Books & Authors
Published: 3/7/23
The Top Five Civil War Biographies
Historian Matthew Christopher Hulbert offers his top five biographies of Civil War-era personalities.
Published: 11/18/22
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 5
A roundup of books that shed light on the Army of Northern Virginia's division commanders.
Published: 10/31/22
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 4: Corps Commanders
Literature on the Army of Northern Virginia contains book-length testimony from four of the seven officers who commanded its infantry corps. These titles include memoirs by James Longstreet, Jubal Anderson...
Published: 12/6/21
The Best Civil War Books of 2021
A roundup of the best Civil War history books published in 2021.
Published: 6/28/21
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 1: Foundational Works
The first installment of historian Gary W. Gallagher's series on essential books about the Army of Northern Virginia.
Published: 6/1/21
The Best Books on Civil War Strategy
The literature on Civil War strategy offers a broader understanding of the challenges facing both sides and how they pursued military means to achieve policy ends.
Published: 3/7/21
War and Remembrance in Raintree County
Historian William Marvel offers reflections on Ross Lockridge Jr.'s "Raintree County," his favorite novel about the Civil War era.
Published: 12/7/20
The Best Civil War Books of 2020
A panel of historians picks their top Civil War history titles published in 2020.
Published: 10/23/20
The Five Best Books on the Confederate Homefront
For decades, books about the Confederate homefront were often books about elite white slave-owning women—first Lost Cause-era flowery homages to their patriotism and dedication to the Confederacy, then more critical...
Published: 9/21/20
The Five Best Books on the African-American Civil War Experience
Begin an exploration of the African-American Civil War experience with these five must-read books.
Published: 6/1/20
The B&A Profile: Ralph Peters
A look at the life and career of author Ralph Peters, who discusses some of his novels on the Civil War.
Published: 5/20/20
The Lynches of South Carolina (2026)
Robert Emmett Curran has edited a new collection of letters from a South Carolina family "rebuilding their lives from the physical, financial, and emotional wreckage" of the Civil War.
Published: 5/15/20
The Five Best Books on Civil War Combat
Historian Andrew S. Bledsoe offers his picks for the five best books on combat during the American Civil War.
Published: 3/7/20
The B&A Q&A Megan Kate Nelson
Megan Kate Nelson discusses her book, The Three-Cornered War, and why she felt it important to focus on the Civil War in the West.