13 must-read war books like Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty by Jack Kelly

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Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty

By: Jack Kelly

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revoluti…

If you liked the war plot in Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty by Jack Kelly , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade

1. George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

By: Don Yaeger , Brian Kilmeade

3.85

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

As a Long Islander endlessly fascinated by events that happened in a place I call home, I hope with… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • war
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series) by Nathaniel Philbrick

2. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

Format: 427 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, comes a surprising account o… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
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  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
"Midshipman Edward Pellew was in the British boat right behind Arnold's. The American general had escaped, but in his haste he had left behind his stock and buckle, which Pellew took as a keepsake. Ye…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

"In an October 6 letter to Lord Stirling, he set forth the principle that would guide his increasingly sophisticated intelligence-gathering efforts. "As we are often obliged to reason the designs of t…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

Cover of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph J. Ellis

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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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american revolution
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4. Common Sense

By: Thomas Paine , George Vafiadis

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution

By: Alex Storozynski

4.27

Format: 24 pages,

Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian born in 1746, was one of the most important figures of the… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american revolution
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6. The Plague of Doves

By: Louise Erdrich

4.64

Format: None pages,

The unsolved murder of a farm family still haunts the white small town of Pluto, North Dakota, gene… read more

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Cover of Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick

7. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Nathaniel Philbrick, the bestselling author ofIn the Heart of the Seaand Mayflower, brings his prod… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction

8. A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin

By: Thomas Fleming , Joseph Plumb Martin

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

In this first-hand account of the Revolutionary War, Joseph Plumb Martin narrates his true adventur… read more

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9. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by Buzz Bissinger

10. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

By: Buzz Bissinger

3.81

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier by Bob Drury

11. Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier

By: Bob Drury

4.06

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

The Instant New York Times BestellerNational Bestseller"[The] authors’ finest work to date." —Wall … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America by James L. Swanson

12. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

By: James L. Swanson

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution by Eric Jay Dolin

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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  • american history
  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
Cover of The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson

14. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
Cover of In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown by Nathaniel Philbrick

15. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

16. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 by Joseph J. Ellis

17. The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783

By: Joseph J. Ellis

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In one of the most “exciting and engaging” (Gordon S. Wood) histories of the American founding in d… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • war
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  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America by Matthew Pearl

18. The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America

By: Matthew Pearl

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

On a quiet midsummer day in 1776, weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, thirt… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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19. Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty

By: Jack Kelly

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revoluti… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
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  • military history
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • nonfiction
  • 18th century
Cover of American Hannibal by Jim Stempel

20. American Hannibal

By: Jim Stempel

4.57

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

On January 17, 1781, a remarkable battle took place in the backwoods of South Carolina. British Lt.… read more

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  • american revolution
  • history
Cover of The Revolutionary War in the Adirondacks: Raids in the Wilderness by Marie Danielle Annette Williams

21. The Revolutionary War in the Adirondacks: Raids in the Wilderness

By: Marie Danielle Annette Williams

3.21

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

This lively history of the American Revolution explores the combat that took place in the Adirondac… read more

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18 Top history books like Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty by Jack Kelly

Transform Your Habits

George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

Don Yaeger , Brian Kilmeade

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789

Joseph J. Ellis

3.18

Transform Your Habits

Common Sense

Thomas Paine , George Vafiadis

3.75

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26 Best history books like Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier by Bob Drury

Transform Your Habits

Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West

Michael Punke

2.90

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

Hampton Sides

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

Stacy Schiff

3.74

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