8 must-read civil war books like Gettysburg July 1 by David G. Martin

Gettysburg July 1

By: David G. Martin

3.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The most detailed regimental level account ever written of the critical and often overlooked first …

If you liked the civil war plot in Gettysburg July 1 by David G. Martin , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. 1776

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more

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  • american history
  • history
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"

-David McCullough, 1776

"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."

-David McCullough, 1776

"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."

-David McCullough, 1776

"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"

-David McCullough, 1776

Cover of The First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence July 18-21, 1861 by John J. Hennessy

2. The First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence July 18-21, 1861

By: John J. Hennessy

4.34

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

Unmatched in its description of the battle's tactics and actual fighting.--Ethan Rafuse, author of … read more

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  • civil war
  • military history
  • american civil war
  • history
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3. Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

By: Ian Fleming

3.63

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

How is this for an evocative passage from the second Bond novel? "Her hair was black and fell to… read more

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"Don't lose faith in your stars."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Hm,' said Bond. 'Bogeyman stuff."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Those who deserve to die, die the death they deserve."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"You start to die the moment you are born. The whole of life is cutting through the pack with death. So take it easy."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

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4. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • military history
"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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5. Black Wind (Dirk Pitt, #18)

By: Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler

3.92

Format: 639 pages, Paperback

Dirk Pitt teams up with his children to find two WWII Japanese subs that went down armed with a dev… read more

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6. April 1865: The Month That Saved America

By: Jay Winik

3.78

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of Richmond, a daring last-ditch Southern plan for gu… read more

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  • american civil war
  • american history
  • history
  • civil war

7. Chancellorsville

By: Stephen W. Sears

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including Gener… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • military history

8. Gettysburg July 1

By: David G. Martin

3.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The most detailed regimental level account ever written of the critical and often overlooked first … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • military history
  • civil war eastern theater

9. Gettysburg: The Last Invasion

By: Allen C. Guelzo

3.60

Format: 137 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed Civil War historian, and coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the legendary … read more

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10. Gettysburg

By: Stephen W. Sears

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A masterful, single-volume history of the Civil War's greatest campaign. Drawing on original sourc… read more

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11. Shiloh, 1862

By: Winston Groom

4.71

Format: None pages,

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12. Battle Cry of Freedom

By: James M. McPherson

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more

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13. Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

By: Ian Fleming

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to France to play in a high-stakes bac… read more

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"Mine’s Bond – James Bond."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"In his mind he fingered the necklace of the days to come."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

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14. The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

By: Rick Atkinson

4.43

Format: 776 pages, Hardcover

In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson recounts the first twenty-one months … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military history
Cover of Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy by Donald L. Miller

15. Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy

By: Donald L. Miller

4.41

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksb… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • military history
Cover of Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle by John Michael Priest

16. Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle

By: John Michael Priest

4.18

Format: 424 pages, Paperback

On September 13, 1862, in a field near Frederick, Maryland, four Union soldiers hit the jack-pot. T… read more

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  • american civil war
  • history
Cover of Gettysburg's Peach Orchard: Longstreet, Sickles, and the Bloody Fight for the "Commanding Ground" Along the Emmitsburg Road by James A. Hessler

17. Gettysburg's Peach Orchard: Longstreet, Sickles, and the Bloody Fight for the "Commanding Ground" Along the Emmitsburg Road

By: James A. Hessler

4.52

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

A “fascinating illumination of little-known accounts and personalities” by two experts on the Battl… read more

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  • history

10 must-read history books like Gettysburg July 1 by David G. Martin

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1776

David McCullough

4.09

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The First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence July 18-21, 1861

John J. Hennessy

4.34

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Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

Stephen W. Sears

4.23

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April 1865: The Month That Saved America

Jay Winik

3.78

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13 Best history books like Gettysburg's Peach Orchard: Longstreet, Sickles, and the Bloody Fight for the "Commanding Ground" Along the Emmitsburg Road by James A. Hessler

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Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage

Noah Andre Trudeau

4.20

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The War in the West: Volume 1: The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941

James Holland

2.57

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Gettysburg--Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill

Harry W. Pfanz

4.09

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Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg

Eric J. Wittenberg , J. David Petruzzi

5.00

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