A Time to Stand: The Epic of the Alamo
By: Walter Lord
4.04
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garris…
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1. 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
By: Charles Emmerson
3.86
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
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"Newspapers provided a common culture of aspiration."-Charles Emmerson, 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
"The overall result was drift punctuated by protest."-Charles Emmerson, 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
"A temporary coalition of anger against the old regime was no basis for a stable government."-Charles Emmerson, 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
"External powers, rather than providing a helping hand, preferred to wield the carving knife."-Charles Emmerson, 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
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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- american history
- history
- historical
- war
- military history
- 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
3. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Joan Druett
4.05
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more
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- history
- 19th century
- historical
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- audiobook
4. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
By: Ian W. Toll
4.61
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challe… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
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5. The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation
By: James Donovan
4.03
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The gripping and definitive chronicle of the iconic battle that inspired a nation--a sweeping saga … read more
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- history
- 19th century
- historical
- westerns
- war
- military history
- nonfiction
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6. Shane
By: Jack Schaefer , Wendell Minor
3.94
Format: 135 pages, Hardcover
A stranger rode out of the heart of the great glowing West, into the small Wyoming valley in the su… read more
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- westerns
- historical
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"What a man knows isn't important. Its what he is that counts."-Jack Schaefer, Shane
"A gun is just a tool. No better and no worse than any other tool, a shovel - or an axe or a saddle or a stove or anything. Think of it always that way. A gun is as good - and as bad - as the man who …"-Jack Schaefer, Shane
"With us he spoke freely enough. We were, in some subtle way, his folks. Though we had taken him in, you had the feeling that he had adopted us. But with others he was reserved; courteous and soft-spo…"-Jack Schaefer, Shane
"I would think of him most vividly in that single flashing instant when he whirled to shoot Fletcher on the balcony at Grafton’s saloon. I would see again the power and grace of coordinate force beaut…"-Jack Schaefer, Shane
7. The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral--And How It Changed The American West
By: Jeff Guinn
3.87
Format: 260 pages,
A New York Times bestseller, Jeff Guinn's definitive, myth-busting account of the most famous gunfi… read more
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- american history
- history
- westerns
- historical
- nonfiction
8. Flight of the Intruder (Jake Grafton #1)
By: Stephen Coonts
4.03
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
Also Available in an Audio Edition from Audible via Amazon In Flight of the IntruderJake Grafton is… read more
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- war
9. 13 Days to Glory: The Siege of the Alamo
By: Lon Tinkle
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
In thirteen chapters, Lon Tinkle tells the day-by-day story of how 182 men fought a losing battle b… read more
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- history
- westerns
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- nonfiction
10. The Ox-Bow Incident
By: Wallace Stegner , Walter Van Tilburg Clark
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incidentis a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violen… read more
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11. Davy Crockett: His Own Story
By: David Crockett
4.16
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee. Written in 1834, this autobiog… read more
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12. Zen in the Art of Writing
By: Ray Bradbury
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a land mine. The land mine is me. After the explosion,… read more
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13. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.88
Format: 461 pages, Hardcover
HOW DID AMERICA BEGIN? This simple question launches acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an … read more
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"W"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors--and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that inevitably entailed--they risked losing everything."-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"Faint not, poor soul, in God still trust; Fear not the things thou suffer must; For, whom he loves he doth chastise, And then all tears wipes from their eyes. William Bradford Plymouth Colony Governor"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"For all they had suffered during those first terrible winters in America, their best years were behind them, in Leiden. Never again would they know the same rapturous sense of divine fellowship that …"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
14. Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption
By: Tim Downs , None
3.82
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Vinh Chung was born in South Vietnam, just eight months after it fell to the communists in 1975. Hi… read more
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15. Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis
By: William C. Davis
4.16
Format: None pages, Paperback
Three Roads to the Alamois the definitive book about the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie and W… read more
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16. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
17. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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- historical
- war
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
18. 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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"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
19. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.30
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. The Old Lion
By: Jeff Shaara
4.24
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara, The Old Lion a brilliant novel tracing the life… read more
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21. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
By: Ian W. Toll
4.59
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a … read more
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22. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
By: Ian W. Toll
4.76
Format: 944 pages, Hardcover
Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more
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"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
23. 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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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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25. Tom Clancy Code of Honor (Jack Ryan Universe, #28)
By: Marc Cameron
4.24
Format: 511 pages, Kindle Edition
As President of the United States, Jack Ryan has faced many challenges, but none have been as perso… read more
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26. Target Acquired (Jack Ryan Jr, #14; Jack Ryan Universe, #32)
By: Don Bentley
4.17
Format: 419 pages, Hardcover
Jack Ryan Jr is on a simple job. An all-expenses paid trip to Israel in exchange for a of couple ho… read more
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27. A Time to Stand: The Epic of the Alamo
By: Walter Lord
4.04
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garris… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Colony Three Mars (Colony Mars #3)
By: Gerald M. Kilby
4.17
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Now that the truth of the genetic … read more
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29. Colony One Mars (Colony Mars #1)
By: Gerald M. Kilby
4.03
Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition
An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. All contact is lost with the first… read more
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30. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas
By: James Patterson
3.78
Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling … read more
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31. Colony Two Mars (Colony Mars #2)
By: Gerald M. Kilby
4.02
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. The sole survivor of the ill-fated… read more
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