History IB reading list
There is no specific reading list for the summer; however I have
suggested a few titles of books that both complement the course and will
give you an insight into the events and individuals that we will be
studying this year. Why not pop down to your local library and see if you
can take out one of these novels as your summer reading on the beach this
year…
*Wild Swans by Jung Chang (A fabulous insight into life in
communist China plotting the lives of three generations of
Chinese women. This is a really enjoyable and fairly easy read)
*Stalin: The court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
(An excellent insight into the life and loves of Josef Stalin. This
book really gives you an understanding of both his personal and
political life. Again an enjoyable and fairly easy book to read)
A shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the price we pay today
by David A. Andleman. (Less of a novel and more factual but a
compact and interesting book on the impact of the Treaty of
Versailles right up to present day)
Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw ( An interesting and
perceptive book looking at the private and public life of Adolf
Hitler
There is an exhaustive list of biographies and historical books
that you could read on the topic areas that we cover. Have a look
at the course outline and see if you can find any book that really
captures your interest and gives you more of an overall
historical understanding and background of the topics that we
cover.
Read, relax and enjoy your summer…
Mrs G