{"id":83,"count":572,"description":"History is the study of the past and so is very broad in scope. For a great introductory book to the subject, we recommend History: A Very Short Introduction<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by John Arnold. It opens with a murder and bills itself as a \"work of enthusiasm\" about history, laying out how history has been studied down the millennia and why it matters. If you're less interested in history as a discipline and just want to know what happened when, you could start out with\u00a0 A Little History of the World<\/em><\/a> by E.H. Gombrich, aimed at teenagers.\r\n\r\nFor a more detailed look at specific topics or events, we\u2019ve spoken to hundreds of historians over the past 15 years, asking them to recommend the best books in their field of study. You can find their recommendations by browsing below:\r\n\r\nWorld history<\/a> | Military History<\/a> | American History<\/a> | World War 2<\/a> | Popular History<\/a> |\u00a0Chinese history<\/a> |\u00a0British history<\/a> | Ancient history <\/a> | Medieval history<\/a> | New History Books<\/a> | History Books for Kids<\/a>\u00a0| Nonfiction Books<\/a> | Pulitzer Prize<\/a> |","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/history-books\/","name":"History Books","slug":"history-books","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=83"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=83"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}