25 History Books in 2025

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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 nonfiction history books in 2025.

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American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850 - 1873 by Alan Taylor

American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850 - 1873

Alan Taylor

560 pages • 5 editions

nonfiction history medium-paced
Hadrian's Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy

Hadrian's Wall

Adrian Goldsworthy

3h 15m • 2018 • 10 editions

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that Stole the White House by Craig Unger

Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that Stole the White House

Craig Unger

355 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

nonfiction biography history politics informative reflective medium-paced
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell

Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

11h 39m • 2023 • 20 editions

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II by Stephen R. Platt

The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II

Stephen R. Platt

16h 18m • 2025 • 2 editions

user-added

nonfiction biography history
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global

Laura Spinney

9h 3m • 2025 • 7 editions

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II by Becky Aikman

Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II

Becky Aikman

13h 5m • 2025 • 3 editions

nonfiction biography history medium-paced
Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder

Rachel McCarthy James

6h 38m • 2025 • 4 editions

nonfiction history true crime dark funny informative medium-paced
No Daylight in That Face: Adventures in Film Noir by Barry Gifford

No Daylight in That Face: Adventures in Film Noir

Barry Gifford

8h 58m • 2025 • 1 edition

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nonfiction art history
So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro De Robertis

So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color

Caro De Robertis

11h 38m • 2025 • 5 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology emotional hopeful informative slow-paced