Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
By: James Holland
4.30
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l…
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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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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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- 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
3. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
3.98
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
The Barnes & Noble ReviewMaster WWII military historian Stephen Ambrose, bestselling author of such… read more
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4. The Battle of Midway
By: Craig L. Symonds
3.50
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so d… read more
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5. The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War
By: Jonathan Dimbleby
2.64
Format: 110 pages, Hardcover
The Battle of the Atlantic was -- though often overlooked -- crucial to the Allied victory. If the … read more
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6. Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
By: Max Hastings
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
In September 1944, the Allies believed that Hitler's army was beaten and expected the bloodshed to … read more
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7. Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
By: Max Hastings
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
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8. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
By: Larry Alexander , Adam Makos
4.36
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germ… read more
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"You fight by rules to keep your humanity"-Larry Alexander, A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
9. 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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10. Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
By: Antony Beevor
4.21
Format: 459 pages, Hardcover
The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian … read more
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- world war ii
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- european history
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"It is only when one faces death, observed one of the men there, that one realises the great value of life."-Antony Beevor, Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
"The smell of roasted flesh permeated the air for hours afterwards with the stench of oily-black smoke from the blazing vehicles . Gräbner's body was never identified among all the other carbonized co…"-Antony Beevor, Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
"Many historians, with an ‘if only’ approach to the British defeat, have focused so much on different aspects of Operation Market Garden which went wrong that they have tended to overlook the central …"-Antony Beevor, Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
11. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
By: Max Hastings
4.25
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operati… read more
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12. 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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- audiobook
13. The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962
By: Max Hastings
4.40
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tens… read more
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14. The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast
By: Tom Holland
3.85
Format: 522 pages, Kindle Edition
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys... there's a new history book in town. Fro… read more
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15. 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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16. 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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17. Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943
By: Max Hastings
4.15
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Operation Chastise, the destruction of the Mohne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF’s 6… read more
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18. Spitfire: A Very British Love Story
By: John Nichol
4.50
Format: 574 pages, Kindle Edition
THE SUNDAY TIMES NON FICTION BESTSELLER WHSmith NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018'The best book you… read more
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19. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
By: James Holland
4.30
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l… read more
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- aviation
- nonfiction
- european history
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20. 1945: Victory in the West
By: Peter Caddick-Adams
4.55
Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition
'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to … read more
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21. The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII
By: Will Iredale
4.39
Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner'Compellin… read more
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