The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
By: Thomas B. Buell
4.47
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance, v…
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1. The First World War
By: John Keegan
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly end… read more
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2. Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific
By: Larry Smith
4.51
Format: 192 pages,
The men who fought and survived the deadliest battle of the Pacific come to life in this powerful o… read more
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3. Nimitz
By: E.B. Potter
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Fully covers Nimitz's naval career in addition to delving into his rural childhood and roles as hus… read more
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4. 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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"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
5. To Hell and Back
By: Tom Brokaw , Audie Murphy
4.25
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in … read more
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"Suddenly I see the comedy of little men, myself included, who are pitted against a riddle that is as vast and indifferent as the blue sky above us. (pg. 170)"-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back
"Perhaps it is the knowledge that we carry in our hearts that nobody ultimately wins. Somewhere we all go down. Force used tyrannically is our common enemy. Why align ourselves with it in whatever sha…"-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back
"Now comes the picture of mass defeat, the most awesome spectacle of the war. It is in the bent bodies of old women who poke among ruins seeking some miserable object that will link their lives with t…"-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back
6. Battle Cry of Freedom
By: James M. McPherson
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more
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7. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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8. 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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9. Tom Clancy Act of Defiance
By: Brian Andrews
4.65
Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition
When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a c… read more
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10. 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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"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
11. The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
By: Andrew Biggio
4.70
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero’s journey of a 28-… read more
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12. World War II at Sea: A Global History
By: Craig L. Symonds
4.58
Format: 770 pages, Hardcover
Author of Lincoln and His Admirals (winner of the Lincoln Prize), The Battle of Midway (Best Book o… read more
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"the battlecruiser HMS Hood, which at 860 feet was the pride of the fleet. While her eight 15-inch guns were the largest then afloat, her Achilles’ heel was her relatively thin armor, which made her m…"-Craig L. Symonds, World War II at Sea: A Global History
13. Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
By: James M. Scott
4.40
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies o… read more
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14. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
By: Craig L. Symonds
4.65
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From one of our most distinguished naval historians, the first wartime biography in a half-century … read more
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15. George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
By: David L. Roll
4.45
Format: 704 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall—America’s most distinguished soldier–statesman … read more
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16. The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
By: Thomas B. Buell
4.47
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance, v… read more
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- world war ii
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17. The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal
By: Eric Hammel
4.29
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the st… read more
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18. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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19. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Shadow (Jason Bourne Book 19)
By: Brian Freeman
4.45
Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition
When secrets from Bourne's past come to light, he may be the next thing that's buried in this lates… read more
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20. Arkangel (Sigma Force, #18)
By: James Rollins
4.32
Format: 499 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times master of international thrillers comes the story of a global hunt acros… read more
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21. The Second Most Powerful Man in the World: The Life of Admiral William D. Leahy, Roosevelt's Chief of Staff
By: Phillips Payson O'Brien
4.29
Format: 541 pages, Kindle Edition
The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief… read more
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