Books like Catastrophe

12 books to read next

• The Guns of August Barbara W. Tuchman 10.6 h
• The Pity of War Niall Ferguson 10.8 h
• The Prize Daniel Yergin 16.2 h
• The War That Ended Peace Margaret MacMillan 14.0 h
• Europe's Last Summer David Fromkin 6.5 h
• The Fall of the Ottomans Eugene L. Rogan 9.4 h
• Germany's Aims in the First World War Fritz Fischer 12.0 h
• Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson 10.6 h
• The First World War Martin Gilbert 11.3 h
• Dreadnought Robert Massie Freeman 18.5 h
• A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway 6.1 h
• Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 9.2 h

How long each takes

The Guns of August Barbara W. Tuchman 10.6 h The Pity of War Niall Ferguson 10.8 h The Prize Daniel Yergin 16.2 h The War That Ended Peace Margaret MacMillan 14.0 h Europe's Last Summer David Fromkin 6.5 h The Fall of the Ottomans Eugene L. Rogan 9.4 h Germany's Aims in the First World War Fritz Fischer 12.0 h Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson 10.6 h The First World War Martin Gilbert 11.3 h Dreadnought Robert Massie Freeman 18.5 h A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway 6.1 h Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 9.2 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.