I added "An Incomplete Education" to my list.
I really like LMTTM.
The author reminds me of my favorite college history professor who would come into class with no notes and lecture for an hour on the subject in a highly animated fashion, cites, and all. I would be wrung out and sweating after the lecture.
Something fun to look up on the web are "ooparts." Most of the stuff is folderol, but a few things are pretty interesting such as the amphorae found in Rio De Janiero harbor. A lot of history was lost when Alexander sacked Tyre and then when Scipio sacked Carthage as the Phonecian civilization was lost.
There is currently a lot of effort going into retracing the pre-Conquista civilizations that used to cover South America.
