An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Barbara Tuckman

3 books referenced

Books by Barbara Tuckman

A Distant Mirror

Referenced in 1 episode

318: Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones (Part 1)

April 03, 2023

Context:

Tom describes this as a book he loved as a child that gave a different perspective on the 14th century and the Hundred Years' War, casting it as a period of suffering with mercenaries, pillaging, and the Black Death.

Guns of August

Referenced in 1 episode

318: Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones (Part 1)

April 03, 2023

Context:

Mentioned as one of Barbara Tuckman's best-known books about the First World War.

The Proud Tower

Referenced in 1 episode

318: Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones (Part 1)

April 03, 2023

Context:

Mentioned alongside Guns of August as one of Barbara Tuckman's well-known books about the First World War era.