An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

"Described as 'a very good history of the Second World War, brilliant history of the Second World War, which kicks off with Tolkien'"

"Described as 'a brilliant book about the war in the desert' when discussing British perceptions of Italian soldiers in WWII North Africa, quoting descriptions of Italian camps"

"Tom mentions reading Bob Stanley's 'short article on disco in his brilliant history of pop music' in preparation for the episode. This refers to Bob Stanley's comprehensive history of pop music, where he discusses disco's rise and fall."

"Described as 'a brilliant historian of Protestantism' who 'wrote a wonderful book about it' - referring to a book about Protestantism. The host references a story from this book about a servant girl named Elizabeth Andrews refusing to curtsy."

"Hans was caught reading books by Stefan Zweig, described as 'the great Jewish writer.' The hosts specifically mention his short stories as 'fantastically readable and brilliant, perfectly formed.' This was forbidden reading under the Nazi regime."

"Dominic recommends 'a wonderful book about the Shoal family by Annette Dunbach and Judd Newborn' as 'a brilliant window into their kind of world.' This is his source for details about the Scholl family story."

"Referred to as 'a brilliant series of books about what it was like to be a not very enthusiastic fighter in these wars' - his war memoirs"

"Explicitly mentioned as one of Procopius's works - 'he also writes a book about the monuments that Justinian raises. With a brilliant title, On Buildings.'"

"Referenced as a brilliant counterfactual novel depicting a 'Finlandized' Britain as a Nazi satellite state, described as possibly the best counterfactual novel"

"Described as 'a wonderful collection of short stories about the Odyssey' and 'highly recommended' when discussing Athena's relationship with Odysseus."