| 2022 | The Abyss | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Operation Pedestal | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Operation Chastise | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Vietnam | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | The Secret War | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939-1945 | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914 | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2013 | Catastrophe 1914 | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Catastrophe 1914 | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Inferno | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Inferno | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord, 1940-45 | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2010 | Did You Really Shoot The Television? A Family Fable | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2008 | Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944–45 | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: History | |
| 2008 | Retribution | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |