A good history book would be one literally written from the pov of the losers
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The German Generals Talk is kinda like that. I really enjoyed it, my notes here:
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Seems apt
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3/ A friendly reminder to all students of history
"No nation is ever defeated in its textbooks."
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Several Muslim historians wrote about the Mongol conquest of Baghdad. The problem with these books is that they focus on mourning the destruction but there’s little reflection on the diplomatic failure that preceded it. They do a better job in Andalusia.
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