Start with high-confidence historical geography books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
Robert Morkot
The Debatable Land
Graham Robb
Measuring America
Andro Linklater
Draining New Orleans
Richard Campanella
Geography Is Destiny
Ian Morris
The Discovery of Britain
World War II Map by Map
DK, Smithsonian Institution
Great Genesee Road
Richard Figiel
Shifting Sands
Judith Scheele
Names on the Land
George R. Stewart, Matt Weiland
