Oxford Illustrated Histories

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The Oxford Illustrated Histories are a series of single-volume history books written by experts and published by the Oxford University Press.^[1] According to Hew Strachan, its intended readership is the 'intelligent general reader' rather than the research student.^[2]

Titles

Shaw, Ian, ed. (2002). The Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt. ISBN 9780192802934.
Rogerson, John, ed. (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860118-2.
Raven, James, ed. (2020). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book. ISBN 9780198702986.
Morgan, Kenneth O., ed. (1984). The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. ISBN 0-19-822684-5.
Chandler, David, ed. (1994). The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army. ISBN 0-19-869178-5.
Cannon, John; Griffiths, Ralph (1988). The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-822786-8.
McManners, John, ed. (1990). The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity. ISBN 0-19-285259-0.
Boardman, John, ed. (1993). The Oxford Illustrated History of Classical Art. ISBN 0-19-814386-9.
Riley-Smith, Jonathan, ed. (1995). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades. ISBN 0-19-285428-3.
Rogers, Pat, ed. (1987). The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature. ISBN 0-19-812816-9.
Strachan, Hew, ed. (1998). The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War. ISBN 0-19-289325-4.
Boardman, John; Griffin, Jasper; Murray, Oswyn, eds. (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of Greece and the Hellenistic World. ISBN 0-19-285438-0.
Williamson, H. G. M.; Hoyland, Robert G., eds. (2018). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Holy Land. ISBN 9780198724391.
Foster, R. F., ed. (1989). The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. ISBN 0-19-822970-4.
Holmes, George, ed. (1997). The Oxford Illustrated History of Italy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820527-9.
Saul, Nigel, ed. (1997). The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England. ISBN 0-19-820502-3.
Holmes, George, ed. (1988). The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe . ISBN 0-19-820073-0.
Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N., ed. (2016). The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China . ISBN 9780199683758.
Blanning, T. C. W., ed. (1996). The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern Europe. ISBN 0-19-285348-1.
Townshend, Charles, ed. (1997). The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War. ISBN 0-19-820427-2.
Sinclair, Keith, ed. (1990). The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand. ISBN 0-19-558209-8.
Parker, Roger, ed. (1994). The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera. ISBN 0-19-816282-0.
Cunliffe, Barry, ed. (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe. ISBN 9780192854414.
Marshall, Peter, ed. (2015). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation. ISBN 978-0-19-959548-8.
Campbell, Gordon, ed. (2021). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance. ISBN 9780198862666.
Salway, Peter (1993). The Oxford Illustrated History of Roman Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-822984-4.
Boardman, John; Griffin, Jasper; Murray, Oswyn, eds. (1988). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Roman World. ISBN 0-19-285436-4.
Hill, J. R., ed. (1995). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy. ISBN 0-19-211675-4.
Morus, Iwan Rhys, ed. (2017). The Oxford Illustrated History of Science. ISBN 978-0-19-966327-9.
Bate, Jonathan; Jackson, Russell, eds. (1996). The Oxford Illustrated History of Shakespeare on Stage. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280213-5.
Brown, John Russell, ed. (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre. ISBN 0-19-212997X.
Gellately, Robert, ed. (2018). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Third Reich. ISBN 9780198728283.
Morrill, John, ed. (1996). The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain. ISBN 0-19-820325-X.
Sawyer, Peter, ed. (1997). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. ISBN 0-19-820526-0.
Kenny, Anthony, ed. (1994). The Oxford Illustrated History of Western Philosophy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-285440-2.
Davies, Owen, ed. (2017). The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic. ISBN 978-0-19-960844-7.
Fernández-Armesto, Felipe, ed. (2021). The Oxford Illustrated History of the World. ISBN 9780198752905.
Overy, Richard, ed. (2015). The Oxford Illustrated History of World War II. ISBN 978-0-19-960582-8.

References

↑ "Oxford Illustrated History". Oxford University Press . Retrieved 21 June 2024.
↑ Strachan, Hew (1998). "Book Review: The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War" . The Journal of Military History . 62 (2): 395. doi:10.2307/120732. JSTOR 120732 . Retrieved 21 June 2024.

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[1] "Oxford Illustrated History". Oxford University Press . Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[2] Strachan, Hew (1998). "Book Review: The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War" . The Journal of Military History . 62 (2): 395. doi:10.2307/120732. JSTOR 120732 . Retrieved 21 June 2024.

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Oxford Illustrated Histories

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