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…
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1. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
By: Sebastian Junger
3.50
Format: 31 pages,
"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost". O… read more
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- nonfiction
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2. Report from Engine Co. 82
By: Dennis Smith
3.50
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
From his bawdy and brave fellow firefighters to the hopeful, hateful, beautiful and beleaguered res… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
By: James D. Hornfischer
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do … read more
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- history
- military fiction
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- world war ii
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4. In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
By: Doug Stanton
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America's worst naval disaster — and of the heroism of t… read more
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- american history
- history
- military fiction
- world war ii
- nonfiction
5. Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
By: Ian W. Toll
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
How "a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting" humbled the omnip… read more
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- american history
- history
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- naval history
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6. Just After Sunset
By: Stephen King
4.00
Format: 256 pages,
Internationally bestselling author Stephen King delivers an astonishing collection of short stories… read more
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7. For Crew and Country: The Inspirational True Story of Bravery and Sacrifice Aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts
By: John F. Wukovits
4.33
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In For Crew and Country, John Wukovits tells of the most dramatic naval battle of the Pacific War a… read more
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- american history
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- naval history
- world war ii
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8. Freedom's Forge: How American Business Built the Arsenal of Democracy That Won World War II
By: Arthur Herman
3.99
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Remarkable as it may seem today, there once was a time when the president of the United States coul… read more
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9. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
By: Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge
4.47
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emer… read more
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- world war ii
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"Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"War is such self-defeating, organized madness the way it destroys a nation's best."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
10. The Twilight Warriors: The Deadliest Naval Battle of World War II and the Men Who Fought It
By: Robert Gandt
3.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Twilight Warriors, winner of the 2011 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature, is the e… read more
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11. Red Blood, Black Sand: with John Basilone on Iwo Jima
By: None
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 1944, the U.S. Marines were building the 5th Marine Division--also known as "The Spearhead"--in … read more
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12. U.S.S. Seawolf: Submarine Raider of the Pacific
By: James D. Horan , Gerold Frank , None
0.00
Format: 400 pages,
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13. 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
- world war ii
- nonfiction
14. 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
- nonfiction
"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
15. Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told before, yet m… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
16. Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.09
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the latest installment in the mega-bestselling Killing seri… read more
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- military fiction
- history
17. 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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- history
- military fiction
- world war ii
- nonfiction
18. 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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19. 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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20. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
By: Robert Leckie
4.22
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Now the inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC Here is one of the most riveting first-per… read more
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"It was a darkness without time. It was an impenetrable darkness. To the right and left of me rose those terrible formless things of my imagination, which I could not see because there was no light. I…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"And now to that Victim whose Sign rose above the world two thousand years ago, to be menaced now by that other sign now rising, I say a prayer of contrition. I, whom you have seen as irreverent and i…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone n…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
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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- world war ii
- nonfiction
22. Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam
By: Morgan Miller
4.56
Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition
2024 IBPA Gold Ben Franklin Award Winner • 2024 Foreword Review INDIES FinalistMorgan and I both se… read more
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23. 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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24. Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960
By: James D. Hornfischer
4.17
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A close-up, action-filled narrative about the crucial role the U.S. Navy played in the early years … read more
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25. Lost at Sea: Eddie Rickenbacker's Twenty-Four Days Adrift on the Pacific--A World War II Tale of Courage and Faith
By: John Wukovits
4.17
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The forgotten story of American war hero Eddie Rickenbacker's crash landing in the Pacific during W… read more
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26. 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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27. 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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- world war ii
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28. 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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29. 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles (World War II Collection)
By: Cynthia Kraack
4.42
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Before there were Navy SEALs, before there were Green Berets, there were the 40 Thieves: the elite … read more
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30. Normandy Bridgehead: What Happened After the Beaches of Normandy Were Taken
By: H. Essame
4.14
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
The epic story of what happened after the beaches had been stormed during D-Day.An essential histor… read more
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31. Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine
By: Charles Lachman
4.59
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The white-knuckled war saga of the US Navy task force who achieved the impossible on June 4, 1944, … read more
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