5 Favourite Historical Nonfictions | Five Fall Favourites Blog Party |

And it is Day 3 of the Five Fall Favourites Blog Party! The giveaway is still going on, so make sure to check out Rebekah's blog for all the information and links!

Today's genre is Historical Nonfiction. I loooove history so this was lovely! :) 

As before, these books are arranged by alphabetical order. 

*Cover images from Google or Amazon.*

1. The First World War for Children by John Malam.

The First World War was the world’s first ‘total war’. Although large-scale wars like the Napoleonic wars had ranged across many territories, the scale of the First World War was unprecedented. It was also the first war between modern, industrialised nations and mechanised warfare saw new and terrifying weapons deployed for the first time, including airplanes, tanks, zeppelins, giant warships and poison gas. Now, on the verge of the centenary of the start of the First World War, this fact-packed information book relates the unfolding events and the human stories in a way that brings history vividly to life.

This book was quite impressive! It was interesting, full of information, well-done, and very useful for research and just enjoyable reading for a history nut or WWI nerd. xD  

{ My Review }

3. Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.

In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children's Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan from the Auschwitz museum in Germany. Fumiko Ishioka, the center's curator, was captivated by the writing on the outside that identified its owner: "Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Waisenkind (the German word for orphan)." Children visiting the center were full of questions. Who was Hana Brady? Where did she come from? What was she like? What happened to her? Inspired by their curiosity and her own need to know, Fumiko began a year of detective work, scouring the world for clues. Her search led her from present-day Japan, Europe and North America back to 1938 Czechoslovakia to learn the story of Hana Brady, a fun-loving child with wonderful parents, a protective big brother, and a passion for ice skating, their happy life turned upside down by the invasion of the Nazis.

This story was heart-breaking. So much life, such youth, so many dreams, such potential--snuffed out by prejudice and hate. I seldom cry for real stories, but this one made me tear up...   

{ My Review }

3. Our Island Story by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall.

H.E. Marshall was looking for a way to tell her young children about the History of England, so she wrote a history book for young readers. Intertwined are English folklore and true Tales of English History. The story spans from the early days of Britain, starting around the Roman Empire, to shortly after World War I.

This book was my first history book and I adored it. I still love it now. It is interesting and full of lovely stories and poems, and it is refreshing to have the nasty details of history unmentioned for once. 

{ My Review }

4. Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall.

THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements...but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture.; To understand Putin's actions, for example, it is essential to consider that, to be a world power, Russia must have a navy. And if its ports freeze for six months each year then it must have access to a warm water port - hence, the annexation of Crimea was the only option for Putin. To understand the Middle East, it is crucial to know that geography is the reason why countries have logically been shaped as they are - and this is why invented countries (e.g. Syria, Iraq, Libya) will not survive as nation states. Spread over ten chapters (covering Russia; China; the USA; Latin America; the Middle East; Africa; India and Pakistan; Europe; Japan and Korea; and Greenland and the Arctic), using maps, essays and occasionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential guide to one of the major determining factors in world history.

This was an amazing read! It was an approach I had never seen before--how geography forces nations to act a certain way and thus creates history. It was humorous and well-written, and its historical information was really very interesting. 

P.S. I actually read this book in French, but I assume it's no different in English. 

{ My Review }

5. Where Poppies Grow by Linda Granfield.

When World War I began in 1914, no one knew that millions of young people would die in the agonizing years ahead. No one imagined the effect it would have on family life, or that whole villages would disappear, or that entire nations would be changed forever. They believed their sons and daughters, mothers and fathers would be home by Christmas. They were tragically mistaken.

With photos, memorabilia, and anecdotes, Linda Granfield brings us face-to-face with people from all walks of life who risked everything for their country. These painstakingly-gathered bits and pieces are remnants of conflict on a scale never before witnessed. Hastily-penned letters, notes written in code, and prayers for deliverance form an eloquent portrait of humanity, and a startling comment on the devastation of war.

This little book was very impressive! It was beautiful, thought-provoking, and full of letters, stories, cards, and pictures.  

{ My Review }

Let me know if you have/will read these books! Now jump over Rebekah's blog to enter the amazing giveaway and to get more book recommendations! 

You know the drill... xD Name 5 favourite historical nonfictions!