15 books in series

Shortest History

Shortest History is a 15-book series with 15 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by John Hirst, James Hawes, Linda Jaivin, Gwynne Dyer, Sheila Fitzpatrick, John Zubrzycki, Stephen Bates, David Baker, Lesley Downer, Ross King, Ross King, and Andrew Leigh.

The Shortest History of Italy: 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic―A Retelling for Our Times

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2024 • 1 Reader

The Shortest History of Japan: From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse―The Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation

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2024 • 4 Readers

The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times (Shortest History): From the Ancient Dynasties ... Modern Superpower―A Retelling for Our Times

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2021 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

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2024 • 197 pages

The Shortest History of Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation

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2024 • 1 Reader

The Shortest History of the Soviet Union

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2022 • 13 Readers • 230 pages • 4

Die kürzeste Geschichte Deutschlands

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2017 • 3 Readers • 4

The Shortest History of War

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2021 • 3 Readers • 244 pages • 4

The Shortest History of India

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2022 • 2 Readers • 288 pages • 3

Una historia de Europa

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2009 • 1 Reader • 223 pages

The Shortest History of Germany

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2017 • 24 Readers • 226 pages • 3.4

The Shortest History of China

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2021 • 23 Readers • 288 pages • 3.8

The Shortest History of the Crown

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2023 • 1 Reader • 274 pages

The Shortest History of Ancient Rome

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2024 • 1 Reader • 248 pages

The Shortest History of Our Universe: The Unlikely Journey from the Big Bang to Us

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2023 • 1 Reader