10 Best civil war books like Too Useful to Sacrifice: Reconsidering George B. McClellan's Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam by Steven R. Stotelmyer

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Too Useful to Sacrifice: Reconsidering George B. McClellan's Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam

By: Steven R. Stotelmyer

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The importance of Robert E. Lee s first movement north of the Potomac River in September 1862 is di…

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1. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

By: Stephen W. Sears

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Combining brilliant military analysis with rich narrative history, Landscape Turned Red is the defi… read more

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"Even as McClellan conferred with his superiors, sounds of renewed battle came from the direction of Chantilly, a country estate a few miles north of Centreville and on the flank of Pope’s army."

-Stephen W. Sears, Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

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2. Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859

By: Elizabeth R. Varon

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the decades of the early republic, Americans debating the fate of slavery often invoked the spec… read more

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3. "The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour.

By: Eric J. Wittenberg

5.00

Format: None pages,

Although many books on Gettysburg have addressed the role played by Brig. Gen. John Buford and his … read more

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4. The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of The Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign, Including the Battle of South Mountain, September 2 - 20, 1862

By: Bradley M. Gottfried

3.71

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign is the eagerly awaited compani… read more

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5. To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign

By: Stephen W. Sears

3.48

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This is a history of the largest and bloodiest campaign of the American Civil War - one in which a … read more

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6. Robert E. Lee: A Life

By: Allen C. Guelzo

4.25

Format: 588 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Gettysburg: The Last Invasion comes a sweeping, intimate biography of … read more

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Cover of "Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863 by Thomas J. Ryan

7. "Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863

By: Thomas J. Ryan

4.08

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

WINNER OF THE EDWIN C. BEARSS SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AWARDCountless books have examined the battle of G… read more

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8. All Roads Led to Gettysburg: A New Look at the Civil War's Pivotal Battle

By: Troy D Harman

3.78

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

It has long been a trope of Civil War history that Gettysburg was an accidental battlefield. Genera… read more

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9. Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command

By: Kent Masterson Brown

4.57

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

Although he took command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the first shots were fir… read more

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10. Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution's Lost Hero

By: Christian Di Spigna

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A rich and illuminating biography of America's forgotten Founding Father, the patriot physician and… read more

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11. The Carnage was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Michael Block

4.21

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“Profusely illustrated . . . an extraordinary and detailed account of a major battle that is often … read more

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12. The Great “What Ifs” of the American Civil War: Historians Tackle the Conflict’s Most Intriguing Possibilities

By: Chris Mackowski

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

“What If . . . ?” Every Civil War armchair general asks the question. Possibilities unfold. Disappo… read more

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13. The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution

By: Edward G. Lengel

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Nation is Born Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Washington, Hamilton, Benedict Arnold. All fami… read more

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14. Too Useful to Sacrifice: Reconsidering George B. McClellan's Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam

By: Steven R. Stotelmyer

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The importance of Robert E. Lee s first movement north of the Potomac River in September 1862 is di… read more

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15. That Field of Blood: The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Daniel Vermilya

4.38

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

September 17, 1862—one of the most consequential days in the history of the United States—was a mom… read more

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11 Best history books like Too Useful to Sacrifice: Reconsidering George B. McClellan's Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam by Steven R. Stotelmyer

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Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

Stephen W. Sears

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859

Elizabeth R. Varon

3.80

Transform Your Habits

"The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour.

Eric J. Wittenberg

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Robert E. Lee: A Life

Allen C. Guelzo

4.25

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16 Best history books like All Roads Led to Gettysburg: A New Look at the Civil War's Pivotal Battle by Troy D Harman

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Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Richard M. Connaughton

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin , None

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley

Sally M. Walker

3.83

Transform Your Habits

The Civil War: A Narrative

Shelby Foote

3.41

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