| 2019 | Madame Fourcade's Secret War | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2019 | Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Last Hope Island | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2014 | Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International Affairs | |
| 2013 | Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939–1941 | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2013 | Those Angry Days | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Those Angry Days | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |