mcpherson's analysis of the civil war, battle cry of freedom followed by the late journalist david halverson's accounts of how america became involved in the vietnam war in the best and the brightest. earnest anyway's novel for whom the bell tolls is on the list as well as ingush poet robert graves's autobiography, goodbye to all that. arizona senator mccain's reading list continues with the pulitzer prize-winning recount of the first month of world war i in the guns of august. .. washington bureau chief for real clear politics, his book on this date provides a history of the united states through 365 events. one for each day of the calendar year. >> how did you end up choosing -- >> i know these guys.