9 Top war books like The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric Hammel

Cover of The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric Hammel

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…

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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
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
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Cover of Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II by Barrett Tillman

2. Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II

By: Barrett Tillman

4.18

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Offering a naval history of the entire Pacific Theater in World War II through the lens of its most… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

3. 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 Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James  Holland

4. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

By: James Holland

4.47

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow (Dirk Pitt #27) by Clive Cussler

5. Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow (Dirk Pitt #27)

By: Clive Cussler

4.38

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Intrepid adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel an enduring historical mystery in the latest novel in th… read more

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Cover of Wings of Destiny: A USS Enterprise Naval Adventure Novel (Fightin'est Ship in WWII series Book 1) by Scott Cook

6. Wings of Destiny: A USS Enterprise Naval Adventure Novel (Fightin'est Ship in WWII series Book 1)

By: Scott Cook

4.30

Format: 130 pages, Kindle Edition

A storm lurks over the horizon… a storm that will change the world forever.On December 7, 1941, the… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4) by John Wooldridge

7. Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4)

By: John Wooldridge

4.08

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons which revolutionised aerial warfare.Perfect for people wh… read more

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Cover of 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

8. 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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  • history
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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

9. 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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  • world war ii
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Cover of 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

10. 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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Cover of Iwo, 26 Charlie: A Novel (P. T. Deutermann WWII Novels) by P.T. Deutermann

11. Iwo, 26 Charlie: A Novel (P. T. Deutermann WWII Novels)

By: P.T. Deutermann

4.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

P. T. Deutermann is a contemporary master of World War II military fiction: writing about the lives… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Craig L. Symonds

12. 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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  • history
  • war
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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric Hammel

13. 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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  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons by Walter Lord

14. Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons

By: Walter Lord

4.28

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Called a stirring tale of forgotten heroes splendidly told by a master narrator, this saga of the v… read more

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  • history
  • war
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  • world war ii
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Cover of Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943 by Jeffrey R. Cox

15. Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943

By: Jeffrey R. Cox

4.32

Format: 911 pages, Kindle Edition

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the cruc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • military history
Cover of Sketches of a Black Cat - Full Color Collector's Edition: Story of a night flying WWII pilot and artist by Ron  Miner

16. Sketches of a Black Cat - Full Color Collector's Edition: Story of a night flying WWII pilot and artist

By: Ron Miner

4.55

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

(Available in Color or B&W - click both format arrows - or Color Kindle) This beautiful, new FULL C… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

17. Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45

By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

4.30

Format: 614 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fight… read more

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Cover of Under the Southern Cross: The South Pacific Air Campaign Against Rabaul by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

18. Under the Southern Cross: The South Pacific Air Campaign Against Rabaul

By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

3.96

Format: 469 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid narrative history of the Solomons campaign of World War II, one of the key turning points i… read more

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Cover of Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle by Mark E. Stille

19. Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle

By: Mark E. Stille

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history an… 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

20. 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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  • war
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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Early Pacific Raids 1942: The American Carriers Strike Back (Campaign Book 392) by Brian Lane Herder

21. Early Pacific Raids 1942: The American Carriers Strike Back (Campaign Book 392)

By: Brian Lane Herder

4.57

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces … read more

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13 Best history books like The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric Hammel

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Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

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Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II

Barrett Tillman

4.18

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Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

James Holland

4.47

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A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II

Harry H. Crosby

4.58

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Mark Greaney

4.48

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Clive Cussler

4.44

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Stephen Hunter

4.39

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Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23)

Marc Cameron

4.46

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