Sally Wriggins, "The Silk Road: A History" by Franck and Brownstone, and "Life Along the Silk Road" by Sally Whitfield.
Good introductory books are Patricia Ebrey's The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. It's illustrated and easy to understand.
Follow that with Jacques Gernet "A History of Chinese Civilization" and "The Search for Modern China" by Jonathan Spence.
These books are solid academic works, at times a bit dry but they are the foundation readings for most Chinese history majors.
Good popular books are: Foreign Babes in Beijing by Rachel DeWoskin; anything by Frank Dikotter; The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester.
If you are interested in Persian history in addition to Chinese, I would highly highly recommend books about the Silk Road and Xinjiang region of China. Persians interacted with other peoples (Chinese, Arabs, Turks, Indians, Greek, Sogdian Tibetan) in this area and it has a rich and fascinating history and beautiful art that reflects both an East Asian and Middle Eastern/Mediterranean influence.
Books about the Silk Road: "Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road" by Sally Wriggins, "The Silk Road: A History" by Franck and Brownstone, and "Life Along the Silk Road" by Sally Whitfield.
Military history books?
The sparta
Im looking for any good books pertaining to military history.
Answer
How about any of these books. IF you need info on any of the stuff listed, you can look them up at Barnes and Noble(bn.com) and Amazon.com.
Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces by Tom Clancy Written with John Gresham
Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces by Tom Clancy with Genreal Carl Stiner (Ret.)
The Company They Keep: Life inside the U.S. Army Special Forces by Anna J. Simons
Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces by Linda Robinson
Delta Force: A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military's Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit by Charlie A. Beckwith
The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber
The Night Stalkers: Top-Secret Missions of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment by Michael J. Durant and Steven Hartov with Lt. Col (Ret.) Robert L. Johnson
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer
Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab
Immediate Action by Andy McNab
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Ike: An American Hero by Michael Korda
Eisenhower: Soldier and President by Stephen E. Ambrose
American Caesar, Douglas Macarthur, 1880-1964 by William Manchester
Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American Political System by Bevin Alexander
My American Journey by Colin L. Powell With Joseph E. Persico
Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
by General (Ret.) Hugh Shelton with Ronald Levinson and Malcolm McConnell
These are consider a subcategory in Military History section at book stores, called CIA,FBI & Espionage. I would rather give a a section of it own and not as a subcategory in Military History.
For the President's Eyes Only: Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush by Christopher Andrew
President's Secret Wars: CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations since World War II by John Prados
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
by Robert M. Gates
At the Center of the Storm: The CIA During America's Time of Crisis by George Tenet with Bill Harlow
Inside the CIA: Revisedealing the Secrets of the World's Most Powerful Spy Agency by Ronald Kessler
CIA's Black Ops, The: Covert Action, Foreign Policy, and Democracy by John Jacob Nutter
Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander by Gary Berntsen and Ralph Pezzullo
Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions after 9/11 Saved American Lives by Jose A. Rodriguez Jr.
Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology by Jeffrey T Richelson
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism toAl-Qaeda by Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton with Henry R. Schlesinger
Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA by Antonio J. Mendez with Malcolm McConnell
The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America's Most Secret Agency by James Bamford
Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency by James Bamford
The FBI by Ronald Kessler
The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI by Ronald Kessler
Cold Zero: Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue Team by Christopher Whitcomb
MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service by Stephen Dorril
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Chiefs of MI6 by Nigel West
The Man Who Never Was: World War II's Boldest Counter-Intelligence Operation by Ewen Montagu
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre
Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB by Christopher Andrew and Vasill Mitrohhin
Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad by Gordon Thomas
How about any of these books. IF you need info on any of the stuff listed, you can look them up at Barnes and Noble(bn.com) and Amazon.com.
Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces by Tom Clancy Written with John Gresham
Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces by Tom Clancy with Genreal Carl Stiner (Ret.)
The Company They Keep: Life inside the U.S. Army Special Forces by Anna J. Simons
Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces by Linda Robinson
Delta Force: A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military's Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit by Charlie A. Beckwith
The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber
The Night Stalkers: Top-Secret Missions of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment by Michael J. Durant and Steven Hartov with Lt. Col (Ret.) Robert L. Johnson
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer
Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab
Immediate Action by Andy McNab
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Ike: An American Hero by Michael Korda
Eisenhower: Soldier and President by Stephen E. Ambrose
American Caesar, Douglas Macarthur, 1880-1964 by William Manchester
Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American Political System by Bevin Alexander
My American Journey by Colin L. Powell With Joseph E. Persico
Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
by General (Ret.) Hugh Shelton with Ronald Levinson and Malcolm McConnell
These are consider a subcategory in Military History section at book stores, called CIA,FBI & Espionage. I would rather give a a section of it own and not as a subcategory in Military History.
For the President's Eyes Only: Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush by Christopher Andrew
President's Secret Wars: CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations since World War II by John Prados
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
by Robert M. Gates
At the Center of the Storm: The CIA During America's Time of Crisis by George Tenet with Bill Harlow
Inside the CIA: Revisedealing the Secrets of the World's Most Powerful Spy Agency by Ronald Kessler
CIA's Black Ops, The: Covert Action, Foreign Policy, and Democracy by John Jacob Nutter
Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander by Gary Berntsen and Ralph Pezzullo
Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions after 9/11 Saved American Lives by Jose A. Rodriguez Jr.
Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology by Jeffrey T Richelson
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism toAl-Qaeda by Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton with Henry R. Schlesinger
Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA by Antonio J. Mendez with Malcolm McConnell
The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America's Most Secret Agency by James Bamford
Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency by James Bamford
The FBI by Ronald Kessler
The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI by Ronald Kessler
Cold Zero: Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue Team by Christopher Whitcomb
MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service by Stephen Dorril
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Chiefs of MI6 by Nigel West
The Man Who Never Was: World War II's Boldest Counter-Intelligence Operation by Ewen Montagu
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre
Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB by Christopher Andrew and Vasill Mitrohhin
Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad by Gordon Thomas
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