well its hard to say you would need to pick more of a specific topic on American history to decide which one is better. because there are many good books like "the jungle" by Upton Sinclair. it...
Excluding American history, here are a few, worthwhile European history books: History of the Modern World by R.R. Palmer, J. Colton, and L. KramerAn Intellectual History of Modern Europe by...
THE HOLY BIBLE
Er...no. In terms of historicity, Thucydides history on the Peloponnesian War gives a much more accurate and historical account. The Bible is not a history book.