- 1861: The Civil War Awakening - Adam Goodheart
- Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman - Robert K. Massie
- Destiny of the Republic - Candice Millard
- In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson
- Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II - Mitchell Zuckoff
- The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean - David Abulafia
- The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris - David Mccullough
