Thursday Reading and Recommendations is intended as bookish free-for-all, for the discussion and recommendation of all books historical, or tangentially so. Suggested topics include, but are by no means limited to:
Asking for book recommendations on specific topics or periods of history
Newly published books and articles you're dying to read
Recent book releases, old book reviews, reading recommendations, or just talking about what you're reading now
Historiographical discussions, debates, and disputes
...And so on!
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion of history and books, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
Looking for a book on the early days of Hollywood and the movie industry.
I’m looking for something about the conflict between Ireland and England and the events leading up to the split between Ireland and Northern Ireland through to the Good Friday Agreement. Thanks!
What are some great memoirs of soldiers, generals, etc? From any war or time period.
I´m looking for books on Panama´s independence from Colombia and the politics related to the building of the Panama Canal. Any recommendations of books that delve onto either or both?
I'm looking for some books on the development of military aircraft, preferably WWII and onward. Specific nations are okay as well