19 Best history books like Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union by Peter Sasgen

Cover of Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union by Peter Sasgen

Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

By: Peter Sasgen

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Thrilling submarine espionage and an inside look at the U.S. Navy’s “silent service” Stalking the R…

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Cover of Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew

1. 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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  • espionage
  • 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

2. 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
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War by W. Craig Reed

3. Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War

By: W. Craig Reed

4.62

Format: None pages,

"Red Novemberdelivers the real life feel and fears of submariners who risked their lives to keep th… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of 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

4. 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
  • naval history
  • military history
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season by Nick Heil

5. Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

By: Nick Heil

4.08

Format: 88 pages,

In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everes… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Alex Kershaw

6. Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris

By: Alex Kershaw

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

The best-selling author of The Liberatorbrings to life the incredible true story of an American doc… read more

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  • espionage
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman

7. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy

By: David E. Hoffman

4.26

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"A tour de forceof investigative history." --Steve Coll The Dead Handis the suspense-filled story o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Kilo Class (Admiral Arnold Morgan, #2) by Patrick Robinson

8. Kilo Class (Admiral Arnold Morgan, #2)

By: Patrick Robinson

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

The US Department of Defense is well aware of China's intention to shut the US Carrier Battle Group… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • audiobook

9. A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940

By: William R. Trotter

3.49

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

In 1939, tiny Finland waged war - the kind of war that spawns legends - against the mighty Soviet U… read more

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10. Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.

By: Kenneth Sewell , Clint Richmond

3.67

Format: 117 pages,

One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed at last.Early in 1968 a n… read more

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11. 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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12. Kelly: More Than My Share of It All

By: None , None

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, … read more

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13. The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History

By: Josh Dean

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War--a mix betwe… read more

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14. 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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15. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

By: None , Ben R. Rich

3.83

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind the high… read more

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16. Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

By: Gene Kranz

4.60

Format: 200 pages,

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it… read more

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17. The Case for Israel

By: Alan M. Dershowitz

3.73

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights, supported by indisputable evidence. Pr… 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

18. 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
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

19. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the hea… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Bibi: My Story by Benjamin Netanyahu

20. Bibi: My Story

By: Benjamin Netanyahu

4.48

Format: 733 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s ”compelling” (The Economist) and“substa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
  • audiobook
Cover of Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyre

21. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer

22. The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington

By: Brad Meltzer

3.81

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington’s bodyguards. Was… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rage by Bob Woodward

23. Rage

By: Bob Woodward

4.17

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

An unprecedented and intimate tour de force of original reporting on the Trump presidency from Bob … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Trump is the wrong man for the job."

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Cohn offered one more argument against steel tariffs. "We're not a steel-producing nation. We're a good-producing nation. If we increase the price of steel, out goods become overprices and we can't c…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Many foreign policy leaders had said that Trump gave Kim (Kim Jong Un, dictator of North Korea) too much by agreeing to meet without formal, written conditions. "So, have you given Kim too much power…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Kushner said that Scott Adam's approach could be applied to Trump's recent February 4 State of the Union speech when he had claimed, "Our economy is the best it has ever been." The economy was indeed…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

Cover of His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S.C. Gwynne

24. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

By: S.C. Gwynne

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon come… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brose

25. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

By: Christian Brose

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Defense companies spent less money on research and development and more on armies of lawyers, lobbyists, accountants, and consultants to help them comply with the Pentagon's growing acquisition burea…"

-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

"These were the very same systems that Marshall wrote in 1992 would be "progressively less central to military operations" because they would become large, vulnerable targets as US adversaries develop…"

-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

Cover of Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship by Angus Konstam

26. Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship

By: Angus Konstam

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Hunt the Bismarck tells the story of Operation Rheinübung, the Atlantic sortie of the Nazi Germany'… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • naval history
  • audiobook
Cover of Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union by Peter Sasgen

27. Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

By: Peter Sasgen

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Thrilling submarine espionage and an inside look at the U.S. Navy’s “silent service” Stalking the R… read more

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  • espionage
  • american history
  • history
  • historical
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  • naval history
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  • audiobook
Cover of Surface at the Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate by James Calvert

28. Surface at the Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate

By: James Calvert

4.37

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

On 17 March 1959, the USS Skate became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. Under the… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
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Cover of Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War by Tony Wood

29. Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War

By: Tony Wood

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

How the West's obsession with Vladimir Putin prevents it from understanding Russia.It is impossible… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Spies of the Deep: The Untold Truth About the Most Terrifying Incident in Submarine Naval History and How Putin Used The Tragedy To Ignite a New Cold War by W. Craig Reed

30. Spies of the Deep: The Untold Truth About the Most Terrifying Incident in Submarine Naval History and How Putin Used The Tragedy To Ignite a New Cold War

By: W. Craig Reed

3.85

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medal Winner for Best Military Non-Fiction Book of the YearTwenty years af… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5) by Dennis E. Taylor

31. Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5)

By: Dennis E. Taylor

4.38

Format: 11 pages, Audiobook

The number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed … read more

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4.22

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4.34

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4.24

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4.14

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