A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II
By: Harry H. Crosby
4.58
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.14
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed t… read more
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2. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
By: Donald L. Miller
4.18
Format: 671 pages, Hardcover
Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more
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"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
3. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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4. The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys: The Men of World War II
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
2.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
From America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes the definitive telling of t… read more
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5. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
By: Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge
4.47
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emer… read more
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"Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"War is such self-defeating, organized madness the way it destroys a nation's best."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
6. The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan
By: None
3.03
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant… read more
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7. Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends
By: William Guarnere , Robyn Post , Edward Heffron
3.96
Format: None pages,
Tom Hanks introduces the "remarkable" (Publishers Weekly) story of two inseparable friends and sold… read more
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8. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
By: Larry Alexander , Adam Makos
4.36
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germ… read more
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"You fight by rules to keep your humanity"-Larry Alexander, A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
9. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943
By: James Holland
4.33
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland’s new book both recasts the controversial Italian Campaign a… read more
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10. Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
By: Kevin Maurer
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Kevin Maurer―the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning coauthor of No Easy Day ―comes t… read more
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11. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
By: Robert Leckie
4.22
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Now the inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC Here is one of the most riveting first-per… read more
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"It was a darkness without time. It was an impenetrable darkness. To the right and left of me rose those terrible formless things of my imagination, which I could not see because there was no light. I…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"And now to that Victim whose Sign rose above the world two thousand years ago, to be menaced now by that other sign now rising, I say a prayer of contrition. I, whom you have seen as irreverent and i…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone n…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
12. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more
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13. A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II
By: Harry H. Crosby
4.58
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
"Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war a… read more
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14. Night Intruder: A Personal Account of the Radar War Between the RAF and Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Forces (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 1)
By: Jeremy Howard-Williams
4.24
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
An engrossing memoir of one RAF fighter pilot’s battle against the Luftwaffe in the dead of night.I… read more
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15. Luck of the Draw
By: Frank Murphy
4.22
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and und… read more
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16. Serenade to the Big Bird
By: Bert Stiles
3.95
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
At the age of twenty-two, Bert Stiles joined the American Air Force. Two years later he began his … read more
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17. TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
By: W. R. Shepherd
4.52
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
A classic and favorite of aviation enthusiasts for many decades. And a well liked television series… read more
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18. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
By: James Holland
4.30
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l… read more
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19. The Fall of Fortresses: The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII
By: Elmer Bendiner
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
‘A SHINING ACCOMPLISHMENT. A CLASSIC' NEW YORK TIMES ‘RANKS AMONG THE OUTSTANDING AIR MEMOIRS OF T… read more
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20. The Bomber Boys: Heroes Who Flew the B-17s in World War II
By: Travis L. Ayres
4.40
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
True tales of heroism and the men who fought and died in the skies of World War II Europe.In World … read more
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21. The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission: The American Raids on 17 August 1943
By: Martin Middlebrook
4.49
Format: 532 pages, Kindle Edition
On 17 August 1943, the entire strength of the American heavy bomber forces in England set out to ra… read more
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