19 must-read world war ii books like The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion by John C. McManus

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The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion

By: John C. McManus

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Impressively researched, engrossing, lightning quick, and filled with human sorrow and elation, Joh…

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1. Crusade in Europe

By: Dwight D. Eisenhower , Дуайт Эйзернхауэр

4.15

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of Wo… read more

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  • american history
  • history
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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles by Bernard Cornwell

2. Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’ Bestselling author Bernard Co… read more

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  • history
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Cover of Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany by Stephen E. Ambrose

3. Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

From Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day , the inspiring story of … read more

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  • history
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4. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.30

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

It is the young men born into the false prosperity of the 1920s and brought up in the bitter realit… read more

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  • world war ii
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"No matter how bad things got, no matter how anxious the staff became, the commander had to “preserve optimism in himself and in his command. Without confidence, enthusiasm and optimism in the command…"

-Stephen E. Ambrose, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

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5. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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6. 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
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  • world war ii
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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

Cover of An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) by Rick Atkinson

7. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

By: Rick Atkinson

4.29

Format: 681 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the first volume of his monumental tri… read more

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  • american history
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"In battle, topography is fate."

-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

"Troops caught nibbling their emergency D- ration chocolate bars were dubbed Chocolate Soldiers and punished by forfeiting two meals. This was a happy penance. The galleys served so much fatty mutton …"

-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

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8. The Aftermath of Battle: The Burial of the Civil War Dead

By: Kathleen Thompson , Meg Groeling

3.43

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

The clash of armies in the American Civil War left hundreds of thousands of men dead, wounded, or p… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17

By: Prit Buttar

3.93

Format: None pages,

In Russia's Last Gasp, Prit Buttar looks at one of the bloodiest campaigns launched in the history … read more

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  • military history
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Cover of Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe by Patrick K. O'Donnell

10. Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe

By: Patrick K. O'Donnell

4.12

Format: 543 pages,

It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can make the difference between … read more

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  • history
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11. D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

By: Antony Beevor

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Making use of overlooked and new material from over 30 archives in half a dozen countries, 'D-Day' … read more

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  • history
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12. Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945

By: Max Hastings

3.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly globa… read more

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13. Ghosts of Bungo Suido (World War 2 Navy)

By: P.T. Deutermann

3.80

Format: 275 pages, ebook

A thrilling WWII adventure set in a submarine in the Pacific, by the Boyd Award-winning author of P… read more

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14. American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies

By: Michael W. Kauffman

3.08

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraha… read more

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15. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #2)

By: Rick Atkinson

4.90

Format: None pages,

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLERIn the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in … read more

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16. 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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17. Crucible of Chaos

By: Sebastien de Castell

4.07

Format: 398 pages, ebook

A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside an ancient abbey where the monks are… read more

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  • audiobook
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18. Erebus: The Story of a Ship

By: Michael Palin

4.29

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more

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

19. 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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  • world war ii
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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

20. 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
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Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

21. 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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Cover of The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918 by Nick Lloyd

22. The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918

By: Nick Lloyd

4.30

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR'A tour de force of scholarship, analysi… read more

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23. Grave Descend

By: John Lange

3.76

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

An Edgar Award finalist from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Jurassic Park: A diver ent… read more

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  • audiobook
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24. Churchill: Walking with Destiny

By: Andrew Roberts

4.36

Format: 1105 pages, Hardcover

A landmark reconsideration of the iconoclastic war leader, based on extensive new material, from pr… read more

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Cover of World War II at Sea: A Global History by Craig L. Symonds

25. World War II at Sea: A Global History

By: Craig L. Symonds

4.58

Format: 770 pages, Hardcover

Author of Lincoln and His Admirals (winner of the Lincoln Prize), The Battle of Midway (Best Book o… read more

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  • american history
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"the battlecruiser HMS Hood, which at 860 feet was the pride of the fleet. While her eight 15-inch guns were the largest then afloat, her Achilles’ heel was her relatively thin armor, which made her m…"

-Craig L. Symonds, World War II at Sea: A Global History

Cover of The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion by John C. McManus

26. The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion

By: John C. McManus

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Impressively researched, engrossing, lightning quick, and filled with human sorrow and elation, Joh… read more

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Cover of When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day by Garrett M. Graff

27. 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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  • american history
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Cover of The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won by Victor Davis Hanson

28. The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won

By: Victor Davis Hanson

4.47

Format: 652 pages, Hardcover

A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian World War II was… read more

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  • american history
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Cover of Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II by Adam Makos

29. 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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30. The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village

By: Stephen G. Rabe

4.04

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

The fateful days and weeks surrounding 6 June 1944 have been extensively documented in histories of… read more

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Cover of "If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania": The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg. Volume 2: June 22–30, 1863 by Scott L. Mingus Sr.

31. "If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania": The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg. Volume 2: June 22–30, 1863

By: Scott L. Mingus Sr.

4.46

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

Award-winning authors Scott L. Mingus Sr. and Eric J. Wittenberg are back with the second and final… read more

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15 Best audiobook books like The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion by John C. McManus

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Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

Bernard Cornwell

4.23

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

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

Rick Atkinson

4.29

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Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe

Patrick K. O'Donnell

4.12

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

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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

Alex Kershaw

4.17

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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge

4.47

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

Bob Drury

4.34

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