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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in VietnamNeil Sheehan198840 pts4 wins7 listsRandom HouseWar & MilitaryVietnam War+2
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963Taylor Branch198838 pts4 wins5 listsSimon & SchusterRace & EthnicityAmerican Politics+2
"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of GenocideSamantha Power200336 pts5 wins6 listsBasic BooksPolitics & GovernmentWar & Military Strategy+3
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877Eric Foner198830 pts3 wins6 listsHarperCollinsHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in VietnamFrances FitzGerald197328 pts3 wins4 listsLittle, BrownHistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+2
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade AmericaGarry Wills199228 pts2 wins4 listsSimon & SchusterHistoryWar & Military Strategy+1
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil WarDrew Gilpin Faust200828 pts2 wins6 listsVintage BooksHistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+2
Unworthy Republic: The dispossession of Native Americans and the road to Indian TerritoryClaudio Saunt202126 pts3 wins5 listsW. W. NortonHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North AmericaIra Berlin200024 pts3 wins5 listsHarvard University PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America 1815–1848Daniel Walker Howe200722 pts3 wins4 listsOxford University PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Grant: A BiographyWilliam S. McFeely198122 pts2 wins4 listsW. W. NortonBiographyWar & Military Strategy+2
Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New AmericaT. J. Stiles201622 pts1 wins5 listsKnopfBiographyAmerican Civil War+2
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American SlaveryEric Foner200220 pts2 wins2 listsW. W. NortonHistorySlavery & Emancipation+2
How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across AmericaClint Smith202220 pts3 wins4 listsLittle, BrownRace & EthnicityAmerican Civil War+2
Red Famine: Stalin's War on UkraineAnne Applebaum201720 pts2 wins4 listsDoubledayHistoryCold War & Nuclear Politics+2
Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's SlavesAdam Hochschild200520 pts2 wins4 listsHoughton MifflinHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End WarMargaret MacMillan200218 pts3 wins3 listsJohn MurrayHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New WorldGreg Grandin201418 pts2 wins3 listsMetropolitan BooksHistoryReconstruction+2
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's VietnamFredrik Logevall201218 pts2 wins3 listsRandom HouseHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Night Draws Near: Iraq’s People in the Shadow of America’s WarAnthony Shadid200518 pts2 wins3 listsHenry Holt and CompanyJournalism & ReportageVietnam War+2
Bearing The Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceDavid J. Garrow198618 pts2 wins3 listsWilliam MorrowBiographyAmerican Civil War+2
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832Alan Taylor201318 pts1 wins4 listsW. W. NortonHistoryWar & Military Strategy+1
Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s through the Civil WarMelvin Ely200416 pts2 wins3 listsKnopfHistoryOceans, Rivers & Water+3
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945David M. Kennedy199916 pts2 wins3 listsOxford University PressHistoryWorld War Ii+2
The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of IraqSteve Coll202516 pts0 wins5 listsPenguin PressPolitics & GovernmentAmerican Civil War+2
Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American WarEvan Wright200414 pts2 wins2 listsG. P. Putnam's SonsWar & MilitaryWar & Military Strategy+2
In the Presence of Mine Enemies: War in the Heart of America, 1859-1863Edward L. Ayers200314 pts2 wins2 listsW. W. NortonHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American MemoryDavid W. Blight200214 pts2 wins2 listsHarvard University PressHistoryCivil Rights & Racial Justice+3
The Radicalism of the American RevolutionGordon S. Wood199214 pts2 wins2 listsKnopfHistoryConstitutional History+2
Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of ExpansionElliott West202414 pts1 wins2 listsUniversity of Nebraska PressHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of AmericaGreg Grandin202014 pts1 wins2 listsMetropolitan BooksHistoryImmigration, Refugees & Borderlands+2
Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American HistoryJohn Fabian Witt201214 pts1 wins3 listsSimon & SchusterHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
Washington's CrossingDavid Hackett Fischer200414 pts1 wins2 listsOxford University PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Harriet Beecher Stowe: A LifeJoan D. Hedrick199414 pts1 wins2 listsOxford University PressBiographyAmerican Civil War+1
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War EraJames M. McPherson198814 pts1 wins2 listsOxford University PressHistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+2
The Ideological Origins of the American RevolutionBernard Bailyn196714 pts1 wins2 listsHarvard University PressHistoryConstitutional History+2
The Peacemakers: The Great Powers and American IndependenceRichard B. Morris196514 pts1 wins2 listsHarperCollinsHistoryIndigenous History+2
In the Days of McKinleyMargaret Leech195914 pts1 wins2 listsHarper & BrothersBiographyPresidency & Executive Power+2
A Stillness at AppomattoxBruce Catton195314 pts1 wins2 listsPocket BooksHistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+3
Across the Wide MissouriBernard DeVoto194714 pts1 wins2 listsHoughton MifflinHistoryWar & Military Strategy+3
The Flowering of New England: 1815–1865Van Wyck Brooks193614 pts1 wins2 listsUnknown imprintHistoryReconstruction+2
Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil WarEdda L. Fields-Black202512 pts1 wins2 listsOxford University PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American RevolutionSimon Schama200512 pts1 wins2 listsRandom HouseHistoryBlack History & Culture+2
Tacky's Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave WarVincent Brown202012 pts2 wins3 listsBelknap PressHistoryVietnam War+2
Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754–1766Fred Anderson200012 pts2 wins3 listsKnopfHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
The Crucible of Race: Black-White Relations in the American South since EmancipationJoel Williamson198412 pts2 wins3 listsOxford University PressRace & EthnicitySlavery & Emancipation+2
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnDoris Kearns Goodwin200512 pts1 wins3 listsSimon & SchusterBiographyAmerican Civil War+1
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918Adam Hochschild201112 pts1 wins4 listsHarperCollinsWar & MilitaryWorld War I+2
Plantation Goods: A Material History of American SlaverySeth Rockman202512 pts1 wins4 listsUniversity of Chicago PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles and AmericaJames Tejani202510 pts1 wins1 listsUniversity of North Carolina PressHistoryOceans, Rivers & Water+3
Freedom's Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal PowerJefferson Cowie202310 pts1 wins1 listsBasic BooksHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of SlaveryJoseph P. Reidy202010 pts1 wins1 listsUniversity of North Carolina PressHistorySlavery & Emancipation+3
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in AmericaW. Caleb McDaniel202010 pts1 wins1 listsOxford University PressHistorySlavery & Emancipation+2
Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White SupremacyDavid Zucchino202010 pts1 wins1 listsAtlantic Monthly PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil WarStephen R. Platt201110 pts1 wins1 listsAtlantic BooksHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the DamnedJohn A. Farrell201110 pts1 wins1 listsDoubledayBiographyAmerican Civil War+1
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War IIDouglas A. Blackmon200810 pts1 wins1 listsDoubledayRace & EthnicityReconstruction+2
Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West PointElizabeth D. Samet200710 pts1 wins1 listsFarrar, Straus and GirouxWar & MilitaryWar & Military Strategy+2
Freedom Bound: Law, Labor, and Civic Identity in Colonizing English AmericaChristopher Tomlins200610 pts1 wins1 listsCambridge University PressHistorySlavery & Emancipation+3
Dwelling Place: A Plantation EpicErskine Clarke200510 pts1 wins1 listsYale University PressHistorySlavery & Emancipation+3
Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to AnotherPhilip Ball200410 pts1 wins1 listsFarrar, Straus and GirouxPolitics & GovernmentLabor, Work & Organizing+3
Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern WorldRoy Porter200110 pts1 wins1 listsAllen LaneHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
Jefferson Davis, AmericanWilliam J. Cooper, Jr.200010 pts1 wins1 listsKnopfBiographyAmerican Civil War+1
Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry Into a Civil War Slave ConspiracyWinthrop D. Jordan199310 pts1 wins1 listsLSU PressHistoryScience & Discovery+3
The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the AmericansCharles Royster199110 pts1 wins1 listsKnopfWar & MilitaryLabor, Work & Organizing+3
The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil LibertiesMark E. Neely, Jr.199110 pts1 wins1 listsOxford University PressHistorySlavery & Emancipation+2
The Weaker Vessel: Woman's Lot in Seventeenth-Century EnglandAntonia Fraser198410 pts1 wins1 listsWeidenfeld & NicolsonGender & SexualityGender & Feminism+3
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962Alistair Horne197710 pts1 wins1 listsMacmillanWar & MilitaryGenocide, Atrocity & Political Violence+3
George Washington: Anguish and Farewell, 1793–1799James Thomas Flexner197210 pts1 wins1 listsLittle, BrownBiographyMemoir & Personal History+2
The Children of Pride: A True Story of Georgia and the Civil WarRobert Manson Myers197210 pts1 wins1 listsUnknown imprintHistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+2
Andrew CarnegieJoseph Frazier Wall197010 pts1 wins1 listsOxford University PressBiographyWorld War I+3
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–1945Barbara W. Tuchman197010 pts1 wins1 listsMacmillanHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945John Toland197010 pts1 wins1 listsRandom HouseWar & MilitaryAmerican Civil War+2
Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina, 1816-1836William W. Freehling196810 pts1 wins1 listsHarperCollinsHistoryMoney, Markets & Economic Policy+3
An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War that Came Between UsJames P. Carroll199610 pts1 wins1 listsUnknown imprintMemoir & AutobiographyAmerican Civil War+2
Mary Chesnut's Civil WarC. Vann Woodward198210 pts1 wins1 listsYale University PressHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
The Organized War, 1863–1864 and The Organized War to Victory, 1864–1865Allan Nevins197210 pts1 wins1 listsUnknown imprintHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
The Transformation of Virginia, 1740–1790Rhys L. Isaac198310 pts1 wins1 listsUniversity of North Carolina PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil WarRobert J. Gordon201610 pts1 wins3 listsPrinceton University PressHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil WarAmanda Foreman201010 pts0 wins3 listsUnknown imprintHistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+2
South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil WarAlice Baumgartner20208 pts2 wins2 listsBasic BooksHistoryImmigration, Refugees & Borderlands+3
The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil WarAndrew Delbanco20198 pts2 wins2 listsPenguin PressHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
Freedom Papers: An Atlantic Odyssey in the Age of EmancipationJean M. Hébrard, Rebecca J. Scott20128 pts2 wins2 listsHarvard University PressRace & EthnicityWorld War Ii+3
Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on TerrorismGeoffrey R. Stone20058 pts2 wins2 listsW. W. NortonPolitics & GovernmentIntelligence, Secrecy & Surveillance+2
Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves.Ira Berlin20038 pts2 wins2 listsBelknap PressHistorySlavery & Emancipation+3
Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War SouthStephanie McCurry20108 pts1 wins2 listsHarvard University PressHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
The Assassins' Gate: America in IraqGeorge Packer20058 pts1 wins2 listsFarrar, Straus and GirouxWar & MilitaryWar & Military Strategy+2
The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s MilitaryDana Priest20038 pts1 wins2 listsW. W. NortonWar & MilitarySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+2
All on Fire: William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of SlaveryHenry Mayer19988 pts1 wins2 listsW. W. NortonBiographyBlack History & Culture+3
Survivors: Children's Lives After the HolocaustRebecca Clifford20218 pts0 wins2 listsYale University PressHistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience+2
Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America’s Fight Over World War II, 1939—1941Lynne Olson20138 pts0 wins2 listsRandom HouseHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern WarMark Bowden19998 pts0 wins2 listsBantam BooksWar & MilitaryWar & Military Strategy+2
The Promise of the New South: Life After ReconstructionEdward L. Ayers19928 pts0 wins2 listsOxford University PressHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880–1964William Manchester19788 pts0 wins2 listsLittle, BrownBiographyAmerican Civil War+2
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. II, Fredericksburg to MeridianShelby Foote19588 pts0 wins2 listsVintage BooksHistoryAmerican Civil War+2
The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United StatesWalter Johnson20218 pts0 wins3 listsBasic BooksHistoryWar & Military Strategy+1
Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled EuropeMark Mazower20086 pts1 wins2 listsPenguin PressHistoryWar & Military Strategy+2
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All awards · Topic: American Civil War · Sorted by score · 296 books · filtered