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75 Narrative Histories So Well Done They Read Like Novels

Just as the list's title suggests these 75 works elevate historical narrative and reportage to the level of literary art. Each bears reading and rereading.
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
1
David McCullough
A Bridge Too Far (Cornelius Ryan)
A Bridge Too Far
2
Cornelius Ryan
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
3
Barbara Tuchman
A History of the Vikings (Jones)
A History of the Vikings
4
Jones
A Stillness at Appomattox (Bruce Catton)
A Stillness at Appomattox
5
Bruce Catton
A Terrible Glory (James Donovan)
A Terrible Glory
6
James Donovan
A Time for Trumpets (Charles B. MacDonald)
A Time for Trumpets
7
Charles B. MacDonald
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Antony Beevor)
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge
8
Antony Beevor
Armageddon (Hastings)
Armageddon
9
Hastings
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
10
Stephen Ambrose
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
11
James M. McPherson
Battle: The Story of the Bulge (Toland)
Battle: The Story of the Bulge
12
Toland
Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe
13
Max Hastings
Citizens (Simon Schama)
Citizens
14
Simon Schama
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
15
Fred Anderson
Eyes on the Prize (Juan Williams)
Eyes on the Prize
16
Juan Williams
Froissart's Chronicles (Froissart)
Froissart's Chronicles
17
Froissart
Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
Gettysburg
18
Stephen W. Sears
Glory Road (Bruce Catton)
Glory Road
19
Bruce Catton
Grant Moves South (Catton)
Grant Moves South
20
Catton
Grant Takes Command (Catton)
Grant Takes Command
21
Catton
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
22
Erik Larson
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
23
Nathaniel Philbrick
Is Paris Burning? (Collins/Lapierre)
Is Paris Burning?
24
Collins/Lapierre
Landscape Turned Red (Stephen Sears)
Landscape Turned Red
25
Stephen Sears
Lawrence in Arabia
Lawrence in Arabia
26
Mr. Lincoln's Army (Bruce Catton)
Mr. Lincoln's Army
27
Bruce Catton
Nothing Like It in the World (Stephen Ambrose)
Nothing Like It in the World
28
Stephen Ambrose
O Jerusalem! (Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre)
O Jerusalem!
29
Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
Revolution Song (Russell Shorto)
Revolution Song
30
Russell Shorto
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 (Antony Beevor)
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921
31
Antony Beevor
Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne (Donald R. Burgett)
Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne
32
Donald R. Burgett
Shoot for the Moon (James Donovan)
Shoot for the Moon
33
James Donovan
Son of the Morning Star (Evan S. Connell)
Son of the Morning Star
34
Evan S. Connell
Strong Men Armed (Leckie)
Strong Men Armed
35
Leckie
The Abyss (Hastings)
The Abyss
36
Hastings
The Battle of Arnhem (Beevor)
The Battle of Arnhem
37
Beevor
The Bitter Woods (Eisenhower)
The Bitter Woods
38
Eisenhower
The Centennial History of the Civil War (Catton)
The Centennial History of the Civil War
39
Catton
The Civil War (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War
40
Shelby Foote
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