Thread by @pptsapper

Went through my list of books read in 2020. Went on a bit of a Stephen Sears binge at the beginning of the year

Zero regrets. Lincoln's Lieutenants, especially, was excellent

Next was Alan Taylor's take on the War of 1812, which I also really enjoyed. Completed my catching up on his works that I began in 2019.

Dean Snow's work on the Saratoga campaign was a lot of fun, especially give the day-by-day account that he gave, along with archeological evidence being used to support contemporary accounts

Pulled this one off the shelf, where I'd only skimmed it during head school (who has the time to read whole books there?) and I'm very glad I did. Wish more people would read this and understand that the whole north vs south idea of the war is inaccurate

Through the summer, I went through @WWATMD's great summary of maritime raiding operations in the US Navy - paired well with the Patrick O'Brien books I listened to in the car

While Don Troiani does the art for this (and it's of course excellent), the meat of this is Eric Schnitzer's exhaustive research and well-written engagement summaries. Highly recommend.

All I can say is that I NEED the second book of this trilogy to be out ASAP. Atkinson's best - and that's saying a lot

This, by @KeriLeighMerrit, is an in-depth dive into class and race that is broad, deep, and fascinating. Very much recommend for a better understanding of our world

Had some catching up to do and so hit these three towards the end of the year. Really good stuff, all of them, but especially "Army at Dawn"

Finished out the year with @AuthorKRPaul's first novel, which was highly enjoyable! A good way to finish what was an otherwise difficult year

*grad school, JFC