An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Timothy Snyder

1 book referenced

Books by Timothy Snyder

Bloodlands

Referenced in 4 episodes

599. The First World War: Downfall of the Habsburgs (Part 6)

September 10, 2025

Context:

Referenced when discussing the region of Poland and Ukraine: 'the area that Timothy Snyder calls Europe's bloodlands in the 20th century.' This refers to Snyder's book about mass killings in Eastern Europe.

598. The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5)

September 05, 2025

Context:

Tom references this book when discussing East Prussia, saying 'These are the bloodlands, then, of Timothy Snyder's book.'

155. Ukraine and Russia

February 23, 2022

Context:

Referenced when discussing how Ukraine is often thought of as part of 'what the historian Timothy Snyder calls the bloodlands' - regions including Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland that were fought over by Hitler and Stalin

69. England v Ukraine

July 02, 2021

Context:

Explicitly mentioned as 'the historian Timothy Snyder has this book, Bloodlands' in the context of discussing Ukraine's violent 20th century history and its position as a blood-soaked territory