Desperate Venture: The Story of Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of North Africa (The Face of Battle Book 2)
By: Norman Gelb
4.18
Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt
By: William L. Shirer
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The Bismarck was the greatest warship ever built. But the Allies had to sink it - or risk losing th… read more
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2. 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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3. Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.27
Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of the most infamous massacre of American soldiers in World War Two.An ideal book for peo… read more
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4. Kingfisher
By: Christopher C. Tubbs
4.34
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
It is the reign of Charles II and Barbary pirates are causing mayhem and terror in the Mediterranea… read more
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5. Wings of Vengeance: A USS Enterprise Naval Adventure Novel (Fightin'est Ship in WWII series Book 2)
By: Scott Cook
4.29
Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition
There is a price to be paid for treachery… and the balance is due in flame!The United States is ree… read more
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6. Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.17
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
“a provocative and stimulating addition to the study of World War II.” HistoryNetPerfect for reader… read more
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7. American Eagles: The 101st Airborne’s Assault on Fortress Europe 1944/45 (Americans Fighting to Free Europe)
By: Charles Whiting
4.10
Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition
The thrilling true story of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division’s major operations during the European… read more
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8. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.25
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more
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9. Into the Silk: The Dramatic True Stories of Airmen Who Baled Out — And Lived (Developments in Aviation Book 1)
By: Ian Mackersey
4.24
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
From World War Two to the Jet Age, Ian Mackersey charts the thrilling and personal accounts of airm… read more
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10. Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two)
By: Leo Heaps
4.25
Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition
The remarkable true story of a Canadian paratrooper’s escape from behind enemy lines following the … read more
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11. Night Intruder: A Personal Account of the Radar War Between the RAF and Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Forces (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 1)
By: Jeremy Howard-Williams
4.24
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
An engrossing memoir of one RAF fighter pilot’s battle against the Luftwaffe in the dead of night.I… read more
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12. The Last Campaign (Innocents No More Book 7)
By: Andrew Wareham
4.36
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
Late 1943 and Thomas Stark has been at war or training hard since ’37. He has had too few breaks, e… read more
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13. Bouncer's Battle: A Battle of Britain adventure (Gus Beaumont Aviation Thrillers Book 1)
By: Tony Rea
4.15
Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition
A brand new fighter pilot adventure series! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnar… read more
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14. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)
By: Terence Robertson
4.61
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more
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15. The Battle of the Bulge: Britain's Untold Story (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.22
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
An eye-opening account of the forgotten involvement of British soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge.… read more
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16. Trafalgar
By: Nicholas Best
4.51
Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition
Two hundred years ago Napoleon Bonaparte planned to lead his Grande Armée to Britain, the only coun… read more
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17. The Long March on Rome: The Forgotten War (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.29
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
A lively and highly readable study of the often-overlooked Italian Campaign, from the invasion of S… read more
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18. The Submariners: Life in British Submarines, 1901-1999 (20th Century Naval Innovations)
By: John Winton
4.33
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
‘The entire span of British submarine history has been carefully recorded the tragedies in both pe… read more
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19. Coral Sea 1942: Turning the Tide
By: Richard Freeman
4.14
Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition
In May 1942, the Americans discovered the Japanese planned to take Port Moresby in New Guinea. Aft… read more
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20. Desperate Venture: The Story of Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of North Africa (The Face of Battle Book 2)
By: Norman Gelb
4.18
Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition
The year is 1942 In the dark, early-morning hours of November 8th, an armada larger and mightier t… read more
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21. 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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22. Finale at Flensburg: The Story Of Field Marshal Montgomery's Battle For The Baltic (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.40
Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition
The overlooked story of one of the last battles of the Second World War, which shaped the course of… read more
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23. War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (World War Two at Sea)
By: John Winton
4.29
Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition
Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima; the War in the Pacific was one … read more
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24. No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)
By: Anthony Richardson
4.22
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
The eye-opening account of the forgotten and tumultuous Eastern Front in World War Two.Perfect for … read more
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25. Bradley (Americans Fighting to Free Europe)
By: Charles Whiting
4.03
Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling biography of the tireless WWII infantry leader who became popularly known as ‘the G.… read more
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26. The Greatest Day in History: How the Great War really ended
By: Nicholas Best
4.33
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
‘This volume sets an example that will be hard to equal’ - Daily Mail On the eleventh hour of the e… read more
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27. Whirlwind: War in the Pacific
By: Richard Freeman
4.28
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
In just six months, America turned the rout of Pearl Harbor into the victories of Coral Sea and Mid… read more
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28. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Operation Jericho and the Raid That Saved D-Day (Daring Military Operations of World War Two)
By: Jack Fishman
4.37
Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition
The incredible account of the World War Two Allied operation to bomb Amiens Prison and free impriso… read more
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29. A Bridge at Arnhem: The Towering Story of the Greatest Airborne Operation in World War II
By: Charles Whiting
4.19
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
A blow-by-blow account of the epic Battle of Arnhem, the commanders who planned it and the units wh… read more
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30. The Mosquito Log: The Most Versatile Aeroplane of World War II (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air)
By: Alexander McKee
4.28
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
An engrossing history of a remarkable British the Mosquito.Ideal for fans of John Nichol, Alasdair… read more
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31. Bouncer's Blenheim: A Mediterranean WWII Adventure (Gus Beaumont Aviation Thrillers Book 2)
By: Tony Rea
4.27
Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition
Another thrilling fighter pilot adventure for Bouncer Beaumont! For fans of Derek Robinson, James H… read more
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