An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Tim Butcher

1 book referenced

Books by Tim Butcher

The Trigger

Referenced in 3 episodes

467. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Victim (Part 3)

July 07, 2024

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Referenced when discussing the Baedeker guide to the Empire of 1905, which noted that in some areas people drove on the right and some on the left. The hosts mention they've been citing this book a lot throughout their series.

466. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2)

July 03, 2024

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Described as 'Tim Butcher's brilliant book' which advances the case that the assassination plot originated with Princip himself rather than being directed by outside forces.

465. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Killer (Part 1)

June 30, 2024

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Described as 'a brilliant book' that both hosts have read. Tim Butcher was a war correspondent in Sarajevo during the civil wars and later retraced Gavrilo Princip's footsteps from his remote birthplace to Sarajevo to Belgrade. Referenced multiple times for detective work on Princip's school reports and family history