Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eric Williams (12 Lists)



Flames Beyond Gettysburg by Scott L. Mingus Sr.Plenty of Blame to Go Around by J. David PetruzziOne Continuous Fight by Eric J. WittenbergThe Cavalry at Gettysburg by Edward G. LongacreSpies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign by Thomas J. Ryan
Books about the Gettysburg Campaign
18 books — 4 voters
The Union Army, 1861-1865, Organization and Operations Volume 2 by Frank J. WelcherThe Union Army, 1861-1865 by Frank J. WelcherLee Vs. McClellan by Clayton R. NewellCavalryman of the Lost Cause by Jeffry D. WertLee and Longstreet at Gettysburg by Glenn Tucker
Best American Civil War Books
1,004 books — 979 voters

Stonewall Jackson by James I. Robertson Jr.Cavalryman of the Lost Cause by Jeffry D. WertJoshua Chamberlain by Edward G. LongacreSearching for George Gordon Meade by Tom HuntingtonA Battle from the Start by Brian Steel Wills
Best Biographies of People involved in the American Civil War
54 books — 12 voters
If the South won Gettysburg by Mark NesbittGettysburg by Peter G. TsourasStonewall Jackson at Gettysburg by Douglas Lee GibboneyDixie Victorious by Peter G. Tsouras
Best Alternate History Books about the American Civil War
11 books — 3 voters

Richmond Redeemed by Richard J. SommersThe Wilmington Campaign by Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.Valley Thunder by Charles R. KnightStonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain by Robert K. KrickA Pitiless Rain by David Hastings
History of the American Civil War Eastern Theater
96 books — 8 voters
Drawn with the Sword by James M. McPhersonThe Official Military Atlas of the Civil War by Calvin D. CowlesThe New Gettysburg Campaign Handbook by J. David PetruzziCivil War Photos by Mathew B. BradyFaces of Irish Civil War Soldiers by Joanna M. McDonald
Worst Books about the American Civil War
10 books — 4 voters

The Chickamauga Campaign by David A. PowellConfederate Goliath by Rod GraggBentonville by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes Jr.Battle of New Market by William C. DavisNashville by James Lee McDonough
U.S. Civil War
206 books — 25 voters
This Astounding Close by Mark L. BradleyAutumn of Glory by Thomas Lawrence ConnellyFive Tragic Hours by James Lee McDonoughThe Chickamauga Campaign by David A. PowellThe Orphan Brigade by William C. Davis
History of the American Civil War Western Theater
97 books — 6 voters

Dinosaurs by Donald F. GlutThe Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Dougal DixonDinosaurs by Design by Duane T. GishThe Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible by Paul S. TaylorDinosaurs, the Lost World & You by John D. Morris
Best Dinosaur Books
191 books — 317 voters
Pea Ridge by William L. SheaCivil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border by Donald L. GilmoreFields of Blood by William L. SheaBloody Hill by William Riley BrooksherAction before Westport, 1864 by Howard N. Monnett
History of the American Civil War west of the Mississippi
21 books — 6 voters