Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox (Civil War America)
By: William Marvel
4.00
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Few events in Civil War history have generated such deliberate mythmaking as the retreat that ended…
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1. The Siege of Washington: The Untold Story of the Twelve Days That Shook the Union
By: Charles Lockwood , John Lockwood
3.93
Format: None pages, Hardcover
On April 14, 1861, following the surrender of Fort Sumter, Washington was "put into the condition o… read more
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2. A Stillness at Appomattox
By: Bruce Catton
4.11
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
When first published in 1953, Bruce Catton, our foremost Civil War historian was awarded both the P… read more
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3. A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days to Gettysburg
By: Jeffry D. Wert
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the time Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862, until th… read more
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4. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
By: Erik Larson
4.30
Format: 546 pages, ebook
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a f… read more
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5. 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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6. 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
7. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
By: Mike Duncan
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes… read more
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8. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
By: Ilyon Woo
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more
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9. Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox (Civil War America)
By: William Marvel
4.00
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Few events in Civil War history have generated such deliberate mythmaking as the retreat that ended… read more
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10. From the Mountains to the Bay: The War in Virginia, January-May 1862 (Modern War Studies)
By: Ethan S. Rafuse
4.50
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
From January to July of 1862, the armies and navies of the Union and Confederacy conducted an incre… read more
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11. A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863
By: Bill Backus
4.47
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
"The months after Gettysburg had hardly been quiet—filled with skirmishes, cavalry clashes, and ple… read more
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12. The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America
By: Julie Flavell
4.07
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British General Sir William Ho… read more
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