In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.11
Format: 366 pages, Hardcover
The thrilling story of the Revolutionary War finale from the New York Times bestselling author of I…
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1. The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America
By: Walter R. Borneman
3.73
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washingt… read more
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2. 1812: The War That Forged a Nation
By: Walter R. Borneman
3.74
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 t… read more
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3. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.18
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
The prizewinning author of Founding Brothersand American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--… read more
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4. Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.50
Format: 218 pages, ebook
A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning Americ… read more
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5. Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944
By: Anna Reid
4.17
Format: 492 pages, Hardcover
On September 8, 1941, eleven weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise … read more
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"Unlike other dictators, Stalin and his satraps never made the mistake of believing themselves beloved -- on the contrary they saw plots under every stone."-Anna Reid, Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944
"At this period, too, Leningraders resorted to their most desperate food substitutes, scraping dried glue from the underside of wallpaper and boiling up shoes and belts. (Tannery processes had changed…"-Anna Reid, Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944
"One of the most oft-quoted records of the siege, scribbled in pencil over the pages of a pocket address book, is that kept by twelve-year-old Tanya Savicheva: 28 December 1941 at 12.30 a.m. – Zhenya …"-Anna Reid, Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944
6. His Excellency: George Washington
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
National Bestseller To this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the e… read more
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7. Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers
By: Larry Alexander
4.56
Format: 200 pages,
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8. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.29
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
This book covers the things I was forced to leave out of "A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume O… read more
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9. Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
By: Dale A. Jenkins
4.30
Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition
WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are te… read more
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"During the Fireside Chats, half the country tuned in on their radios, and it was said that on hot summer nights when people had their windows open, one could walk through the residential downtown of …"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Roosevelt was a genius at mass communications, and his speechwriters deferred to his reviews of their drafts, not so much because he was the president, but because when a text required the perfect wo…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilit…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Back in Washington, alone in the late afternoon of December 7, a chastened Franklin Roosevelt considered the situation. He may have wondered how things had gone so terribly wrong. But what might ha…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
10. Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
By: K.G.E. Konkel
4.32
Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition
The Second World War was fought not only on the front lines but also in secrets, some of which have… read more
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"The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts into the head of the nearest soldier. Stepan Ivanovich’s skull bu…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"Outside, beyond the vast red bricked labyrinth of Kremlin walls, a humid night ensnarled the Soviet capital in its spell. Yet here in the womb-like private cinema Josef Stalin sat, eyes transfixed on…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"Fedin laughed outright, a grim, calculating gesture as hard and unfeeling as cold steel. “Twenty million Russians have been slaughtered by the Fascists in the last six years..... Always remember this…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"They came for him near midnight, seven hard-faced men arriving simultaneously in a matching set of Zis 101s, the black-lacquered saloon car so shamelessly modeled on the American Buick Roadmaster, an…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
11. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
By: Stacy Schiff
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more
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12. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
13. Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told before, yet m… read more
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14. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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15. The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
By: Rick Atkinson
4.43
Format: 776 pages, Hardcover
In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson recounts the first twenty-one months … read more
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16. On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
By: Ronald C. White Jr.
4.45
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses comes the dramatic an… read more
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17. In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.11
Format: 366 pages, Hardcover
The thrilling story of the Revolutionary War finale from the New York Times bestselling author of I… read more
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18. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
By: H.W. Brands
4.01
Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition
From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the sho… read more
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19. To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship—and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War
By: Phil Keith
3.98
Format: None pages, ebook
The enthralling story of the greatest Civil War battle at sea by the award-winning and bestselling … read more
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20. The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
On the stormy night of August 29th, 1776, the Continental Army faced annihilation. After losing the… read more
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21. John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial
By: Dan Abrams
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening story of America on the edge of revolution, revealing the life of young John Adams a… read more
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