10 Top nonfiction books like Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence by Heros Von Borcke

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Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence

By: Heros Von Borcke

4.38

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

After travelling from Prussia to America in 1862 on board a Confederate blockade runner, von Borcke…

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1. The Age of Reason

By: Thomas Paine

4.12

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

The Age of Reason represents the results of years of study and reflection by Thomas Paine on the pl… read more

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  • nonfiction
"One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

"The world is my country, mankind are my friends, to do good is my religion."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

"A multiplication of beliefs acts as a division of belief; and in proportion as anything is divided, it is weakened."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

"It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

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2. Lonesome Dove

By: Larry McMurtry

4.00

Format: 117 pages,

A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-- winning … read more

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3. All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor

By: Ken Gire , Donald Stratton

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary first and only memoir by a survivor of the USS Arizona, published in conjunction … read more

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4. 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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  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
"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

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5. 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

Similar categories in Bob Drury's Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier book and Heros Von Borcke's Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence

  • nonfiction
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6. The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution

By: John Oller

4.15

Format: 563 pages, Kindle Edition

A popular, comprehensive biography of Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," covering his famous engageme… read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.21

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing account by the Royal Navy commander who led the escort of convoy HX231 during the Bat… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. The Greatest Raid of All: Operation Chariot and the Mission to Destroy the Normandie Dock at St Nazaire (Daring Military Operations of World War Two)

By: C.E. Lucas Phillips

4.30

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid account of the famous St Nazaire Raid that demonstrates the sheer bravery of the British Co… read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton's book is a brilliant account of his career in the navy through Worl… read more

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10. A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation

By: John Matteson

4.21

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Matteson illuminates three harrowing months of the Civil War and… read more

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  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
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11. Life in the Confederate Army

By: William Watson

4.21

Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1861 a Scotsman living in Louisiana took up the Confederate Flag. William Watson presents a nar… read more

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  • civil war
  • american civil war
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12. Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939–1945

By: Alfred Price

4.35

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

The rapid evolution of radio and radar systems for military use during World War II, and devices to… read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence

By: Heros Von Borcke

4.38

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

After travelling from Prussia to America in 1862 on board a Confederate blockade runner, von Borcke… read more

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  • memoir
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
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14. History of the Civil War, 1861-1865

By: James Ford Rhodes

4.04

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

On April 12, 1861, the first shots were fired in a conflict that would become the bloodiest war to … read more

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  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction

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4.21

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Patrick K. O'Donnell

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David McCullough

4.09

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Jim Proser

4.17

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Amity Shlaes

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