Who This Author Is

Richard Wheeler has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 28 catalog-linked books across 1983 to 2007, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with On Fields of Fury: From the Wilderness to the Crater : An Eyewitness History and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Tor Books.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Harpercollins and Tor Books

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Tor Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. On Fields of Fury: From the Wilderness to the Crater : An Eyewitness History

    Harpercollins • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 320 pages.

  2. Sherman's March: An Eyewitness history of the Cruel Campaign That Helped End a Crueler War

    Harpercollins • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 241 pages.

  3. The Siege of Vicksburg

    Harpercollins • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 272 pages.

  4. Sword over Richmond: An Eyewitness History of McClellan's Peninsula Campaign

    Harpercollins • 1986 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1986 • 371 pages.

  5. The Bloody Battle for Suribachi

    Skyhorse Publishing • 2007 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  6. medieval church screens of the Southern Marches

    Logaston Press • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 310 pages.

  7. Gettysburg 1863: Campaign of Endless Echoes

    Penguin Group USA • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 302 pages.

  8. Witness to Gettysburg

    Stan Clark Military Books • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 273 pages.

  9. A Rising Thunder: From Lincoln's Election to the Battle of Bull Run : An Eyewitness History

    Harpercollins • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 432 pages.

  10. Iwo

    Naval Inst Pr • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 256 pages.

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