Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Halleck
Buy on Amazon1962
Upton and the Army
Buy on Amazon1964
Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West Point
Buy on Amazon1966
Institutions in Modern America
Buy on Amazon1967
The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Buy on Amazon1970
Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938
Buy on Amazon1971
The Military and American Society
Buy on Amazon1972
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
Buy on Amazon1975
Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment
Buy on Amazon1981
Milton S. Eisenhower: Educational Statesman (With: Richard H. Immerman)
Buy on Amazon1983
Pegasus Bridge: D-Day: The Daring British Airborne Raid
Buy on Amazon1984
Eisenhower: Soldier and President
Buy on Amazon1990
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Buy on Amazon1992
D-Day: June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II
Buy on Amazon1994
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Buy on Amazon1996
Americans at War
Buy on Amazon1997
American Heritage: New History of World War II
Buy on Amazon1997
Citizen Soldiers: From the Normandy Beaches to the Surrender of Germany
Buy on Amazon1997
The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys: The Men of WWII
Buy on Amazon1998
Lewis and Clark: Voyage of Discovery
Buy on Amazon1998
Victory in Europe, May 1945
Buy on Amazon1998
Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Sons, Pals
Buy on Amazon1999
Witness to America (With: Douglas Brinkley)
Buy on Amazon1999
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869
Buy on Amazon2000
The Wild Blue: The Men And Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany, 1944-45
Buy on Amazon2001
The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won
Buy on Amazon2001
To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian
Buy on Amazon2002
The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana Purchase to Today (With: Douglas Brinkley)
Buy on Amazon2002
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Halleck (1962), 2. Upton and the Army (1964), 3. Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West Point (1966), 4. Institutions in Modern America (1967), 5. The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1970), and 23 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Stephen E. Ambrose contains 28 books. The series began in 1962 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Stephen E. Ambrose. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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