Assalam-o-alaikum!

I am a bit late in replying but still if someone is confused abt selecting among the History subects, he/she shall find this post helpful!

British History, Europoean History and the US History are usually more scoring than the Indo-Pak His. The reason is that Indo-Pak is usually opted by a large number of candidates....Pakistan Affairs overlaps Indo-Pak (paper II).
As CSS is a competitive exam, so the examiner is not just interested in correct answers to the given questions, rather he compares the answers of all the candidates and marks are awarded after such a comparison. The Candidates follow the same couple of books which are commonly available in the market.....therefore, the material in their minds is almost the same.
A very few candidates get high scores in Indo-Pak coz they provide somewhat different material.....comparatively better !!!

British and Other Histories are opted by lesser number of candidates....books bhi buhat saari mil jaati hain and each book is better than the other....coz they are written by foreign authors/historians.
So comparatively marks better aa jaatay hain.
One other factor is k Indo-Pak ka syllabus ziyada hai as compared to other History subjects.

Still, the choice is urz !




The books for British History:

1. History of England by P.C. Thomas (Now available in the market....coz of demand it is being republished)
2. Modern British History by Norman Lowe

These two books are sufficient for the papers....but still if someone is interested in gaining extra knowledge + a grip on the subject, the following books can be consulted:
1. British History I and II by Southgate
2. British History by Sheikh Qayyum (Caravan has published the new edition)

V.D. Mahajan has copied P.C. Thomas...... still P.C. Thomas' is more detailaled !


ALLAH HAFIZ!
A.J.