1, the scope is different: general history is a kind of historical books, including general history according to time and space classification. History books include all forms of history books, such as novel books, magazine books, teaching books and so on. General history is a kind of history books, which are included in the history books. Similar to the genre of the article, it can be understood as a complete history, that is, the history of a country or region or the world from the earliest civilization to the present.
2. Different definitions: A history book that describes the historical facts of each era coherently is called a general history. For example, Sima Qian's Historical Records in the Western Han Dynasty can also be called a general history. Because he recorded the historical facts of the Yellow Emperor in ancient legends, which lasted for more than 3,000 years from the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. History books refer to the books that specifically record history in ancient books, that is, the history department in the classification of the four major databases.