17 must-read history books like The Expendable: The true story of Patrol Wing 10, PT Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who refused to surrender when the Philippine Islands fell to Japan by John Floyd

Cover of The Expendable: The true story of Patrol Wing 10, PT Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who refused to surrender when the Philippine Islands fell to Japan by John Floyd

The Expendable: The true story of Patrol Wing 10, PT Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who refused to surrender when the Philippine Islands fell to Japan

By: John Floyd

4.63

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Awards. Winner, Nonfiction category, Arizona Authors’ Association 2020 L…

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Cover of Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front by Jeremy Dronfield, Lee Trimble

1. Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front

By: Jeremy Dronfield , Lee Trimble

3.94

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Near the end of World War II, thousands of Allied ex-POWs were abandoned to wander the war-torn Eas… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
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Cover of Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth by Steve Snyder

2. Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth

By: Steve Snyder

4.21

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Belgium ... February 8, 1944 ... Shot Down and AliveFor the first time, the full and complete story… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
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3. The Third Option (Mitch Rapp, #4)

By: Vince Flynn

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Mitch Rapp, CIA's top counterterrorism operative, is sent on his final mission. His target, a Germa… read more

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4. The Saga of Pappy Gunn

By: George C. Kenney

4.35

Format: None pages,

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Cover of The Shangri-La Raiders (When Heroes Flew #2) by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

5. The Shangri-La Raiders (When Heroes Flew #2)

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.59

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Japan in 1942, The Shangri-La Raide… read more

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Cover of When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1) by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

6. When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1)

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.52

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

For B-24 bomber pilot Al Lycoming, the mission was history in the making. Dispatched to Benghazi… read more

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

7. 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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  • military history
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Cover of Storm Warning (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 1) by Alan Savage

8. Storm Warning (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 1)

By: Alan Savage

4.27

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

A thrilling adventure story set in World War II, and the first book in the Honourable Duncan Morant… read more

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Cover of The Calm and the Storm (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 3) by Alan Savage

9. The Calm and the Storm (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 3)

By: Alan Savage

4.31

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

The third book in the Duncan Morant series finds Duncan battling enemy boats in Malta as World War … read more

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Cover of Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown

10. Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

By: Daniel James Brown

4.49

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga… read more

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Cover of Wings of Glory: A USS Enterprise Naval Adventure Novel (Fightin'est Ship in WWII series Book 3) by Scott Cook

11. Wings of Glory: A USS Enterprise Naval Adventure Novel (Fightin'est Ship in WWII series Book 3)

By: Scott Cook

4.47

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a super storm brewing out in the Pacific… one that will change the course of history foreve… read more

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  • history
Cover of The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle by Douglas L Edwards

12. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

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Cover of Where Away: A Modern Odyssey by George Sessions Perry

13. Where Away: A Modern Odyssey

By: George Sessions Perry

4.37

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

On 4th February 1942, the USS Marblehead was with an American-British-Dutch-Australian fleet patrol… read more

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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

14. 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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  • nonfiction
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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

15. 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 U700 by James Follett

16. U700

By: James Follett

4.15

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the most remarkable stories to come out of W.W.II. Based on the remarkable story of `The U-b… read more

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Cover of The Expendable: The true story of Patrol Wing 10, PT Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who refused to surrender when the Philippine Islands fell to Japan by John Floyd

17. The Expendable: The true story of Patrol Wing 10, PT Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who refused to surrender when the Philippine Islands fell to Japan

By: John Floyd

4.63

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Awards. Winner, Nonfiction category, Arizona Authors’ Association 2020 L… read more

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Cover of Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze by Brent E. Jones

18. Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze

By: Brent E. Jones

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An intimate true account of Americans at war, Days of Steel Rain is an epic drama about an unlikely… read more

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Cover of The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II by Mike Guardia

19. The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II

By: Mike Guardia

4.40

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

From the beaches of Normandy to the shores of Iwo Jima. Harrowing tales of combat…as told by the me… read more

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Cover of 8 Miraculous Months in the Malayan Jungle: A WWII Pilot's True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival by Donald J. "DJ" Humphrey II

20. 8 Miraculous Months in the Malayan Jungle: A WWII Pilot's True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival

By: Donald J. "DJ" Humphrey II

4.46

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

A Grueling Survival Story About a WWII Hero’s Fight for Freedom On January 11, 1945, Major Donald … read more

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Cover of VOL-INDEF (MILES TO VIETNAM, BOOK 5) by William Peter Grasso

21. VOL-INDEF (MILES TO VIETNAM, BOOK 5)

By: William Peter Grasso

4.58

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

In an army in love with abbreviations, it stands for volunteer indefinite, signifying the commitme… read more

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Cover of LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67 by Frank Camper

22. LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67

By: Frank Camper

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

True story of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division's small, ragtag "provisional" long range patro… read more

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Cover of When Heroes Flew: The Roof of the World by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

23. When Heroes Flew: The Roof of the World

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.61

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A legendary WWII airlift mission cuts through the snaggletoothed Himalaya Mountains, where both the… read more

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Cover of Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

24. Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.21

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing account by the Royal Navy commander who led the escort of convoy HX231 during the Bat… read more

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Cover of U-Boat Killer by Donald Macintyre

25. U-Boat Killer

By: Donald Macintyre

4.25

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

U-Boat Killer, first published in 1956, is an exciting account of a British Royal Navy destroyer in… read more

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Cover of Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima by Eugene  H. Peterson

26. Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.42

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

By choice, chance and God’s hand, I survived some extremely trying times in the Marine Corps during… read more

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  • world war ii
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Cover of From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden: The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero by Murray Soskil

27. From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden: The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero

By: Murray Soskil

4.28

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The author, Murray Soskil, is the recipient of two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and six Battle Star… read more

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Cover of Never Say Goodbye: A True Story by Robert Anstey

28. Never Say Goodbye: A True Story

By: Robert Anstey

4.45

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

While this evil war has torn half the world apart, it has also pulled half the world together. This… read more

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Cover of The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story by Phillip Ide

29. The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story

By: Phillip Ide

4.35

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

THE ODDS OF The story of an Assault Helicopter pilot's riveting memoir in Vietnam from June 1967 t… read more

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Cover of South West Pacific MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS: Follow my time in the PT Service During World War 2 (South Pacific Series Book 1) by James Beck

30. South West Pacific MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS: Follow my time in the PT Service During World War 2 (South Pacific Series Book 1)

By: James Beck

4.44

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

I volunteered for the PT Service but I had no idea that it would lead to me working later for Admir… read more

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Cover of Peter Charlie: The Cruise of the PC 477 by Art Bell

31. Peter Charlie: The Cruise of the PC 477

By: Art Bell

4.25

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Aboard a patrol boat in World War II, chasing Japanese subs In 1942, Art Bell was a twenty-three-ye… read more

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4.21

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