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David Frost's Book of the world's worst decisions
Hess Hitler and Churchill
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
History's greatest liars
Myths about the St. Bartholomew's Day massacres, 1572-1576
In Truth
The Great Pretenders
48 liberal lies about American history
Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of World History
The alternate history
The book of myths & misconceptions
History's worst decisions and the people who made them
The de-textbook
The raucous royals
Communal Politics
How George Washington fleeced the nation
Don't Give Up the Ship!
The march of folly
The uses and abuses of history
Mysteries of history
Dumb history
The uses and abuses of history
You Are STILL Being Lied To
How they choked
33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask
The secret history of the world
Napoleon Wasn't Short and St Patrick Wasn't Irish
Revolvers and pistolas, vaqueros and caballeros
Lies Across America
Facts and fallacies
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