I'm looking for a gift for someone with a history degree. The writing style and quality of arguments seem to matter more to him than the specific topic. Max Hastings is probably his all-time favorite author.

Anything related to British military history will probably be a winner...from the classical and medieval conflicts through WWII.

Attached to my podcast episode today is a reading list on late Qing rebellions, check it out!

Are there any books written prior to WWI that defended or advocated for Monarchy over Republicanism?

I just picked up The Gun, The Ship, and the Pen by Linda Colley talking about the evolution of constitutions through warfare and the ages and it's making me curious about how the Constitutional Monarchies of Europe saw themselves and defended themselves philosophically.

I'm looking to read about the history of Conspiracy theories like QAnon, the John Birch Society and the Illuminati throughout US history. I am mostly interested in understanding the impact these movements can have on society and how people learned to deprogram.

Are there any books about the history of fashion in India?

Any book recommendations about ancient egypt? I read the ones by John Romer and liked those.

Also recs about the pathology of ancient bodies greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

What are the best books to read about the history of the ROC post civil war?

There are many histories of the Western Roman Empire and fewer on the Eastern Roman Empire. In particular, are there history books on how common people lived and conducted business in the 4th to the 6th century around the Black Sea and Asia Minor?