The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor
By: Paul Dickson
4.29
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In September 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland and initiated World War II, a strong strain of …
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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. A Man on the Moon
By: Michael Kramer , Bronson Pinchot , Tom Hanks , Andrew Chaikin
4.49
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
A celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first moon landing offers an accessible histor… read more
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"It's almost as if Kennedy grabbed a decade out of the 21st century," Cernan said, "and spliced it into the 1960s." That helps to explain why, as I wrote in 1993 in the preface of this book, we weren'…"-Michael Kramer, A Man on the Moon
3. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By: Hampton Sides
4.27
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San… read more
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"We live in weary suspense," DeLong wrote. "Wintering in the pack may be a thrilling thing to read about alongside a warm fire, but the actual thing is sufficient to make any man prematurely old."-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
"When De Long arrived in California with Emma that May, he went straight down to the yard and feasted his eyes upon his new ship. He was smitten by the transformation that had taken place during his a…"-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
4. The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today
By: Thomas E. Ricks
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 bestselling author of Fiasco and The Gamble, an epic history of the decline of American… read more
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5. Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
By: Cole C. Kingseed , Dick Winters
3.95
Format: 288 pages,
They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy.Immortalized as the Band of Brother… read more
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6. Freedom's Forge: How American Business Built the Arsenal of Democracy That Won World War II
By: Arthur Herman
3.99
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Remarkable as it may seem today, there once was a time when the president of the United States coul… read more
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7. The Regulars: The American Army, 1898-1941
By: None
3.67
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
In 1898 the American Regular Army was a small frontier constabulary engaged in skirmishes with Indi… read more
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8. The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898
By: None
3.67
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the most important works of military history published in the last decade, The Old Armyis th… read more
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9. The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
By: Walter R. Borneman
4.32
Format: 559 pages, Hardcover
How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the worl… read more
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10. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
By: Candice Millard
4.24
Format: None pages,
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Dou… read more
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11. Shibumi
By: Trevanian
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Nicholai Hel is the world's most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of World War I, he i… read more
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12. The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
By: Bruce Levine
3.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that confl… read more
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13. 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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14. The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
By: William K. Klingaman , None
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Like Winchester's Krakatoa,The Year Without Summerreveals a year of dramatic global change long for… read more
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15. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
By: Simon Winchester
3.84
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergart… read more
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16. Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
By: Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
4.00
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
A powerful indictment of the ways elites have co-opted radical critiques of racial capitalism to se… read more
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"A philosopher Briana Toole clarifies, by itself, one's social location only puts a person in a position to know; 'epistemic privilege' or advantage, on the other hand, is achieved only through delibe…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
"Elites do often make the environment worse and block solutions, but to blame the problem of elite capture entirely on their moral successes and failures is to confuse effect for cause. The true probl…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
"To opt for deference, rather than interdependence, may soothe short-term psychological wounds. But it does so at a steep cost: it may undermine the goals that motivated the project--and it entrenches…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
"As Carter G. Woodson realized, many of our decisions are shaped by decisions that someone with more power made before us. The whole social structure affects how institutional systems, like schools, f…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
17. The Eagle's Claw
By: Jeff Shaara
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a “riveting” ( Booklist ) tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left … read more
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18. The War in the Shadows: The Battle of the Spymasters in WWII (The Secret War)
By: Charles Whiting
4.09
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling exposé of the spies who moved in the darkened dangerous back alleys of World War Two… read more
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19. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.25
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more
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20. Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
By: Claire Hughes Johnson
4.29
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most impo… read more
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21. Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
By: Jennifer Pahlka
4.42
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“The book I wish every policymaker would read.” ― Ezra Klein, The New York Times A bold call to… read more
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22. The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome
By: Nick Holmes
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
It was the fall before the fall. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the… read more
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23. 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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24. The Stone Age: A History from Beginning to End (Prehistory)
By: Hourly History
4.22
Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the remarkable history of the Stone Age...Free BONUS Inside!The cave dwellers of the Stone… read more
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25. Three Days at the Brink
By: Bret Baier
4.21
Format: 434 pages, Hardcover
“I not put this extraordinary book down. Three Days at the Brink is a masterpiece: elegantly writt… read more
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26. Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
By: Roma Agrawal
4.13
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what… read more
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27. The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
By: Robert B. Reich
4.27
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good , comes an urgent analysis of … read more
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"The system is created by people. The question is, 'Which people?' The central issue is not more or less government. It’s 'Who is government for?'. In other words, it’s all a question of power — who h…"-Robert B. Reich, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
"The most important political competition over the next decades will not be between the right and left or between Republicans and Democrats. It will be between a majority of Americans who have been lo…"-Robert B. Reich, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
"Americans have clung to the meritocratic tautology that individuals are paid what they’re worth in the market, without examining changes in the legal and political institutions that define the market…"-Robert B. Reich, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
28. The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor
By: Paul Dickson
4.29
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In September 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland and initiated World War II, a strong strain of … read more
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29. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Operation Jericho and the Raid That Saved D-Day (Daring Military Operations of World War Two)
By: Jack Fishman
4.37
Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition
The incredible account of the World War Two Allied operation to bomb Amiens Prison and free impriso… read more
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30. Fighting The Invasion: The German Army At D-Day
By: David Isby
3.60
Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition
In one of history’s most violent battles, Allied troops gathered along the shores of southern Engla… read more
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31. Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot
By: Martin W. Sandler
3.84
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
“A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales . . . a diverse and bafflingly overlooked co… read more
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