11 Top civil war books like General J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man by Edward G. Longacre

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General J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man

By: Edward G. Longacre

4.40

Format: 504 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen years have passed since the publication of the last full-length biography of Jeb Stuart. Se…

If you liked the civil war plot in General J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man by Edward G. Longacre , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

By: Donald L. Miller

4.18

Format: 671 pages, Hardcover

Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more

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"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

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2. The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire (The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History)

By: Andrew O'Shaughnessy

4.17

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A unique account of the American Revolution, told from the perspective of the leaders who conducted… read more

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3. Underworld

By: Don DeLillo

4.81

Format: 539 pages, Paperback

While Eisenstein documented the forces of totalitarianism and Stalinism upon the faces of the Russi… read more

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4. The Land That Time Forgot (Caspak, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In the South Pacific is a mountainous island called Caspak. Winged humanoid creatures, dinosaurs, f… read more

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5. The Civil War: A Narrative

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

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6. Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of Richmond

By: Steven H. Newton

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

Most often viewed as a prelude to Robert E. Lee's Civil War victories of 1862, Joseph E. Johnston's… read more

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7. Gateway to the Confederacy: New Perspectives on the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns, 1862-1863

By: Craig L. Symonds , Wiley Sword , David Powell , Stephen Cushman , Russell S. Bonds , None , None , None , None

3.48

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

A collection of ten new essays from some of our finest Civil War historians working today, Gateway … read more

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8. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

By: Candice Millard

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject po… read more

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9. Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series

By: David Pietrusza

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

History remembers Arnold Rothstein as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series, an underworld genius… read more

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10. Master of War: The Life of General George H. Thomas

By: Benson Bobrick

4.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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11. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

By: Charles Duhigg

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more

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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

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12. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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13. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

By: Keith O'Brien

4.43

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more

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14. Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration

By: Harold Holzer

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed Abraham Lincoln historian Harold Holzer, a groundbreaking account of Lincoln’s grapp… read more

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15. 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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16. The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang

By: Tom Clavin

3.67

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multipl… read more

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17. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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18. Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences

By: Joan Biskupic

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Editor's Choice "Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the co… read more

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19. The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West

By: Timothy B. Smith

4.48

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Killed in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands … read more

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20. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

By: Elizabeth Varon

4.15

Format: 516 pages, ebook

An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more

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"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

Cover of New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West by David E. Sanger

21. New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West

By: David E. Sanger

4.37

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A fast-paced account of America’s plunge into simultaneous Cold Wars against two very different adv… read more

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Cover of Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction by Fergus M. Bordewich

22. Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction

By: Fergus M. Bordewich

4.29

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil—when Ulysse… read more

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23. General J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man

By: Edward G. Longacre

4.40

Format: 504 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen years have passed since the publication of the last full-length biography of Jeb Stuart. Se… read more

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Cover of Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power by Timothy W. Ryback

24. Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power

By: Timothy W. Ryback

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler’s Private Library , a dramatic recounting of th… read more

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25. King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father

By: Brooke Barbier

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking portrait of the paradoxical patriot, whose measured pragmatism helped make American in… read more

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Cover of A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South by Peter Cozzens

26. A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

By: Peter Cozzens

4.09

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed historian Peter Cozzens, the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insat… read more

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27. The Civil Wars of General Joseph E. Johnston: Confederate States Army - Volume I: Virginia and Mississippi, 1861–1863

By: Richard M. McMurry

3.93

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Joseph Eggleston Johnston was one of the original five full Confederate generals. He graduated West… read more

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28. The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi: May 14, 1863

By: Chris Mackowski

4.28

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

“A comprehensive, eminently readable, lavishly illustrated, and historically accurate account” of t… read more

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Cover of Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 by Victor Vignola

29. Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862

By: Victor Vignola

3.86

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

“The author’s new and important study concentrates on the Fair Oaks part of the battle. His researc… read more

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Cover of Detour to Disaster: General John Bell Hood's "Slight Demonstration" at Decatur and the Unraveling of the Tennessee Campaign by Noel Carpenter

30. Detour to Disaster: General John Bell Hood's "Slight Demonstration" at Decatur and the Unraveling of the Tennessee Campaign

By: Noel Carpenter

3.50

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A detailed account of the pivotal decision made by a young army commander to march to Decatur, and … read more

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31. The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union

By: Stephen Puleo

4.54

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid-19th century… read more

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24 best-selling civil war books like Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 by Victor Vignola

Transform Your Habits

John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General

None , Stephen M. Hood

3.44

Transform Your Habits

The Civil War: A Narrative

Shelby Foote

3.41

Transform Your Habits

History of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry: Vortex of Hell

Patrick A. Schroeder , Brian C. Pohanka , Cricket Bauer

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Lee's Lieutenants: A Study In Command (Volume I: Manassas to Malvern Hill)

Douglas Southall Freeman

4.30

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