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Military CIVIL Wars ( See Also United States CIVIL War (1850-1877 Books

Books selected for readers looking for military civil wars ( see also united states civil war period (1850-1877)) books.

59 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·270% reader overlap with United States CIVIL War (1850-1877) Books

1. The Civil War (a Step Into History)
Steven Otfinoski
Fits this list for its focus on civil and states.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era (U.S.)
2. The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
3. The Unvanquished
Patrick K. O'Donnell, Patrick K. O'Donnell
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Special Forces History
4. The Civil War
Bruce Catton
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
5. The Civil War (a True Book: the Civil War)
Peter Benoit
Fits this list for its focus on civil and states.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era (U.S.)
6. Don't Know Much About the Civil War
Kenneth C. Davis
Fits this list for its focus on civil and states.
Shelf signal: Civil Wars
7. A Day in September
Stephen Budiansky
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
8. What Was America's Deadliest War?
Martin W. Sandler, Robert Hunt
Fits this list for its focus on civil and states.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
9. Lincoln's Peace
Michael Vorenberg
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
10. Hymns of the Republic
S. C. Gwynne, Robert Petkoff
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
11. Silent Cavalry
Howell Raines
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
12. Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
Fits this list for its focus on civil and military.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
13. Midnight on the Potomac
Scott Ellsworth
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
14. 1812
Walter R. Borneman
Fits this list for its focus on civil and states.
Shelf signal: Revolutionary America (1775-1800)
15. 1861
Jay Winik
Fits this list for its focus on war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
16. Battles of the American Civil War
Catherine Clinton
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era (U.S.)
17. This Hallowed Ground
Bruce Catton
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
18. A Fate Worse Than Hell
W. Fitzhugh Brundage
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
19. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
20. Brought Forth on This Continent
Harold Holzer
Fits this list for its focus on civil and states.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
21. Confederates in the Attic
Tony Horwitz
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
22. Bloody Times
James L. Swanson
Fits this list for its focus on civil and war.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
23. War Without Mercy
Mark Edward Lender, James Kirby Martin
Fits this list for its focus on war.
Shelf signal: Revolutionary America (1775-1800)
24. The Civil War: a Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set
Shelby Foote
Fits this list for its focus on civil and states.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era