The most popular history books of 2026

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history books published in 2026, most popular first.

Milwaukee A City Built on Water

John Gurda

Published 2026

232 pages

The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse

Peter FitzSimons

Published 2026

604 pages

A History of British Baking From Blood Bread to Bake-Off

Emma Kay

Published 2026

256 pages

Memory Makers The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia

Jade McGlynn

Published 2026

248 pages

HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED.

August Wilson

Published 2026

96 pages

The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu Scientist and Feminist

Jo Willett

Published 2026

288 pages

Cromwell's Convicts: The Death March from Dunbar 1650

John Sadler, Rosie Serdiville

Published 2026

208 pages

The Thin White Line The Inside Story of Cricket's Greatest Scandal

Nick Greenslade

Published 2026

272 pages

A Taste of Cuba Journey Through Cuba and Into the Kitchens and Paladares of the Country's Top Chefs

Cynthia Carris Alonso, Valerie Feigen

Published 2026

320 pages

Putin's War in Syria Russian Foreign Policy and the Price of America's Absence

Anna Borshchevskaya

Published 2026

256 pages

Earth Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

Andrew Cohen, Chris Packham

Published 2026

256 pages

A Companion to the Roman Empire (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)

David S. Potter

Published 2026

624 pages

The History of Puerto Rico

Lisa Pierce Flores

Published 2026

256 pages

Too Useful to Sacrifice Reconsidering George B. McClellan's Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam

Steven R. Stotelmyer

Published 2026

288 pages

Extraordinary Valor The Fight for Charlie Hill in Vietnam

William Reeder

Published 2026

296 pages

A Walk in the Park The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

Kevin Fedarko

Published 2026

512 pages

The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan

William Maley, Ahmad Shuja Jamal

Published 2026

312 pages

Greatest Mistakes that Went Right

Meredith Badger, Maddy Mara

Published 2026

32 pages

Frommer's Maui Day by Day

Jeanne Cooper

Published 2026

184 pages

The Château - Forever Home The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller, As Seen on the Hit Channel 4 Series Escape to the Château

Dick Strawbridge, Angel Strawbridge

Published 2026

352 pages

Tippu Tip Ivory, Slavery and Discovery in the Scramble for Africa

Stuart Laing

Published 2026

384 pages

The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland

Iain Fraser

Published 2026

160 pages

Special Duties Pilot The Man Who Flew the Real 'Inglorious Bastards' Behind Enemy Lines

John M. Billings

Published 2026

144 pages

Fighting for General Lee Confederate General Rufus Barringer and the North Carolina Cavalry Brigade

Sheridan Barringer

Published 2026

312 pages

Milwaukee A City Built on Water

The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse

A History of British Baking From Blood Bread to Bake-Off

Memory Makers The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia

HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED.

The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu Scientist and Feminist

Cromwell's Convicts: The Death March from Dunbar 1650

The Thin White Line The Inside Story of Cricket's Greatest Scandal

A Taste of Cuba Journey Through Cuba and Into the Kitchens and Paladares of the Country's Top Chefs

Putin's War in Syria Russian Foreign Policy and the Price of America's Absence

Earth Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

A Companion to the Roman Empire (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)

The History of Puerto Rico

Too Useful to Sacrifice Reconsidering George B. McClellan's Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam

Extraordinary Valor The Fight for Charlie Hill in Vietnam

A Walk in the Park The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan

Greatest Mistakes that Went Right

Frommer's Maui Day by Day

The Château - Forever Home The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller, As Seen on the Hit Channel 4 Series Escape to the Château

Tippu Tip Ivory, Slavery and Discovery in the Scramble for Africa

The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland

Special Duties Pilot The Man Who Flew the Real 'Inglorious Bastards' Behind Enemy Lines

Fighting for General Lee Confederate General Rufus Barringer and the North Carolina Cavalry Brigade

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