Saipan: The Battle That Doomed Japan in World War II
By: James H. Hallas
4.43
Format: 552 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcan…
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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. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
By: Erik Larson
4.05
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resi… read more
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"Time lost can never be recovered...and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"People seemed to believe that technology had stripped hurricanes of their power to kill. No hurricane expert endorsed this view."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"No one ever remembered a nice day. But no one ever forget the feel of paralyzed fish, the thud of walnut-sized hail against a horse's flank, or the way a superheated wind could turn your eyes to burl…"-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
3. 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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4. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
By: Rick Atkinson
4.29
Format: 681 pages, Hardcover
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the first volume of his monumental tri… read more
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"In battle, topography is fate."-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
"Troops caught nibbling their emergency D- ration chocolate bars were dubbed Chocolate Soldiers and punished by forfeiting two meals. This was a happy penance. The galleys served so much fatty mutton …"-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
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6. Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
By: Robin Olds , Ed Rasimus , Christina Olds
3.41
Format: 32 pages,
The widely anticipated memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot, Robin Olds Robin Olds was a… read more
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7. Crack! and Thump: With a Combat Infantry Officer in World War II
By: Barry Basden , None
4.72
Format: 64 pages,
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8. An Obvious Fact (Walt Longmire #12)
By: Craig Johnson
3.63
Format: 256 pages,
In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Longmire series--the basis for the hit … read more
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9. 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
10. Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific
By: William Marvel , None , None
3.64
Format: 288 pages,
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11. In The Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat In Iraq
By: Rick Atkinson
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
During the recent war in Iraq, renowned historian Rick Atkinson was embedded with the 101st Airbour… read more
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12. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
By: Adam Makos
3.87
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For readers of Unbrokenand The Boys in the Boatcomes an unforgettable tale of courage from America'… read more
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13. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)
By: John Sandford
4.45
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more
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14. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.25
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in th… read more
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15. First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20)
By: Craig Johnson
4.37
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
Following the events of The Longmire Defense, we return to find Walt and our familiar cast of chara… read more
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16. Hell and Back (Walt Longmire, #18)
By: Craig Johnson
3.96
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
A new novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series. Picking up where Daughter of… read more
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17. 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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18. 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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19. Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)
By: Mick Herron
4.37
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has… read more
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"Time, date, place, courtesy of social media. The old days, when you just rocked up to a car park near the stadium a few hours before kick-off, all of that was buried in history books and Channel 5 do…"-Mick Herron, Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)
20. Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
By: John C. McManus
4.47
Format: 656 pages, Hardcover
In Fire and Fortitude--winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History--John C. McManus pre… read more
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21. The Ratline: Love, Lies, and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive
By: Philippe Sands
4.18
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadeführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter presided over an authority on wh… read more
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22. 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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23. 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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24. The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America
By: Jack Kelly
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the na… read more
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25. Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II
By: Adam Makos
4.53
Format: 395 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story… read more
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26. 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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27. Bitter Peleliu: The Forgotten Struggle on the Pacific War's Worst Battlefield
By: Joseph Wheelan
4.42
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The hard-hitting history of the Pacific War's 'forgotten battle' of Peleliu – a story of intelligen… read more
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28. Saipan: The Battle That Doomed Japan in World War II
By: James H. Hallas
4.43
Format: 552 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcan… read more
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29. The Giant Killer: The incredible true story of the smallest man to serve in the U.S. Military—Vietnam veteran Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty - Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, & 2 Purple Hearts.
By: David A. Yuzuk
4.50
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
The astonishing true story of Richard James Flaherty—a diminutive homeless man whose remarkable lif… read more
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30. Battle of Surigao Strait (Twentieth-Century Battles)
By: Anthony P. Tully
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
“[Tully] paints Admiral Nishimura's high-speed run into history with an entirely fresh palette of d… read more
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31. The Battle for Tinian: Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan
By: Nathan N. Prefer
4.01
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Ti… read more
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