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Explore the Best Historical Books

The forest opens into a new path of Historical stories. From soft rain to shifting light, each book in this collection rises through the ReadVana discovery stream as readers explore, save, and share them. Follow the flow and uncover Historical books that match your mood and imagination.

Benson the Brave

By: MICHELLE HOLLAND
In the heart of war-torn London, where the skies burn with fire and hope grows thin, one unlikely hero rises from the rubble.Benson, a fearless and loyal Alsatian, patrols the bomb-shattered streets e...
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Centurion Legacy

By: Anthony James Lyons
On the brutal frontier of Hadrian's Wall, ambitious Roman centurion Marcus Flavius Valens arrives full of imperial glory—until a catastrophic earthquake traps him in the mines with fierce Celtic hea...
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Mayberry-Vietnam-Beyond

By: Jim Akers
Fond memories growing up in the legendary small town of Mayberry, ( Mt. Airy, NC ) Andy Griffith's home- town, and also the home- town of Country Singer, Donna Fargo, The Easter Brothers Gospel Trio, ...
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BULLETS AND BANDAGES, Bond of Brothers

By: Robert James Saniscalchi
Bullets and Bandages: Bond of Brothers is a story inspired by the words of a US Army Field Medic and his talk about his tour in Vietnam, US Army Bravo Company 1968-69. Through those stories, the autho...
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All for a Buck

By: Doris Beaulieu
 ALL FOR A BUCKVIETNAM VETS STORYOur hopes and dreams went out the doorWhen our whole group was called to WarReturned so full of miseryThat the world didn't seem to seeTreated with hate and disre...
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World War II Day by Day, September 1 to September 6, 1939

By: David Lippman
This book is the second volume in my day-by-day history of World War II. It covers the six days of September 1, 1939, to September 6, 1939, in which the war broke out, and Poland was faced with the fu...
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The Mules of Monte Cassino

By: Jim DeFilippi

THE MULES OF MONTE CASSINO is the ground level truth about the most brutal and unknown battle of World War II.  It tells a story of sacrifice, slaughter, and stupidity.

 

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The Guest Star

By: Milan Zivic
Two Alexandrian students, one ancient empire, and a sky full of mystery. Join Hero and Lucia as they chase a strange star across mountains, deserts, and ancient cities. The Guest Star is a thrilling j...
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Munford-Gunn

By: Maggie
This is a dramatic, thrilling true story, taken from my own family records of two separate families, the Munfords and the Gunns, leaving England in the mid 19th century, to escape persecution for thei...
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Angel of Aleppo: can faith survive the Armenian Genocide

By: Jon Cocks
 Angel of Aleppo is a story of the Armenian Genocide, including the little-known link between the Genocide and the WW1 Anzac experience. It highlights the cruelty of the Ottoman Young Turks towar...
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Shadows Beneath the Stars

By: T.B. Lane
A broken radio, a mysterious pendant, and a mother’s forbidden past set the stage for a new WWII novel, Shadows Beneath the Stars.Set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1940s, the novel introduce...
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Snakebit: Prelude to War

By: John Poniske
The Western Maryland, Garret family, struggle to maintain their farm as their neighbors argue the slavery issue. They live in a border state where folks take both sides and emotions run hot. Their sto...
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