War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion
By: Jeff Guinn
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Jeff Guinn, chronicler of the Southwestern US and of American undesirables (Bonnie and Clyde, Charl…
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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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- history
- historical
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2. The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.04
Format: 466 pages, Hardcover
Watch a video Read discussion questions for "The Last Stand." The bestselling author of "Mayflow… read more
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- american history
- history
- westerns
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3. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
By: David Simon
3.65
Format: 135 pages,
From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the b… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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4. Merrill's Marauders: The Untold Story of Unit Galahad and the Toughest Special Forces Mission of World War II
By: Gavin Mortimer
3.00
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
In August of 1943, a call went out for American soldiers willing to embark on a "hazardous and dang… read more
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- military history
- nonfiction
- history
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5. 1492: The Year the World Began
By: Felipe Fernández-Armesto
3.91
Format: 20 pages, Hardcover
1492: The Year the World Beganis a look at one of the most fascinating years in world history, the … read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
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6. The Final Storm (World War II: 1939-1945, #4)
By: Jeff Shaara
2.00
Format: 161 pages, Hardcover
The Final Storm opens a new front in Jeff Shaara's gripping chronicle of World War II as soldiers, … read more
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7. Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
By: James Romm
3.33
Format: None pages,
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8. Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War
By: Thomas B. Allen
3.37
Format: 414 pages, Hardcover
From historian Thomas B. Allen, author of Remember Pearl Harborand George Washington, Spy Mastercom… read more
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10. Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West
By: Tom Clavin
3.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded w… read more
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11. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
By: Buzz Bissinger
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more
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- american history
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- military history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. 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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- historical
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- history
- audiobook
13. 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
14. Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier
By: Bob Drury
4.06
Format: 383 pages, Hardcover
The Instant New York Times BestellerNational Bestseller"[The] authors’ finest work to date." —Wall … read more
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- american history
- history
- westerns
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- war
- military history
- nonfiction
15. Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America
By: Michael Benson
3.97
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Goodreads Top Nonfiction of 2022 The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
By: Steve Coll
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more
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- american history
- history
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- military history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
By: Bryan Burrough
4.26
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths,… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Follow Me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice
By: Tom Clavin
3.63
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story… read more
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- true crime
- westerns
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
By: Chris Wimmer
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narrati… read more
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- american history
- history
- true crime
- westerns
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
By: Stephen R. Platt
4.32
Format: 555 pages, Kindle Edition
As China reclaims its position as a world power, Imperial Twilight looks back to tell the story of … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West
By: Megan Kate Nelson
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A dramatic, riveting, and deeply researched narrative account of the epic struggle for the West dur… read more
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- history
- westerns
- war
- nonfiction
22. The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang
By: Tom Clavin
3.67
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multipl… read more
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- westerns
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen)
By: Tom Clavin
4.03
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the N… read more
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- true crime
- westerns
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III
By: Andrew Roberts
4.25
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away … read more
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- audiobook
25. Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter (Frontier Lawmen)
By: Tom Clavin
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The definitive true story of Wild Bill, the first lawman of the Wild West, by the #1 New York Times… read more
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- audiobook
26. Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival
By: Tom Clavin
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An American fighter pilot doomed to die in Buchenwald but determined to survive.On August 13, 1944,… read more
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27. 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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28. War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion
By: Jeff Guinn
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Jeff Guinn, chronicler of the Southwestern US and of American undesirables (Bonnie and Clyde, Charl… read more
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- american history
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- true crime
- westerns
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
By: Donald L. Miller
4.41
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksb… read more
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30. 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
By: Andrew Nagorski
4.18
Format: 381 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling historian Andrew Nagorski takes a fresh look at the decisive year 1941, when Hitler’s m… read more
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31. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
