American History Book Rec's from Olaskey

In World mag, Marvin Olaskey mentioned history books he would recommend.  However, the article is impossible to scan for the books, so here's a nice list for ya.

• 1776 by David McCulough (Revolutionary War)
• Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose (19th Century America)
• Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (19th Century America)
• The Civil War by Shelby Foote (Civil War)
• Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington (Post Civil-War)
• Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen (first half of 20th Century)
• Modern Times by Paul Johnson (20th Century)
• Witness by Whittaker Chambers (cold war)
• When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan (cold war, Reagan era)
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall by William F. Buckley (end of cold war)
• A Heart, A Cross, and a Flag by Peggy Noonan (beginning of age of terrorism)
• Boots on the Ground by Karl Zinsmeister (war on terrorism)
• Dawn Over Baghdad by Karl Zinsmeister (war on terrorism)
• War Without End by Robert Shogan (American culture wars since 1960's)