21 best-selling nonfiction books like Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945 by John Stieber

Cover of Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945 by John Stieber

Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945

By: John Stieber

4.31

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

John Stieber was twelve-year-old schoolboy in Ireland when he was sent to secondary school in Germa…

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Cover of Tiger Tracks - The Classic Panzer Memoir (Wolfgang Faust's Panzer Books) by Wolfgang Faust

1. Tiger Tracks - The Classic Panzer Memoir (Wolfgang Faust's Panzer Books)

By: Wolfgang Faust

4.01

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

Wolfgang Faust was the driver of a Tiger I tank with the Wehrmacht Heavy Panzer Battalions, seeing … read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
Cover of D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944 by Sprech Media, Holger Eckhertz

2. D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944

By: Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

4.12

Format: 207 pages,

This is the hidden side of D Day which has fascinated readers around the world. Almost all accounts… read more

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

3. Voices from Stalingrad: Unique First-Hand Accounts from World War II's Cruellest Battle. Jonathan Bastable

By: Jonathan Bastable

3.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

Offering a record of one of the pivotal events of World War II, as told through the personal accoun… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of D DAY Through German Eyes: Book One and Book Two by Sprech Media, Holger Eckhertz

4. D DAY Through German Eyes: Book One and Book Two

By: Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

4.60

Format: None pages,

This new paperback edition contains Book One and Book Two of this series, revealing the hidden side… read more

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  • history
  • germany
  • military history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last Panther - Slaughter of the Reich - The Halbe Kessel 1945 by Wolfgang Faust, Sprech Media

5. The Last Panther - Slaughter of the Reich - The Halbe Kessel 1945

By: Wolfgang Faust , Sprech Media

4.00

Format: 256 pages,

While the Battle of Berlin in 1945 is widely known, the horrific story of the Halbe Kessel remains … read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of D DAY Through German Eyes - Book 2 - More hidden stories from June 6th 1944 by Sprech Media, Holger Eckhertz

6. D DAY Through German Eyes - Book 2 - More hidden stories from June 6th 1944

By: Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

3.67

Format: 44 pages,

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

7. The Man in the Black Fur Coat: A Soldier's Adventures on the Eastern Front

By: None , None

3.78

Format: None pages,

Before the first light of dawn on the morning of June twenty-second, 1941 Oskar Scheja stood on the… read more

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8. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front

By: Günter K. Koschorrek

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

For the German soldier fighting under Hitler, keeping a diary was strictly forbidden. So Gunter Kos… read more

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9. At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North

By: William Lubbeck

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the remarkable story of a German soldier who fought throughout World War II, rising from co… read more

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Cover of Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

10. Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.17

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

“a provocative and stimulating addition to the study of World War II.” HistoryNetPerfect for reader… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

11. Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam

By: Morgan Miller

4.56

Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition

2024 IBPA Gold Ben Franklin Award Winner • 2024 Foreword Review INDIES FinalistMorgan and I both se… read more

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12. Blood on Red Dirt

By: Gary Cowart

4.32

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

Blood on Red Dirt is the true story of Marine Corporal Gary Cowart. The book encompasses the time b… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knights Cross by Albrecht Wacker

13. Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knights Cross

By: Albrecht Wacker

4.20

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

Josef “Sepp” Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of t… read more

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  • history
  • germany
  • military history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45 by Andreas Hartinger

14. Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

By: Andreas Hartinger

4.53

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

The veteran tells his grandson about his World War II experiences, without pathos, but with grippin… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"Rough nature shapes tough people"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

"On, onward ... until the eyes shut …"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

"Only those who really experienced the war will want to preserve peace with all their might"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

"War always claims the best. Those selfless fighters who at all times, in life, in death, in victory or defeat, establish the ethos of pure comradeship and genuine soldierhood"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

Cover of Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam by James M. Dixon

15. Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam

By: James M. Dixon

4.39

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being draft… read more

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  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine by Andrew Wilson

16. Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine

By: Andrew Wilson

4.41

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Normandy, June 1944. Tank commander Andrew Wilson, a twenty-year-old lieutenant, is in charge of a … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy by Richard Freiherr von Rosen

17. Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen

4.36

Format: 712 pages, Kindle Edition

A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier—“recommended to anyone with an in… read more

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  • history
  • germany
  • military history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front. Volume II: Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, and the Battle for East Prussia by Hans Heinz Rehfeldt

18. Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front. Volume II: Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, and the Battle for East Prussia

By: Hans Heinz Rehfeldt

4.50

Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition

This second volume of a Nazi soldier's WWII diary continues the chronicle of his experiences on the… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
Cover of Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front Volume I: From the Moscow Winter Offensive to Operation Zitadelle by Hans Heinz Rehfeldt

19. Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front Volume I: From the Moscow Winter Offensive to Operation Zitadelle

By: Hans Heinz Rehfeldt

4.37

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

A visceral account from contemporaneous diaries of a soldier who frequently came close to death but… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland by Norbert Hannig

20. Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland

By: Norbert Hannig

4.25

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Herr Norbert Hanning’s wartime career makes for fascinating and highly informative reading on an as… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • war
Cover of In the Hell of the Eastern Front: The Fate of a Young Soldier During the Fighting in Russia in WW2 by Arno Sauer

21. In the Hell of the Eastern Front: The Fate of a Young Soldier During the Fighting in Russia in WW2

By: Arno Sauer

4.22

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

A Nazi infantryman recalls the horrors of combat against the Soviet Union in this WWII memoir as to… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
Cover of D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy by Hans Hoeller

22. D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy

By: Hans Hoeller

4.52

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the last German veterans of World War II recounts his wartime experiences - with the harrowi… read more

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  • history
  • military history
Cover of Eastern Inferno: The Journals of a German Panzerjager on the Eastern Front, 1941-43 by Christine Alexander

23. Eastern Inferno: The Journals of a German Panzerjager on the Eastern Front, 1941-43

By: Christine Alexander

4.16

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

“Remarkable personal journals . .  revealing the combat experience of the German-Russian War as sel… read more

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  • history
  • germany
  • military history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

24. No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.22

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

The eye-opening account of the forgotten and tumultuous Eastern Front in World War Two.Perfect for … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Born Under a Lucky Star: A Red Army Soldier's Recollections of the Eastern Front of World War II by Ivan Philippovich Makarov

25. Born Under a Lucky Star: A Red Army Soldier's Recollections of the Eastern Front of World War II

By: Ivan Philippovich Makarov

4.26

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

History is written by the victors, but the harsh reality of war can only be depicted by its soldier… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945 by John Stieber

26. Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945

By: John Stieber

4.31

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

John Stieber was twelve-year-old schoolboy in Ireland when he was sent to secondary school in Germa… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment by Helmut Schneider

27. Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment

By: Helmut Schneider

4.00

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

‘May the army of millions of dead of all nations bear witness to humanity for the hope that future … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
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Cover of Ypres, 1917: A Personal Account (Full Pack — A Private’s War) by NORMAN GLADDEN

28. Ypres, 1917: A Personal Account (Full Pack — A Private’s War)

By: NORMAN GLADDEN

4.26

Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling eyewitness account of the bloody battle of Passchendaele. Perfect for fans of Lyn Ma… read more

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  • nonfiction
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Cover of Red Army Tank Commander: At War in a T-34 on the Eastern Front by Vasiliy Bryukhov

29. Red Army Tank Commander: At War in a T-34 on the Eastern Front

By: Vasiliy Bryukhov

3.69

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

What was it like to command a T-34 tank on the Eastern Front during the Second World War? How were … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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Cover of World War 2: Waffen SS Soldiers - Testimonies of German SS Soldiers by Oliver Mayer

30. World War 2: Waffen SS Soldiers - Testimonies of German SS Soldiers

By: Oliver Mayer

3.71

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

A Chilling Document to The Testimonies of German SS Soldiers! 2ND EDITION Free bonus inside! (right… read more

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  • history
Cover of COMPANY COMMANDER the classic infantry memoir of WWII (World War II Army Histories) by Charles B. MacDonald

31. COMPANY COMMANDER the classic infantry memoir of WWII (World War II Army Histories)

By: Charles B. MacDonald

4.49

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

In this extraordinary book, Charles B. MacDonald recounts his personal, authentic story of the fron… read more

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24 must-read history books like Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945 by John Stieber

Transform Your Habits

Tiger Tracks - The Classic Panzer Memoir (Wolfgang Faust's Panzer Books)

Wolfgang Faust

4.01

Transform Your Habits

D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944

Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

4.12

Voices from Stalingrad: Unique First-Hand Accounts from World War II's Cruellest Battle. Jonathan Bastable

Jonathan Bastable

3.02

Transform Your Habits

D DAY Through German Eyes: Book One and Book Two

Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

4.60

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16 best-selling history books like Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knights Cross by Albrecht Wacker

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Sniper Ace

Bruno Sutkus , David L. Robbins

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Forgotten Soldier

Guy Sajer

4.38

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Storm of Steel

Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943

Antony Beevor

4.32

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