Nigel Hamilton is one of America’s least conventional and most interesting historians. His landmark, three-volume study of Franklin Roosevelt’s military leadership, “FDR at War,” offers extraordinary ...

Nigel Hamilton's new book, "Lincoln vs. Davis," is a study of its subjects as rival Civil War commanders. Below, the veteran U.S. biographer recommends five novels and a memoir that he's read this ...

Even after becoming presidents respectively of the United States and the Confederacy, neither Abraham Lincoln nor Jefferson Davis wanted war. Lincoln desperately looked for a way out of the conflict, ...

Placentia Bay. Before the storm -- Pearl Harbor. The U.S. is attacked! ; Hitler's gamble -- Churchill in the White House. The victory plan ; Supreme command ; The President's Map Room -- Trouble with ...

"To mark the 75th anniversary of D-day, here is the final triumph--and tragedy--of FDR as U.S. wartime commander in chief, the Allies' key strategist, and prophet of the postwar world. Nigel ...

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When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. Nigel Hamilton's new book, "Lincoln vs. Davis," is a ...