12 best-selling american history books like Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy

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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…

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Cover of Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller

1. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45 by Stephen E. Ambrose

2. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

3.98

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

The Barnes & Noble ReviewMaster WWII military historian Stephen Ambrose, bestselling author of such… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-boats by William Geroux

3. The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-boats

By: William Geroux

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One of the last unheralded heroic stories of World War II: the U-boat assault off the American coas… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff

4. Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II

By: Mitchell Zuckoff

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestseller! Frozen in Timeis a gripping true story of survival, bravery, and hono… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers" by Don Malarkey, Bob Welch

5. Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"

By: Don Malarkey , Bob Welch

2.62

Format: 224 pages,

Sgt. Don Malarkey takes us not only into the battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

6. The Freedom Line: The Brave Men and Women Who Rescued Allied Airmen from the Nazis During World War II

By: Peter Eisner

4.35

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

The romance of Casablanca ... the gripping narrative of Eye of the Needle ... both come together in… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James D. Bradley

7. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage

By: James D. Bradley

3.86

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

The classic New York Timesbestselling story of heroism and sacrifice--by the author of Flags of Our… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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8. Goodbye Mickey Mouse

By: Len Deighton

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Mass Market Paperback

ENGLAND 1944 In Goodbye Mickey Mouse, Len Deighton has written his best novel yet: a brilliant, mul… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • military fiction
  • war

9. The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice

By: Alex Kershaw

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia--population just 3,000 in 1944--died in the firs… read more

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10. Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific

By: William Marvel , None , None

3.64

Format: 288 pages,

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11. Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II

By: Marcus Brotherton , Adam Makos

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

These are the stories from fifteen WWII Marines, compiled by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton but l… read more

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Cover of 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

12. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"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

13. The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA-Voices of the Pacific Theater

By: Matthew A. Rozell

4.10

Format: 322 pages,

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Cover of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII by Bob Drury

14. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

By: Bob Drury

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

15. 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

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  • american history
  • history
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • 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 First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw

16. The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with an utterly … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas

17. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

By: Evan Thomas

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James  Holland

18. 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
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II by Alex Kershaw

19. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History by Kevin Maurer

20. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James  Holland

21. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

By: James Holland

4.47

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw

22. 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
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of 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

23. 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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  • american history
  • history
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  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

24. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy

25. 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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  • american history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Serenade to the Big Bird by Bert Stiles

26. 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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  • history
  • biography
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  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
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Cover of Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White

27. Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission

By: Rowland White

4.51

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynam… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH by W. R. Shepherd

28. 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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Cover of Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II by James  Holland

29. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II by Adam Makos

30. Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II

By: Adam Makos

4.53

Format: 395 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly by David Fairbank White

31. Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly

By: David Fairbank White

4.25

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane th… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction

15 Top audiobook books like Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-boats

William Geroux

3.83

Transform Your Habits

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

Larry Alexander , Adam Makos

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

Bob Drury

4.34

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9 best-selling historical books like Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II by Adam Makos

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon

Alex Kershaw

4.17

Transform Your Habits

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

Bob Drury

4.34

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