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Explore 24 books like Rebel by Bernard Cornwell — a handpicked selection united by Civil War Era, War & Military, and Historical.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Sharpe’s Escape — Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Escape

Bernard Cornwell

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Never Call Retreat Lee and Grant: The Final Victory — Newt Gingrich

Never Call Retreat Lee and Grant: The Final Victory

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The Silent — Jack Dann

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Cry of the Hawk A Novel — Terry C. Johnston

Cry of the Hawk A Novel

Terry C. Johnston

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Antietam — James Reasoner

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Gods and Generals A Novel of the Civil War — Jeff Shaara

Gods and Generals A Novel of the Civil War

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Thundering Courage George Armstrong Custer, the Union Cavalry Boy Generals, and Justified Defiance at Gettysburg — Terry C. Pierce

Thundering Courage George Armstrong Custer, the Union Cavalry Boy Generals, and Justified Defiance at Gettysburg

Terry C. Pierce

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Cold Mountain — Charles Frazier

Charles Frazier

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Belle Boy A Sister in the Rebel Ranks — Anne Fuller

Belle Boy A Sister in the Rebel Ranks

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Distant Strains of Triumph A Novel of the Civil War — John M. Relyea

Distant Strains of Triumph A Novel of the Civil War

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

We Look Like Men of War — William R. Forstchen

We Look Like Men of War

William R. Forstchen

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Redemption Falls A Novel — Joseph O’Connor

Redemption Falls A Novel — Joseph O’Connor

Joseph O'Connor

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The March A Novel — E. L. Doctorow

The March A Novel — E. L. Doctorow

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Point of Honor — Robert N. Macomber

Robert N. Macomber

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The Postmistress of Paris A Novel — Meg Waite Clayton

The Postmistress of Paris A Novel

Meg Waite Clayton

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The Last Full Measure A Novel of the Civil War — Jeff Shaara

The Last Full Measure A Novel of the Civil War

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

A Country of Our Own A Novel of the Confederate Raiders — David Poyer

A Country of Our Own A Novel of the Confederate Raiders

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

O’Hara’s Choice — Leon Uris

O’Hara’s Choice

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Noble Cause A Novel of Love and War — Jessica James

Noble Cause A Novel of Love and War

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Simon the Fiddler — Paulette Jiles

Simon the Fiddler

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

To Make Men Free A Novel of the Battle of Antietam — Richard Croker

To Make Men Free A Novel of the Battle of Antietam

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Shades of Gray Complete Civil War Serial Trilogy: Complete Civil War Serial Trilogy — Jessica James

Shades of Gray Complete Civil War Serial Trilogy: Complete Civil War Serial Trilogy

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Fire on the Waters A Novel of the Civil War at Sea — David Poyer

Fire on the Waters A Novel of the Civil War at Sea

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Without Warning The Saga of Gettysburg, A Reluctant Union Hero, and the Men He Inspired — Terry C. Pierce

Without Warning The Saga of Gettysburg, A Reluctant Union Hero, and the Men He Inspired

Terry C. Pierce

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Civil War Era, War & Military, Historical — the same threads that run through Rebel by Bernard Cornwell. Among the authors featured: Bernard Cornwell, Newt Gingrich, Jack Dann, Terry C. Johnston, and others.

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Stonehenge 2000 B.C.–A Novel — Bernard Cornwell

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The Archer’s Tale — Bernard Cornwell

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Gallow’s Thief — Bernard Cornwell

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Sharpe’s Havoc Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809 — Bernard Cornwell

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