The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
By: Gerald Astor
4.17
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate batt…
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1. 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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"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
2. Submarine!
By: Edward L. Beach
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The classic nonfiction World War II submarine combat thriller, written by a man who actually fought… read more
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3. Dam Busters: The True Story of the Legendary Raid on the Ruhr
By: James Holland
4.32
Format: 437 pages, Hardcover
Product Description The night of May 16th, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take … read more
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4. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
By: Ian W. Toll
4.61
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challe… read more
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5. The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-45
By: Paul Fussell
3.91
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
The Boys’ Crusade is the great historian Paul Fussell’s unflinching and unforgettable account of th… read more
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6. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
By: James D. Bradley
3.86
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
The classic New York Timesbestselling story of heroism and sacrifice--by the author of Flags of Our… read more
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7. The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe: The U.S. Army Air Forces Against Germany in World War II
By: Jay A. Stout
1.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
- Dramatic story of World War II in the air - How the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men af… read more
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8. 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
9. Burma '44: The Battle That Turned Britain's War in the East
By: James Holland
3.89
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
'A thrilling blow-by-blow account' The Times In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, driv… 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. 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
13. Bomber Command
By: Max Hastings
5.00
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Bomber Command's air offensive against the cities of Nazi Germany was one of the most epic campaign… read more
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14. With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain
By: Michael Korda
3.71
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Michael Korda's brilliant work of history takes the reader back to the summer of 1940, when fewer t… read more
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15. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. NO BAD TROOPS (MILES TO VIETNAM Book 6)
By: William Peter Grasso
4.52
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
January 1969: A treasonous ARVN colonel threatens the success of a joint US/South Vietnamese operat… read more
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20. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more
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21. 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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22. Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II
By: John C. McManus
4.15
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Moving past the romance and myth of military aviation, the author reveals the dangerous and often f… read more
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23. 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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24. Serenade to the Big Bird
By: Bert Stiles
3.95
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
At the age of twenty-two, Bert Stiles joined the American Air Force. Two years later he began his … read more
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25. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.59
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist… read more
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26. TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
By: W. R. Shepherd
4.52
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
A classic and favorite of aviation enthusiasts for many decades. And a well liked television series… read more
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27. 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles (World War II Collection)
By: Cynthia Kraack
4.42
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Before there were Navy SEALs, before there were Green Berets, there were the 40 Thieves: the elite … read more
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28. The Fall of Fortresses: The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII
By: Elmer Bendiner
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
‘A SHINING ACCOMPLISHMENT. A CLASSIC' NEW YORK TIMES ‘RANKS AMONG THE OUTSTANDING AIR MEMOIRS OF T… read more
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29. The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It
By: Gerald Astor
4.17
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate batt… read more
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30. Tin Cans and Greyhounds: The Destroyers that Won Two World Wars
By: Clint Johnson
3.95
Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition
For men on destroyer-class warships during World War I and World War II, battles were waged “agains… read more
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31. Return of the Dambusters: What 617 Squadron Did Next
By: John Nichol
4.47
Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition
Previously published as After the Flood. Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Ni… read more
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