4.33 avg rating — 91,816 ratings

"A great novel about the Battle of Gettysburg."

4.13 avg rating — 2,857 ratings

"An engrossing, moving, and poetic novel, which begins in Roman Britain, with Celtic tribes, along with Saxons, overwhelming Roman defenses in 367 CE, and ending with the defense of Roman Gaul, invaded by Germanic tribes in 406 CE."

4.03 avg rating — 64,724 ratings

"A moving, intelligent, and captivating work, in which an Oxford history student from the mid-twenty-first century is sent back to mid-fourteenth-century England and the Black Death."

4.31 avg rating — 270,637 ratings

"An eye-opening, moving, and memorable book, in which a young black woman is thrown back in time and enslaved in Maryland in the early nineteenth century."

4.39 avg rating — 15,695 ratings

"A suspenseful and terrifying historical novel about how the Nazis took away the rights of its German citizens a bit at a time until they had none, and a more universal lesson of how totalitarians (supported by many in the population) succeed in gaining and keeping power.

It's also a heartbreaking story of one family's way of coping with the changes that occurred in Germany, focusing on two brothers."

4.40 avg rating — 43,678 ratings

"A fascinating novel about the stand of the Spartans against the Persian army at Thermopylae in 480 BCE, and the training methods that made them such an effective military force."

4.34 avg rating — 1,061 ratings

"A trilogy about Robert the Bruce, hero king of Scotland, who defeated the English invaders of his country at Bannockburn in 1314 CE. An outstanding work!
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3.97 avg rating — 13,998 ratings

"An eye-opening look at the history of New York City, from colonial days and a slave revolt, through the American Revolution, Civil-War draft riots, and Tammany-Hall corruption, to the 9/11 attack."

3.30 avg rating — 110,010 ratings

"An outstanding, impressionistic novel that captures what it was like to fight in the Civil War."

4.17 avg rating — 537 ratings

"The story of William Wallace--another great Scottish hero in the fight against England in the late 13th and early 14th century CE. Another very good novel by Tranter."

4.03 avg rating — 143 ratings

"An accurate and entertaining novel about Kenneth Mac Alpin, who united the Picts and Scots around 800 CE.
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4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings

"Gordon Anthony's first historical novel, and perhaps his best! A gripping saga, which begins in Scotland around 200 CE, moves to Rome, then to Germany, and back to Northern Scotland—in a span of about 15 years. This is the story of Brude, a 16-year-old Pict, who fights and is quickly captured and enslaved by the Roman legions just south of Hadrian's Wall, is selected for gladiatorial training, wins his freedom, and then chooses to return to his small village, Broch Tava."

4.04 avg rating — 5,354 ratings

"A wonderful novel about the Blackfeet Indians after the Civil War, and the invasion of the U.S. army and white culture. Based on Welch's own family history. Sad, moving, and enlightening!"

3.95 avg rating — 26,444 ratings

"A powerful novel about American soldiers in the Pacific theatre during World War II."

4.08 avg rating — 4,036 ratings

"A gripping and informative novel about the Easter Rising in Ireland."

4.32 avg rating — 26,530 ratings

4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings

"The fifth book in Anthony's Calgacus series—very loosely based on the writings of Tacitus about the defeat of the Celtic Ordovices tribe in Wales and England in 77 -78 CE. Another terrific book in this series!"

4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings

"An engrossing novel of war and intrigue, as the Celtic tribes battle the Roman legions in Southern Britain around 45 CE."

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings

"Another terrific book in the Calgacus series! This book focuses on the revolt of the British Celtic tribes, led by Queen Boadicea of the Iceni, against the Roman occupiers around 60 CE. "

4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings

"A fast-paced, exciting tale of the Roman occupation of Britain/Wales around 57 CE, and the Celtic tribes resistance and acquiescence to it (based on a few murky historical accounts)."

3.94 avg rating — 6,727 ratings

"A mystery novel that takes place during World War I, detailing all its gruesomeness and futility."

4.10 avg rating — 8,382 ratings

"An unforgetable novel about the horrors of the prison camp for Union soldiers in Georgia."

3.82 avg rating — 231 ratings

"A short, fast-moving novel about the guerrilla war waged by the Picts against the Roman legions that invaded Northern Scotland in the first century CE. Gives a good explanation for the Battle of Mons Graupius not taking place."

4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings

"This book in the Calgacus series mainly takes place in Britain around 70 CE, with chapters also occurring in Rome, which descended into chaos and conflict after the death of Nero. "

4.23 avg rating — 10,351 ratings

"A fine historical novel, which makes the events that led to the American Revolution--from 1770 to 1776--interesting and understandable, as well as focusing on the key players. Shaara provides the details on the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the battles at Lexington, Concord, and Breed's Hill, and the agonizing debates between radicals and conservatives in the Continental Congress."

3.82 avg rating — 3,704 ratings