Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Lady: A Portrait Of Nancy Reagan | 1986 | Chris Wallace | Buy |
| 2 | Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage | 2004 | Chris Wallace | Buy |
| 3 | Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the 116 Days that Changed the World | 2020 | Chris Wallace | Buy |
| 4 | How to Win an Election | 2020 | Chris Wallace | Buy |
| 5 | Countdown bin Laden | 2021 | Chris Wallace | Buy |
| 6 | Countdown 1960 | 2024 | Chris Wallace | Buy |
Chris Wallace’s non-fiction work focuses on American political history. First Lady: A Portrait of Nancy Reagan (1986) was his debut, and Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage (2004) examined how presidents handled difficult decisions. His Countdown series applied a ticking-clock narrative approach to specific historical events.
Countdown 1945 (2020) covered the 116 days between Harry Truman taking office and the dropping of the atomic bomb. Countdown bin Laden (2021) traced the intelligence operation that located and killed Osama bin Laden. How to Win an Election (2020) offered a broader look at campaign strategy. Countdown 1960 (2024) is the most recent entry, focusing on the close 1960 presidential contest between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.