Dan Carlin

13 Dan Carlin Recommended Books

Dan Carlin is a podcast host, political commentator, and historian. He is best known for his popular podcast “Hardcore History”, which has been downloaded over 200 million times. Carlin's unique style of storytelling combines historical research with humor and opinion to provide a captivating and educational listening experience.

13 Books recommended by Dan Carlin

Alexander of Macedon, 356–323 B.C.

Alexander of Macedon, 356–323 B.C.

A Historical Biography

Author :Peter Green

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"If you haven't fallen in love with the Alexander tale, I encourage you to do so. [This book] is a good one to start with." - Dan Carlin [Source]

The Storm of Steel

The Storm of Steel

Author :Ernst Jünger

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"The reason you don't read [this book] in highschool is because [the author] made the critical mistake, from a literary standpoint, of feeling like he got something out of [World War I]." - Dan Carlin [Source]

The Wizards of Armageddon

The Wizards of Armageddon

Author :Fred Kaplan

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"The many scenarios involving nuclear war, Including the 'escalation' and 'brinksmanship' options are key here." - Dan Carlin [Source]

Alexander and the East

Alexander and the East

The Tragedy of Triumph

Author :A. B. Bosworth

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"[The author]'s trying to bring you back to reality about who [Alexander] was and what he did." - Dan Carlin [Source]

Collapse of the Bronze Age

Collapse of the Bronze Age

The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the Sea

Author :Manuel Robbins

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"Good [book]. " - Dan Carlin [Source]

The Sign and the Seal

The Sign and the Seal

The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant

Author :Graham Hancock

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"97% of it is bunk. But what's interesting is the part that might not be." - Dan Carlin [Source]

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Author :Erich Maria Remarque

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"The author is helping you to see what they all learned from this terrible conflict. " - Dan Carlin [Source]

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

Author :W. Somerset Maugham

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"War transformed those idyllic pre-1914 ideas into reality, that war wasn't heroic. [This book] is one example. " - Dan Carlin [Source]

Chariots of The Gods

Chariots of The Gods

Chariots of the Gods, Book 1

Author :Erich von Däniken

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"Played upon these tantalizing little legends that seem to suggest that man has had contact with higher beings." - Dan Carlin [Source]

Black Athena

Black Athena

The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization

Author :Martin Bernal

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"Tries to suggest that Greeks as we know them now were not the people that existed in Plato, and Artistophenes, and Socrates' times, but that those folks had a Black African component to them." - Dan Carlin [Source]

National Socialism and the Religion of Nature

National Socialism and the Religion of Nature

Author :Robert A Pois

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"About this whole way of thinking that the Nazis had, and it was like a religion." - Dan Carlin [Source]

The Next 100 Years

The Next 100 Years

A Forecast for the 21st Century

Author :George Friedman

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"I didn't agree with any of it. " - Dan Carlin [Source]

The Coming of the Greeks

The Coming of the Greeks

Author :Robert Drews

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"Good [book]. " - Dan Carlin [Source]

FAQs

Q1: What Books Has Dan Carlin Recommended?

Dan Carlin has recommended the books "Eisenhower in War and Peace" by Jean Edward Smith, "Fighting Power: German and U.S. Army Performance, 1939-1945" by Martin van Creveld and "The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary" by Simon Winchester.

A: Dan Carlin has stated that people should form their own opinion and make their own decisions on books, stating "I make recommendations, but I make the point that I don't expect everyone to agree; it's an individual thing".

Dan Carlin typically recommends books that cover historical, political and/or biographical topics, reflecting his overall focus on these kinds of topics.

Dan Carlin typically makes his book recommendations based upon reviews he has read, interviews he has conducted or interactions he has had with authors.

Yes, Dan Carlin has written two books: "The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction" and "The Time of the Tribes: The Decline and Fall of the Individual in the Age of the Internet."