In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, we continue our review of some years’ top books in various categories as curated by the Financial Times. In this episode, we look at a history book by Frederick Studemann.

• The Revolutionists by Jason Burke
• Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple
• The First Russian Revolution by Susanna Rabow-Edling
• The West: the History of an Idea by Georgios Varouxakis
• The World of the Cold War by Vladislav Zubok

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Best Books of 2025: History by Frederick Studemann