5 must-read history books like All Hell Can’t Stop Them: The Battles for Chattanooga—Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24-27, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) by David A. Powell

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All Hell Can’t Stop Them: The Battles for Chattanooga—Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24-27, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: David A. Powell

4.27

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

To many of the Federal soldiers watching the Stars and Stripes unfurl atop Lookout Mountain on the …

If you liked the history plot in All Hell Can’t Stop Them: The Battles for Chattanooga—Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24-27, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) by David A. Powell , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Burr

By: Gore Vidal

4.08

Format: 430 pages, Paperback

Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution… read more

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"Eventually all things are known. And few matter."

-Gore Vidal, Burr

"It was of course Jefferson’s gift at one time or another to put with eloquence the “right"

-Gore Vidal, Burr

"Although Americans justify their self-interest in moral terms, their true interest is never itself moral."

-Gore Vidal, Burr

"We do not want to old to be sharper than we. It is bad enough that they were there first, and got the best things."

-Gore Vidal, Burr

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2. A Chain of Thunder

By: Jeff Shaara

4.23

Format: 562 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERContinuing the series that began with A Blaze of Glory, Jeff Shaara retur… read more

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3. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

By: Mary Beard

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more

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4. The Smoke at Dawn (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #3)

By: Jeff Shaara

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the la… read more

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5. War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

By: James M. McPherson

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because the represented only a small per… read more

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6. The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind #2)

By: Terry Pratchett

3.33

Format: 75 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In The Light Fantasticonly one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortuna… read more

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7. A Walk in the Woods

By: Bill Bryson

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Subtitle: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail stretches from Geor… read more

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8. 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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9. A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II

By: Harry H. Crosby

4.58

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

"Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war a… read more

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10. 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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11. Force of a Cyclone: The Battle of Stones River: December 31, 1862–January 2, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Caroline Ann Davis

4.29

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

All of Middle Tennessee held its breath when the new year dawned in 1863. One day earlier on Decem… read more

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12. Morgan's Great Raid: The Remarkable Expedition from Kentucky to Ohio (Civil War Sesquicentennial Series)

By: David Mowery

4.26

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the nation's most colorful leaders, Confederate general John Hunt Morgan, took his cavalry t… 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.

13. 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 Sustaining the Carrier War: The Deployment of U.S. Naval Air Power to the Pacific (Studies in Naval History and Sea Power) by Stan Fisher

14. Sustaining the Carrier War: The Deployment of U.S. Naval Air Power to the Pacific (Studies in Naval History and Sea Power)

By: Stan Fisher

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

The ability of the United States Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not sole… read more

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15. Perryville Under Fire: The Aftermath of Kentucky's Largest Civil War Battle (Civil War Series)

By: Stuart W. Sanders

4.16

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Battle of Perryville, fought on October 8, 1862, was the largest and most significant Civil War… read more

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16. All Hell Can’t Stop Them: The Battles for Chattanooga—Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24-27, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: David A. Powell

4.27

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

To many of the Federal soldiers watching the Stars and Stripes unfurl atop Lookout Mountain on the … read more

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Cover of Call Out the Cadets: The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) by Sarah Kay Bierle

17. Call Out the Cadets: The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Sarah Kay Bierle

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

“May God forgive me for the order,” Confederate Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge remarked as he order… read more

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7 Best civil war books like All Hell Can’t Stop Them: The Battles for Chattanooga—Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24-27, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) by David A. Powell

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A Chain of Thunder

Jeff Shaara

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Morgan's Great Raid: The Remarkable Expedition from Kentucky to Ohio (Civil War Sesquicentennial Series)

David Mowery

4.26

Transform Your Habits

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

Ed Lowe Col. Ret.

3.83

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12 Best civil war books like A Fine Opportunity Lost: Longstreet’s East Tennessee Campaign, November 1863 – April 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) by Ed Lowe Col. Ret.

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Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

Elizabeth Varon

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville

Robert F. O'Neill

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series)

William Lee White

4.06

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

Stuart W. Sanders

3.97

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