16 Top history books like November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War by Peter Englund

Cover of November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War by Peter Englund

November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War

By: Peter Englund

4.25

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, as experienced by the people who l…

If you liked the history plot in November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War by Peter Englund , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

Similar categories in Erik Larson's The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War book and Peter Englund's November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
  • audiobook
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Cover of The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James  Holland

2. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Skymning 41 : roman från en krigstid by Kjell Westö

3. Skymning 41 : roman från en krigstid

By: Kjell Westö

3.64

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

Kjell Westös nya roman börjar i slutet av januari 1940. Då har kriget som ska kallas vinterkriget p… read more

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  • war
  • audiobook
Cover of Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor

4. Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921

By: Antony Beevor

3.90

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux

5. Burma Sahib

By: Paul Theroux

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of  The Mosquito Coast  and  The Bad Angel Brothers  comes a riveting new… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary J. Bass

6. Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

By: Gary J. Bass

4.29

Format: 800 pages, Hardcover

A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals—the largely overlo… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Girig-Sverige: så blev folkhemmet ett paradis för de superrika by Andreas Cervenka

7. Girig-Sverige: så blev folkhemmet ett paradis för de superrika

By: Andreas Cervenka

3.99

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Bostadspriser som rusar mest i västvärlden. Hundratusentals svenskar som kastar sig in på börsen. E… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • swedish literature
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Third Realm (Morgenstjernen, #3) by Karl Ove Knausgård

8. The Third Realm (Morgenstjernen, #3)

By: Karl Ove Knausgård

4.33

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgaard, a kaleidoscopic novel about human nature in the face o… read more

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Cover of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham

9. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.60

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Cover of Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw

10. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War by Peter Englund

11. November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War

By: Peter Englund

4.25

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, as experienced by the people who l… read more

Similar categories in Peter Englund's November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War book and Peter Englund's November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War

  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • swedish literature
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain by Julian T. Jackson

12. France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain

By: Julian T. Jackson

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

One of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twen… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The War of Words: How America's GI Journalists Battled Censorship and Propaganda to Help Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning

13. The War of Words: How America's GI Journalists Battled Censorship and Propaganda to Help Win World War II

By: Molly Guptill Manning

4.22

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Molly Guptill Manning comes The War of Words, the captivatin… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day by Garrett M. Graff

14. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day

By: Garrett M. Graff

4.59

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia by Gregory J. Wallance

15. Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia

By: Gregory J. Wallance

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the late nineteenth century, close diplomatic relations existed between the United States and Ru… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz by József  Debreczeni

16. Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

By: József Debreczeni

4.53

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

The first English language edition of a lost memoir by a Holocaust survivor, offering a shocking an… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Holocaust: An Unfinished History by Dan Stone

17. The Holocaust: An Unfinished History

By: Dan Stone

4.28

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A revelatory new history that reexamines the brutal reality of the Holocaust—and reinterprets the e… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Din tid kommer

By: Carl-Johan Vallgren

3.55

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Falkenberg 1993. En okänd flicka hittas död i ett vattendrag i gränstrakterna mellan Halland och Sm… read more

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Cover of Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis by Volker Ullrich

19. Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis

By: Volker Ullrich

3.98

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: “I have a pretty thorough kno… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 by Cameron McWhirter

20. American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15

By: Cameron McWhirter

4.29

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The epic history of America’s most controversial weaponIn the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Marionetterna : en berättelse om världen som politisk teater by Ingrid Carlberg

21. Marionetterna : en berättelse om världen som politisk teater

By: Ingrid Carlberg

3.68

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

”Jag skyndar på stegen och följer instruktionerna. Jag gör det för att jag har ledsnat på hatet, le… read more

Similar categories in Ingrid Carlberg's Marionetterna : en berättelse om världen som politisk teater book and Peter Englund's November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War

  • nonfiction

14 Best audiobook books like November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War by Peter Englund

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Skymning 41 : roman från en krigstid

Kjell Westö

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Burma Sahib

Paul Theroux

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

Gary J. Bass

4.29

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20 Top audiobook books like Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz by József Debreczeni

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

4.27

Transform Your Habits

A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery

Lawrence Ingrassia

4.41

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