Veterans Day has been an official holiday in the United States since 1938. Our November issue has a roundup of new titles to remember the soldiers who fought in battles past and present, but there are plenty more in our archives—so we’ve compiled a list of some memorable military histories. Do you have a favorite?
20th Century Battlefields by Peter and Dan Snow
Medal of Honor by Peter Collier, photography by Nick Del Calzo
The Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw
The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam
Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham
Now the Drum of War by Robert Roper
Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour by Joseph Persico
11 Days in December by Stanley Weintraub
Jarhead by Anthony Swofford
November 12, 2009 at 12:04 pm |
Thanks for the great list.
November 12, 2009 at 9:12 pm |
For World War II narrative history, I enthusiastically recommend Rick Atkinson’s amazing Liberation Trilogy. Volume I: An Army at Dawn and Volume II: The Day of Battle are unbelievable good. I eagerly await the publication of Volume III.