Walter R. Borneman

Walter R. Borneman's books

Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America

3.84 avg rating — 9,555 ratings

The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea

4.33 avg rating — 4,409 ratings

1812: The War That Forged a Nation

3.91 avg rating — 2,340 ratings

The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,054 ratings

American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 608 ratings

MacArthur at War: World War II in the Pacific

4.31 avg rating — 274 ratings

Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona

4.33 avg rating — 241 ratings

Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land

3.92 avg rating — 248 ratings

Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad

3.31 avg rating — 213 ratings

Iron Horses: America's Race to Bring the Railroads West

3.62 avg rating — 39 ratings