| 2025 | The Fate of the Day | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2025 | The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2025 | The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | The Fate of the Day | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2025 | The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | The Fate of the Day | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | The Fate of the Day | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777–1780 | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2019 | The British Are Coming | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2019 | The British Are Coming | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The British Are Coming | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777 | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The British Are Coming | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777 | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2013 | The Guns at Last Light | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2013 | The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Guns at Last Light | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | The Guns at Last Light | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Guns at Last Light | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Day of Battle | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943—1944 | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | Day of Battle | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |