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Browse all Newt Gingrich books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple advice on where to start with his fiction and nonfiction.

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Window of Opportunity

by Newt Gingrich

1987

Gingrich's early manifesto argues that technology, space, and entrepreneurial thinking could remake American government and society. It is a snapshot of his future-focused politics before he became Speaker.

Contract With America

by Newt Gingrich

1994

1945

by Newt Gingrich

1995

In this alternate history, the United States defeats Japan while Nazi Germany survives in Europe, setting up a far more dangerous postwar world. The result is a Cold War that threatens to turn hot almost immediately.

Quotations from Speaker Newt

by Newt Gingrich

1995

A compact collection of Gingrich quotes, speeches, and sound bites from the early Republican Revolution years. It works as a quick primer on his rhetoric, themes, and political style.

To Renew America

by Newt Gingrich

1995

Written just after the Republican takeover of the House, this book lays out Gingrich's governing agenda and reflects on his first months as Speaker. He tackles welfare, budgets, immigration, and the Information Age.

Lessons Learned the Hard Way

by Newt Gingrich

1998

Part memoir and part political reckoning, this book looks back on Gingrich's speakership, public battles, and mistakes. He writes candidly about conflict, media scrutiny, and what he thinks he learned from both.

Presidential Determination Regarding Certification Of The Thirty-two Major Illicit Narcotics Producing And Transit Countries

by Newt Gingrich

1999

Gettysburg

by Newt Gingrich

2003

This alternate history reimagines the Civil War's turning point by asking what would happen if Lee won at Gettysburg. The book blends battlefield detail with big consequences for Lincoln, the Union, and the South.

Saving Lives & Saving Money

by Newt Gingrich

2003

Gingrich argues that better use of technology, incentives, and preventive care could improve outcomes while lowering costs. The book is a broad case for restructuring the American health system.

Grant Comes East

by Newt Gingrich

2004

With the Union reeling after Confederate success at Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln brings Ulysses S. Grant east to face Robert E. Lee. The novel mixes campaign planning, political strain, and large-scale battle scenes.

Winning the Future

by Newt Gingrich

2004

This book presents Gingrich's view of the major threats facing the United States, from terrorism to weak science education and entitlement pressure. He pairs the warning with a conservative reform agenda.

Never Call Retreat

by Newt Gingrich

2005

In this alternate Civil War sequel, Lee presses his advantage after Gettysburg while the Union turns to Grant as its best hope. Strategy, exhaustion, and massive casualties drive the story toward another decisive clash.

The Art of Transformation

by Newt Gingrich

2006

Gingrich and Nancy Desmond write about how large institutions can change by rethinking systems, incentives, and leadership. The book speaks to reform-minded readers in business, government, and health policy.

A Contract with the Earth

by Newt Gingrich

2007

Co-written with Terry L. Maple, this book argues for a conservative-friendly environmentalism built around stewardship, innovation, and incentives. It is one of Gingrich's least expected books, and one of his most bipartisan in tone.

Pearl Harbor

by Newt Gingrich

2007

This alternate history imagines a far more successful Japanese attack, leaving the United States in a deeper crisis from the first hours of war. Admirals, pilots, and political leaders race to understand the scale of the disaster.

Days of Infamy

by Newt Gingrich

2008

After a more devastating Pearl Harbor, the Pacific war opens under even darker odds for the United States. Admirals, pilots, and political leaders scramble to respond as Japan presses its advantage.

Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less

by Newt Gingrich

2008

A short, direct argument for expanding domestic energy production to cut gas prices and reduce reliance on foreign oil. Gingrich also pitches a wider mix of resources, including nuclear, wind, and solar.

Real Change

by Newt Gingrich

2008

Gingrich argues that both parties have failed to solve obvious problems and that practical reform should come from innovation, not stale ideology. The book is part diagnosis, part campaign-style agenda.

5 Principles for a Successful Life

by Newt Gingrich

2009

Written with his daughter Jackie Gingrich Cushman, this book offers family-tested advice on work, learning, faith, and character. It is more personal and practical than most of his political writing.

In God We Trust

by Newt Gingrich

2009

Gingrich reflects on faith, public life, and the religious ideas he sees woven through American history. It is a short, values-centered argument about belief and national identity.

Rediscovering God in America

by Newt Gingrich

2009

Part history and part tour of Washington, this book traces religious language, symbols, and ideas through American public life. Gingrich uses monuments, documents, and stories to argue that faith shaped the nation's founding.

To Try Men's Souls

by Newt Gingrich

2009

This Revolutionary War novel follows George Washington in the bleak months when the American cause seems close to collapse. It centers on leadership, endurance, and the fight to keep the army together.

Who We Are

by Newt Gingrich

2009

This book asks what kind of nation the United States is and what shared principles still define it. Gingrich treats American identity as a historical and political question, not just a slogan.

To Save America

by Newt Gingrich

2010

Gingrich delivers a sweeping critique of the Obama years and argues that conservatives must confront what he calls a secular-socialist political machine. The tone is urgent and openly ideological.

Valley Forge

by Newt Gingrich

2010

Washington and his battered army face cold, hunger, weak supplies, and political doubt in this second Revolutionary War novel. The drama comes as much from discipline and survival as from open battle.

A Nation Like No Other

by Newt Gingrich

2011

Gingrich makes the case that America's founding ideals, not just its power, make it exceptional. He ties that argument to debates about limited government, liberty, and national identity.

Ronald Reagan

by Newt Gingrich

2011

Gingrich offers a short portrait of Ronald Reagan's life, presidency, and political legacy. The focus is less on exhaustive biography and more on why Reagan mattered to modern conservatism.

The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free

by Newt Gingrich

2011

Set around one of the Civil War's most disastrous assaults, this story follows soldiers and leaders facing the chaos of Petersburg. It gives special weight to Black troops determined to prove themselves in battle.

$2.50 a Gallon

by Newt Gingrich

2012

Gingrich argues that federal policy has artificially driven up energy prices and blocked abundant domestic supply. The book is a direct, campaign-era case for cheaper gasoline through aggressive energy development.

No Taxation by Misrepresentation

by Newt Gingrich

2012

In this short essay, Gingrich attacks the tax logic behind the Affordable Care Act and argues that the public was misled about its costs. It is brief, pointed, and built for the policy fight of the moment.

Victory at Yorktown

by Newt Gingrich

2012

The final Revolutionary War novel follows Washington toward the campaign that could finally break British control. It brings together strategy, alliance politics, and the long effort to turn survival into victory.

Breakout

by Newt Gingrich

2013

Gingrich argues that innovators in medicine, energy, education, and technology are being held back by old institutions and heavy regulation. The book is a plea to side with the future instead of the status quo.

Should We Tax the Rich More?

by Newt Gingrich

2013

This Munk Debate book collects arguments over inequality, growth, and whether higher taxes on the wealthy help or hurt society. Gingrich takes the anti-tax side in a sharp, accessible exchange.

Duplicity

by Newt Gingrich

2015

When terrorists attack the American embassy in Mogadishu, Marine captain Brooke Grant and station chief Gunter Conner become central to the response. What begins as a hostage crisis grows into a larger hunt for a hidden mastermind.

Can Donald Trump Make America Great Again?

by Newt Gingrich

2016

This slim volume prints the Munk Debate on Donald Trump and the future of the United States. Gingrich's side argues for disruption, while the opposing team warns of danger and division.

Electing Trump

by Newt Gingrich

2016

Gingrich explains why Donald Trump broke through in 2016 and why many voters chose him over both party establishments. It is a short case for reading the election as a deeper revolt against the old order.

Treason

by Newt Gingrich

2016

After a coordinated attack in Washington, Brooke Grant must uncover the double agent working inside the U.S. government. The hunt forces her to navigate grief, betrayal, and the fear that the enemy is already inside the system.

Understanding Trump

by Newt Gingrich

2017

Part profile and part political argument, this book explains how Gingrich believes Donald Trump thinks, governs, and connects with voters. It also sketches the agenda Gingrich saw behind the early Trump presidency.

Vengeance

by Newt Gingrich

2017

On the day of Brooke Grant's wedding, a bombing kills hundreds and turns her life upside down. She joins a secret CIA team and hunts the terrorist called the Falcon across a widening international battlefield.

Is American Democracy in Crisis?

by Newt Gingrich

2018

This Munk Debate transcript gathers arguments over polarization, trust, and whether the American system is breaking down. It is a quick read built around live debate rather than a single authorial essay.

The Republican Choice for 2018

by Newt Gingrich

2018

A short election-season argument about the stakes of the 2018 midterms from Gingrich's point of view. It is aimed at readers who want his case for the Republican path forward.

Trump's America

by Newt Gingrich

2018

Gingrich defends the early Trump years as a comeback story and explains why he thinks the president's message resonated outside Washington. The book mixes political analysis with movement-style argument.

America's Greatest Challenge

by Newt Gingrich

2019

Collusion

by Newt Gingrich

2019

When terrorists strike in Kyiv and a Russian insider tries to defect, Brett Garrett and Valerie Mayberry are pulled into a dangerous intelligence fight. The trail runs from Washington politics to Moscow's shadow war.

Our Broken America

by Newt Gingrich

2019

This book looks at the anger, mistrust, and drift many Americans feel, while asking what still holds the country together. It leans on voices, stories, and reflection rather than a single policy blueprint.

Trump vs. China

by Newt Gingrich

2019

Gingrich argues that China's leaders are mounting a long-term challenge to American power through economic pressure, espionage, and strategic competition. He lays out the threat in accessible, urgent terms.

Shakedown

by Newt Gingrich

2020

After an Iranian scientist is murdered near Brett Garrett's home, Garrett and Valerie Mayberry dig into a plot that stretches across intelligence services and criminal networks. The danger builds toward a potential strike on the United States.

Trump and the American Future

by Newt Gingrich

2020

Written in the middle of the 2020 campaign season, this book argues that the election would shape the country's direction on growth, bureaucracy, and foreign policy. Gingrich reads the moment as a major national fork in the road.

Beyond Biden

by Newt Gingrich

2021

This book presents Gingrich's case that progressive institutions and ideas have grown stronger and more aggressive in American public life. He frames it as a struggle over the country's values, identity, and future.

Defeating Big Government Socialism

by Newt Gingrich

2022

Gingrich argues that an expanding alliance of government, media, business, and academia is reshaping American life in the wrong direction. He pairs the critique with a call for conservative resistance.

March to the Majority

by Newt Gingrich

2023

Written with Joe Gaylord, this political history looks back on the campaign strategy and internal fights behind the Republican Revolution of 1994. Gingrich mixes memoir, movement history, and lessons for today's right.

Trump's Triumph

by Newt Gingrich

2025

Gingrich frames Trump's 2024 victory as a remarkable political comeback and a turning point for the broader movement around him. The book looks backward at the campaign and forward to what comes next.

Where to start with Newt Gingrich

For Civil War alternate history: GettysburgGrant Comes EastNever Call Retreat
For World War II what-ifs: Pearl HarborDays of Infamy
For George Washington in the Revolution: To Try Men's SoulsValley ForgeVictory at Yorktown
For modern political analysis: Understanding TrumpTrump's AmericaTrump vs. China

Brooke Grant books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Duplicity"

    Duplicity

    by Newt Gingrich

    2015Brooke Grant, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Treason"

    Treason

    by Newt Gingrich

    2016Brooke Grant, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Vengeance"

    Vengeance

    by Newt Gingrich

    2017Brooke Grant, Book 3

Brooke Grant books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Duplicity"

    Duplicity

    by Newt Gingrich

    2015Brooke Grant, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Treason"

    Treason

    by Newt Gingrich

    2016Brooke Grant, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Vengeance"

    Vengeance

    by Newt Gingrich

    2017Brooke Grant, Book 3

Civil War/Gettysburg books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Gettysburg"

    Gettysburg

    by Newt Gingrich

    2003Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Grant Comes East"

    Grant Comes East

    by Newt Gingrich

    2004Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Never Call Retreat"

    Never Call Retreat

    by Newt Gingrich

    2005Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free"

    The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free

    by Newt Gingrich

    2011Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 4

Civil War/Gettysburg books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Gettysburg"

    Gettysburg

    by Newt Gingrich

    2003Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Grant Comes East"

    Grant Comes East

    by Newt Gingrich

    2004Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Never Call Retreat"

    Never Call Retreat

    by Newt Gingrich

    2005Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free"

    The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free

    by Newt Gingrich

    2011Civil War/Gettysburg, Book 4

Mayberry and Garrett books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Collusion"

    Collusion

    by Newt Gingrich

    2019Mayberry and Garrett, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Shakedown"

    Shakedown

    by Newt Gingrich

    2020Mayberry and Garrett, Book 2

Mayberry and Garrett books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Collusion"

    Collusion

    by Newt Gingrich

    2019Mayberry and Garrett, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Shakedown"

    Shakedown

    by Newt Gingrich

    2020Mayberry and Garrett, Book 2

Pearl Harbor/Pacific War books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Pearl Harbor"

    Pearl Harbor

    by Newt Gingrich

    2007Pearl Harbor/Pacific War, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Days of Infamy"

    Days of Infamy

    by Newt Gingrich

    2008Pearl Harbor/Pacific War, Book 2

Pearl Harbor/Pacific War books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Pearl Harbor"

    Pearl Harbor

    by Newt Gingrich

    2007Pearl Harbor/Pacific War, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Days of Infamy"

    Days of Infamy

    by Newt Gingrich

    2008Pearl Harbor/Pacific War, Book 2

Revolutionary War books in order

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  1. Book cover for "To Try Men's Souls"

    To Try Men's Souls

    by Newt Gingrich

    2009Revolutionary War, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Valley Forge"

    Valley Forge

    by Newt Gingrich

    2010Revolutionary War, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Victory at Yorktown"

    Victory at Yorktown

    by Newt Gingrich

    2012Revolutionary War, Book 3

Revolutionary War books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "To Try Men's Souls"

    To Try Men's Souls

    by Newt Gingrich

    2009Revolutionary War, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Valley Forge"

    Valley Forge

    by Newt Gingrich

    2010Revolutionary War, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Victory at Yorktown"

    Victory at Yorktown

    by Newt Gingrich

    2012Revolutionary War, Book 3

Newt Gingrich collections, short stories, and related book types

Non-Fiction

  1. Book cover for "Window of Opportunity"

    Window of Opportunity

    by Newt Gingrich

    1987A Blueprint for the Future
  2. Book cover for "Quotations from Speaker Newt"

    Quotations from Speaker Newt

    by Newt Gingrich

    1995
  3. Book cover for "To Renew America"

    To Renew America

    by Newt Gingrich

    1995
  4. Book cover for "Lessons Learned the Hard Way"

    Lessons Learned the Hard Way

    by Newt Gingrich

    1998
  5. Book cover for "Saving Lives & Saving Money"

    Saving Lives & Saving Money

    by Newt Gingrich

    2003
  6. Book cover for "Winning the Future"

    Winning the Future

    by Newt Gingrich

    2004
  7. Book cover for "The Art of Transformation"

    The Art of Transformation

    by Newt Gingrich

    2006
  8. Book cover for "A Contract with the Earth"

    A Contract with the Earth

    by Newt Gingrich

    2007Ten Commitments You Can Make to Protect the Environment Now
  9. Book cover for "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"

    Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less

    by Newt Gingrich

    2008
  10. Book cover for "Real Change"

    Real Change

    by Newt Gingrich

    2008From the World That Fails to the World That Works
  11. Book cover for "5 Principles for a Successful Life"

    5 Principles for a Successful Life

    by Newt Gingrich

    2009
  12. Book cover for "Rediscovering God in America"

    Rediscovering God in America

    by Newt Gingrich

    2009Reflections on the Role of Faith in Our Nation's History and Future
  13. Book cover for "In God We Trust"

    In God We Trust

    by Newt Gingrich

    2009
  14. Book cover for "Who We Are"

    Who We Are

    by Newt Gingrich

    2009
  15. Book cover for "To Save America"

    To Save America

    by Newt Gingrich

    2010Stopping Obama's Secular-Socialist Machine
  16. Book cover for "Ronald Reagan"

    Ronald Reagan

    by Newt Gingrich

    2011Rendezvous with Destiny
  17. Book cover for "A Nation Like No Other"

    A Nation Like No Other

    by Newt Gingrich

    2011
  18. Book cover for "$2.50 a Gallon"

    $2.50 a Gallon

    by Newt Gingrich

    2012
  19. Book cover for "No Taxation by Misrepresentation"

    No Taxation by Misrepresentation

    by Newt Gingrich

    2012
  20. Book cover for "Breakout"

    Breakout

    by Newt Gingrich

    2013Pioneers of the Future, Prison Guards of the Past, and the Epic Battle That Will Decide America's Fate
  21. Book cover for "Should We Tax the Rich More?"

    Should We Tax the Rich More?

    by Newt Gingrich

    2013The Munk Debate on Economic Inequality
  22. Book cover for "Can Donald Trump Make America Great Again?"

    Can Donald Trump Make America Great Again?

    by Newt Gingrich

    2016
  23. Book cover for "Electing Trump"

    Electing Trump

    by Newt Gingrich

    2016
  24. Book cover for "Understanding Trump"

    Understanding Trump

    by Newt Gingrich

    2017
  25. Book cover for "Is American Democracy in Crisis?"

    Is American Democracy in Crisis?

    by Newt Gingrich

    2018
  26. Book cover for "Trump's America"

    Trump's America

    by Newt Gingrich

    2018The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback
  27. Book cover for "The Republican Choice for 2018"

    The Republican Choice for 2018

    by Newt Gingrich

    2018
  28. Book cover for "Our Broken America"

    Our Broken America

    by Newt Gingrich

    2019Why Both Sides Need to Stop Ranting and Start Listening
  29. Book cover for "Trump vs. China"

    Trump vs. China

    by Newt Gingrich

    2019Facing America's Greatest Threat
  30. Book cover for "Trump and the American Future"

    Trump and the American Future

    by Newt Gingrich

    2020Solving the Great Problems of Our Time
  31. Book cover for "Beyond Biden"

    Beyond Biden

    by Newt Gingrich

    2021
  32. Book cover for "Defeating Big Government Socialism"

    Defeating Big Government Socialism

    by Newt Gingrich

    2022Saving America's Future
  33. Book cover for "March to the Majority"

    March to the Majority

    by Newt Gingrich

    2023
  34. Book cover for "Trump's Triumph"

    Trump's Triumph

    by Newt Gingrich

    2025

Standalone Newt Gingrich books

  1. Book cover for "Contract With America"

    Contract With America

    by Newt Gingrich

    1994The Bold Plan by Rep. Newt Ginrich, Rep. Dick Armey and the House Republicans to Change the Nation
  2. Book cover for "1945"

    1945

    by Newt Gingrich

    1995
  3. Book cover for "Presidential Determination Regarding Certification Of The Thirty-two Major Illicit Narcotics Producing And Transit Countries"

    Presidential Determination Regarding Certification Of The Thirty-two Major Illicit Narcotics Producing And Transit Countries

    by Newt Gingrich

    1999
  4. Book cover for "America's Greatest Challenge"

    America's Greatest Challenge

    by Newt Gingrich

    2019Confronting the Chinese Communist Party

Author bio

Newt Gingrich was born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a military family and moved often, spending part of his childhood in Europe as well as the American South. That kind of upbringing seems to have fed two lifelong interests, how big institutions work, and how history can suddenly turn on one decision.

As a boy living in France, he visited the battlefield at Verdun, an experience he later pointed to as a serious early lesson in war, leadership, and sacrifice. He studied history at Emory University, earned his master's and PhD at Tulane University, and spent part of his graduate work in Brussels. In the 1970s, he taught history and environmental studies at West Georgia College.

Politics came next. Gingrich was elected to Congress from Georgia in 1978, became one of the most visible Republican leaders in the House, and served as Speaker from 1995 to 1999. Those years made him a major public figure, but they also gave him a huge store of material for later books about power, institutions, and the rough mechanics of governing.

His writing career started in nonfiction. Window of Opportunity showed an early fascination with technology, space, and long-range planning, while books like To Renew America and Lessons Learned the Hard Way mixed policy arguments with first-person political experience. Even when he is making a case about taxes, health care, or energy, he tends to frame the issue as part of a much bigger national story.

History never stopped being his favorite subject.

In 1995, he and William R. Forstchen published 1945, an alternate-history novel that imagined a very different end to World War II. That opened the door to some of the books many readers now know best, Gettysburg, Grant Comes East, Never Call Retreat, Pearl Harbor, and Days of Infamy. These novels ask classic what-if questions, but they are just as interested in supply lines, command decisions, and the pressure leaders feel when the map starts to go wrong.

He also wrote fiction that stays closer to the historical record. To Try Men's Souls, Valley Forge, and Victory at Yorktown keep George Washington at the center and show the Revolutionary War as a long, uncertain struggle rather than a neat legend. Later, in modern thrillers like Duplicity, Treason, and Vengeance, he teamed up with Pete Earley and shifted that same interest in national security into fast-moving stories about terrorism, espionage, and Washington intrigue.

The range is wide, but the concerns are pretty consistent.

Across books like Breakout, Understanding Trump, Trump vs. China, and March to the Majority, Gingrich returns to leadership, American identity, technological change, and the gap between large systems and real people. He writes like a former professor who spent decades in politics, someone comfortable moving from a battlefield in 1863 to a campaign war room in 1994 to a contemporary argument about China or bureaucracy.

In recent years, he has kept publishing while also working in media and on documentary projects with his wife, Callista Gingrich. For readers, that means his bibliography does not sit in one lane. It moves between history, politics, policy, and suspense, and that mix is a big part of the appeal.

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