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history book
A book that presents and explains historical events, eras, and figures. It is often used in school lessons.
Im Geschichtsbuch haben wir über das Römische Reich gelesen.
In the history book, we read about the Roman Empire.
The word is a clear compound made up of 'die Geschichte' (history), the linking -s, and 'das Buch' (book). So it is literally a book that deals with history.
Mein altes Geschichtsbuch aus der Schule habe ich immer noch.
I still have my old history book from school.
When referring to the physical book, it is often used with verbs such as 'in einem Geschichtsbuch lesen' (to read in a history book), 'etwas im Geschichtsbuch nachschlagen' (to look something up in the history book), or 'ein Geschichtsbuch schreiben' (to write a history book).
Ich muss das genaue Datum im Geschichtsbuch nachschlagen.
I have to look up the exact date in the history book.
The expression 'in die Geschichtsbücher eingehen' (to go down in history) is fixed. It means that an event becomes historically significant. The verb 'eingehen' (to enter/go into) is a fixed part of the idiom here.
Diese Entdeckung wird sicher in die Geschichtsbücher eingehen.
This discovery will surely go down in history.
story / history
'die Geschichte' and 'das Geschichtsbuch' are often connected to past events. However, 'die Geschichte' means the topic itself: past events or the school subject. 'das Geschichtsbuch' is a specific book in which such topics are explained. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with history in class. As a practical rule: you learn 'Geschichte', but you read or use a 'Geschichtsbuch'.
Für die Prüfung hat Anna im Geschichtsbuch das Kapitel über den Zweiten Weltkrieg gelesen.
For the exam, Anna read the chapter about the Second World War in the history book.
In Geschichte sprechen wir diese Woche über das alte Rom.
In history, we are talking about ancient Rome this week.