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Jim's Big List of History Books Waiting to Be Read in 2026

A list of history books actually sitting on my shelves or in my Kindle library, all waiting to be read. Some have been waiting for several years. This list does not include the novels, general non-fiction, poetry, plays, bios, and anthologies also waiting to be read. I should never go to Barnes and Noble or Amazon again. But I will.
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1861: (Jay Winik)
1861:
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Jay Winik
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent (Robert W. Merry)
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
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Robert W. Merry
A Short History of World War I (James L. Stokesbury)
A Short History of World War I
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James L. Stokesbury
A Short History of World War II (James L. Stokesbury)
A Short History of World War II
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James L. Stokesbury
A Wicked War (Amy Greenberg)
A Wicked War
5
Amy Greenberg
After 1177 BC (Cline)
After 1177 BC
6
Cline
Alamo in the Ardennes (McManus)
Alamo in the Ardennes
7
McManus
American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 (Alan Taylor)
American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873
8
Alan Taylor
Appeasement: Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the Road to War (Tim Bouverie)
Appeasement: Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the Road to War
9
Tim Bouverie
Armageddon (Hastings)
Armageddon
10
Hastings
Bastogne (Koskomaksi)
Bastogne
11
Koskomaksi
Bastogne: The Fist Eight Days (Marshall)
Bastogne: The Fist Eight Days
12
Marshall
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
13
James M. McPherson
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41
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William L. Shirer
Beyond the Rhine: A Screaming Eagle in Germany (Donald R. Burgett)
Beyond the Rhine: A Screaming Eagle in Germany
15
Donald R. Burgett
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
16
Dee Brown
Captain Sam Grant (Lewis)
Captain Sam Grant
17
Lewis
Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe
18
Max Hastings
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
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Fred Anderson
Currahee!: A Screaming Eagle at Normandy (Donald R. Burgett)
Currahee!: A Screaming Eagle at Normandy
20
Donald R. Burgett
Edward IV (Ross)
Edward IV
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Ross
Edward V (Hicks)
Edward V
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Hicks
Empire of Liberty (Gordon S. Wood)
Empire of Liberty
23
Gordon S. Wood
Grant (McFeely)
Grant
24
McFeely
Grant Moves South (Catton)
Grant Moves South
25
Catton
Grant Takes Command (Catton)
Grant Takes Command
26
Catton
Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs
27
Library of America
Her Majesty's Spymaster (Budiansky)
Her Majesty's Spymaster
28
Budiansky
How the North Won (Hattaway)
How the North Won
29
Hattaway
In the Hands of Proovidence (Alice Trulock)
In the Hands of Proovidence
30
Alice Trulock
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
31
Nathaniel Philbrick
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Max Hastings)
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
32
Max Hastings
Joan of Arc and Richard III (Wood)
Joan of Arc and Richard III
33
Wood
King Arthur: The Making of the Legend (Nicholas J. Higham)
King Arthur: The Making of the Legend
34
Nicholas J. Higham
Lawrence in Arabia (Scott Anderson)
Lawrence in Arabia
35
Scott Anderson
Lovell Our Dogge (Schindler)
Lovell Our Dogge
36
Schindler
Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction (John Gillingham)
Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction
37
John Gillingham
Nuclear Folly (Plokhy)
Nuclear Folly
38
Plokhy
Nuclear War (Annie Jacobsen)
Nuclear War
39
Annie Jacobsen
O Jerusalem! (Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre)
O Jerusalem!
40
Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
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