| 2022 | The Chief | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | George III | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Last King of America | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2018 | Churchill | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2018 | Churchill | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Churchill: Walking with Destiny | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2018 | Churchill | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Churchill | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Napoleon: A Life | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mark Lynton History Prize | |
| 2015 | Elegy | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Napoleon: A Life | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Biography | |
| 2014 | Napoleon the Great | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography/Autobiography of the Year | |
| 2014 | Napoleon the Great | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography | |
| 2014 | Napoleon: A Life | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2014 | Napoleon | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | The Storm of War | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | The Storm of War | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2008 | Masters and Commanders: How Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke Won the War in the West | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |