13 must-read american history books like Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for the Future of Europe by Joe Scarborough

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Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for the Future of Europe

By: Joe Scarborough

3.82

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe reveals how President Harry Truman defended democracy against the S…

If you liked the american history plot in Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for the Future of Europe by Joe Scarborough , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

By: Robert Dallek

3.99

Format: 849 pages, Paperback

Drawing on previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives, An Unfinished Life is … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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  • politics
  • presidents
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"She was a little removed,"

-Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

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2. The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation

By: James Donovan

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The gripping and definitive chronicle of the iconic battle that inspired a nation--a sweeping saga … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

By: Jon Meacham

3.44

Format: 336 pages,

Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this r… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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  • politics
  • presidents
  • us presidents
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4. Eisenhower in War and Peace

By: Jean Edward Smith

4.06

Format: 976 pages, Hardcover

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-DispatchIn… read more

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  • biography
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  • world war ii
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"Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity."

-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace

"The loneliness of command had made Eisenhower emotionally self-sufficient."

-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace

"Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover."

-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace

"Eisenhower on Patton: "Fundamentally, he is so avid for recognition as a great commander that he won't with ruthlessly suppress any habit that will jeopardize it."

-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace

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5. The Lonesome Gods

By: Louis L'Amour

4.22

Format: 545 pages, Paperback

“I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid.” This was the boy’s mantra as he plodded through the des… read more

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  • audiobook
". . . What do you wish to be? What would you like to become?"

-Louis L'Amour, The Lonesome Gods

"When a man is one of a kind, he will be lonely wherever he is."

-Louis L'Amour, The Lonesome Gods

"People only talk about how wonderful youth is when they have forgotten how hard it was."

-Louis L'Amour, The Lonesome Gods

"To live in a city, one must be larger than one's environment or enjoy belonging to the crowd."

-Louis L'Amour, The Lonesome Gods

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6. A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

By: Thomas Sowell

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Clearly, only very unequal intellectual and moral standing could justify having equality imposed, whether the people want it or not, as Dworkin suggests, and only very unequal power would make it pos…"

-Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

7. Wilson

By: A. Scott Berg

5.00

Format: 172 pages,

From Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times-bestselling author A. Scott Berg comes the definitiv… read more

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8. Reagan: The Life

By: H.W. Brands

3.64

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller and New York Timesbestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive b… read more

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9. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

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  • history
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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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10. Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

By: Jonathan Karl

4.28

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump re… read more

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  • american history
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  • presidents
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  • audiobook
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11. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America

By: Karen Abbott

3.69

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The true crime story of bootlegger George Remus and the murder that shocked the nation. In the e… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan

By: Elliot Ackerman

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. On the House: A Washington Memoir

By: John Boehner

3.91

Format: None pages, Audio CD

This program is read by the author. * INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 WALL STREET JOURNA… read more

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"A leader without followers is just a man out taking a walk"

-John Boehner, On the House: A Washington Memoir

"It's just golf... hit the ball, find the ball, hit it again"

-John Boehner, On the House: A Washington Memoir

"Get the right people on the bus, and then find them the right seat"

-John Boehner, On the House: A Washington Memoir

"The mark of a good leader is to prepare those who will succeed you."

-John Boehner, On the House: A Washington Memoir

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15. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

By: Jon Meacham

4.46

Format: 676 pages, Hardcover

The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)

By: William H. McRaven

4.42

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of  Make Your Bed —a short, inspirational book of advice and… read more

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  • nonfiction
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Cover of To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 by Bret Baier

17. To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876

By: Bret Baier

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller Fox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • us presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

By: Dan Crenshaw

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Peterson's Twelve Rules for Life meets Jocko Willink and Leif Babin's Extreme Ownership in t… read more

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"A shallow reading of a problem begets outrage; a detailed approach to a problem encourages moderation."

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

"As John Adams said, ‘Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

"Acceptance for what you truly can’t control, but responsibility for what you can control. The Stoic does not believe in categorizing so many things as ‘outside your control’ that you simply become a …"

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

"We are a nation, unique in world history, that is built upon purpose rather than geography or ethnicity. America exists because of a proposition about the nature of humankind—that our nature is not t…"

-Dan Crenshaw, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

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19. The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War—A Tragedy in Three Acts

By: Scott Anderson

4.14

Format: 562 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a gripping history of the early years of the Col… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for the Future of Europe

By: Joe Scarborough

3.82

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe reveals how President Harry Truman defended democracy against the S… read more

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  • presidents
  • world war ii
  • us presidents
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  • 20th century
  • audiobook
Cover of A Blueprint for War: FDR and the Hundred Days That Mobilized America (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series) by Susan Dunn

21. A Blueprint for War: FDR and the Hundred Days That Mobilized America (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series)

By: Susan Dunn

4.24

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

In the cold winter months that followed Franklin Roosevelt’s election in November 1940 to an unprec… read more

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14 best-selling audiobook books like Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for the Future of Europe by Joe Scarborough

Transform Your Habits

The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation

James Donovan

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The Lonesome Gods

Louis L'Amour

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

Jonathan Karl

4.28

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16 best-selling audiobook books like Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage by Dan Crenshaw

Transform Your Habits

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

Transform Your Habits

The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander

Pete Blaber

4.33

Transform Your Habits

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice

4.03

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