11 Top military history books like Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett by James Sullivan

Cover of Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett by James Sullivan

Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett

By: James Sullivan

3.98

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Indianapolis and In Harm’s Way comes a “captivating…gripping” ( Kir…

If you liked the military history plot in Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett by James Sullivan , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose

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
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew

2. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

By: Sherry Sontag , Christopher Drew , Annette Lawrence Drew

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and ad… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • naval history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fuck you, God. Nothing gets through HY-80"

-Sherry Sontag, Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

Cover of The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45 by Stephen E. Ambrose

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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton

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
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last Mountain Man (Mountain Man, #1) by William W. Johnstone

5. The Last Mountain Man (Mountain Man, #1)

By: William W. Johnstone

3.68

Format: None pages, Paperback

From his Missouri farm, the boy travels west. In his heart is vengeance. In his hand is a Navy Colt… read more

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  • audiobook

6. The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice

By: Alex Kershaw

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia--population just 3,000 in 1944--died in the firs… read more

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7. Hell from the Heavens: The Epic Story of the USS Laffey and World War II's Greatest Kamikaze Attack

By: None

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Looking toward the heavens, the destroyer crew saw what seemed to be the entire Japanese Air Force … read more

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8. Eclipse of Reason

By: Max Horkheimer

3.67

Format: 350 pages,

"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more

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9. The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957

By: Frank Dikötter

3.71

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

"The Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a 'liberation.' In China the story of… read more

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10. The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

By: None

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant… read more

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11. Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II

By: Marcus Brotherton , Adam Makos

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

These are the stories from fifteen WWII Marines, compiled by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton but l… read more

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12. Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II's Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron

By: None

4.12

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 (Desron 21) to lead his victorious ships… read more

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Cover of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII by Bob Drury

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
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

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
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"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

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

15. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Old Lion by Jeff Shaara

16. 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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  • american history
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara

17. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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  • american history
  • adult
  • war
  • audiobook
Cover of Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll

18. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • naval history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of Operation: Snare Drum: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel by Scott W. Cook

19. Operation: Snare Drum: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel

By: Scott W. Cook

4.30

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

December 7, 1941 - America is attacked by the Japanese and dragged into a worldwide struggle for po… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

20. 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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Cover of Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival by Tom Clavin

21. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

22. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Twenty-Ninth Day by Alex Messenger

23. The Twenty-Ninth Day

By: Alex Messenger

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport by Joshua Robinson

24. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport

By: Joshua Robinson

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

🎧Listening Length = 10 hours and 40 minutes NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wall Street Journal rep… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky by Simon Shuster

25. The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

By: Simon Shuster

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Time  correspondent Simon Shuster delivers the definitive account of the Russian invasion of Ukrain… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
  • audiobook
Cover of The Oceans and the Stars by Mark Helprin

26. The Oceans and the Stars

By: Mark Helprin

4.46

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Mark Helprin, the #1  New York Times best-selling author of  Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Gre… read more

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  • war
  • audiobook
Cover of Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett by James Sullivan

27. Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett

By: James Sullivan

3.98

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Indianapolis and In Harm’s Way comes a “captivating…gripping” ( Kir… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • naval history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies by Howard Blum

28. In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies

By: Howard Blum

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminate… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Storm on Our Shores: One Island, Two Soldiers, and the Forgotten Battle of World War II by Mark Obmascik

29. The Storm on Our Shores: One Island, Two Soldiers, and the Forgotten Battle of World War II

By: Mark Obmascik

4.33

Format: 256 pages, ebook

This “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) national bestseller and true “heartbreaking tale of tra… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Prince of Santa Fe (The Law Wranglers Book 7) by Ron Schwab

30. The Prince of Santa Fe (The Law Wranglers Book 7)

By: Ron Schwab

4.56

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Old Dogs and Grit comes the latest installment in The Law Wranglers … read more

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Cover of Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Joseph Balkoski

31. Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944

By: Joseph Balkoski

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

"Balkoski is in top form in this groundbreaking analysis of the other half of America's D-Day."--De… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

5 best-selling adult books like Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett by James Sullivan

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The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

Bob Drury

4.34

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Erik Larson

4.24

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The Old Lion

Jeff Shaara

4.24

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The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Jeff Shaara

4.33

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Michael Crichton

3.91

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Clive Cussler

4.44

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John Grisham

4.26

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