11 best-selling civil war books like Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War by Richard W. Hatcher III

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Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War

By: Richard W. Hatcher III

3.60

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Fort Sumter. Charleston. April 1861. The bombardment and surrender of Sumter were only the beginnin…

If you liked the civil war plot in Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War by Richard W. Hatcher III , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Rising Tide (World War II: 1939-1945, #1)

By: Jeff Shaara

4.16

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Civil … read more

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"control of Tunisia, and in both Algeria and"

-Jeff Shaara, The Rising Tide (World War II: 1939-1945, #1)

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2. West Wind, Flood Tide: The Battle of Mobile Bay

By: Jack Friend

3.99

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Friend serves on the board of the CSS Alabama Association, an organization that funds the retrieval… read more

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3. The Civil War: A Narrative

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

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4. Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It

By: William Garrett Piston , Richard W. Hatcher III

3.36

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the se… read more

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5. Down the Long Hills: A Novel

By: Louis L'Amour

4.75

Format: 2112 pages,

After the massacre Hardy and Betty Sue were left with only a horse and a knife with which to face t… 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

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7. Tom Clancy Weapons Grade

By: Don Bentley

4.35

Format: 507 pages, Kindle Edition

The aftermath of a shocking crime sends Jack Ryan Jr down a path that leads to international destru… read more

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8. Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23)

By: Marc Cameron

4.46

Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition

A Russian plot to seize the Panama Canal plunges President Jack Ryan into a desperate fight for his… read more

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9. Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

By: Brian Andrews

4.65

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a c… read more

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10. 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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11. Chain of Command (Jack Ryan #21)

By: Marc Cameron

4.43

Format: 509 pages, Kindle Edition

The United States has stared down many threats with President Jack Ryan at the helm, but what if he… read more

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12. 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

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13. The Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Civil War Sesquicentennial Series)

By: Stuart W. Sanders

3.97

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

On January 19, 1862, Confederate and Union forces clashed in the now-forgotten Battle of Mill Sprin… read more

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14. “If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania”: The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg - Volume 1: June 3–22, 1863

By: Scott L. Mingus Sr.

4.51

Format: 469 pages, Kindle Edition

Scott L. Mingus Sr. and Eric J. Wittenberg, the authors of more than forty Civil War books, have on… read more

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15. Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War

By: Richard W. Hatcher III

3.60

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Fort Sumter. Charleston. April 1861. The bombardment and surrender of Sumter were only the beginnin… read more

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Cover of A Fine Opportunity Lost: Longstreet’s East Tennessee Campaign, November 1863 – April 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) by Ed Lowe Col. Ret.

16. A Fine Opportunity Lost: Longstreet’s East Tennessee Campaign, November 1863 – April 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Ed Lowe Col. Ret.

3.83

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Lieutenant General James Longstreet’s deployment to East Tennessee promised a chance to shine. The … read more

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Cover of Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861 by Robert W. Merry

17. Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861

By: Robert W. Merry

4.16

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Exploring a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever, Decade of Disunion sh… read more

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18. This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South

By: Alan Pell Crawford

4.36

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking, important recovery of history; the overlooked story—fully explored, of the critic… read more

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19. Carolina's Lost Colony: Stuarts Town and the Struggle for Survival in Early South Carolina

By: Peter N. Moore

3.25

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

An examination of the dual Scottish–Yamasee colonization of Port Royal Those interested in the ear… read more

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20. To the Last Extremity: The Battles for Charleston, 1776-1782 (Emerging Revolutionary War Series)

By: Mark Maloy

4.25

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

June 1776: Just a month before America declared its independence from Great Britain, a British flee… read more

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21. History of the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842

By: John K. Mahon

4.00

Format: 391 pages, Paperback

By the third decade of the 19th century the growing American nation had expanded so far into the Fl… read more

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13 Best audiobook books like Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861 by Robert W. Merry

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3.96

Transform Your Habits

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

Keith O'Brien

4.43

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The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

George Stephanopoulos

4.45

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