7 must-read historical books like Attacked at Sea by Michael J. Tougias

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Attacked at Sea

By: Michael J. Tougias

4.14

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

On May 19, 1942 a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles away from New Orleans. …

If you liked the historical plot in Attacked at Sea by Michael J. Tougias , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

By: Richard M. Connaughton

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The definitive history of the Russo-Japanese war The Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

By: Benjamin Franklin , None

3.86

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding acc… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
"Never confuse Motion with Action."

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright"

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"When the well is dry we know the value of water"

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"...there will be sleeping enough in the grave...."

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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3. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan traces our exploration of space and suggests that our very… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

"It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little about it."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

"Science cuts two ways, of course; its products can be used for both good and evil. But there's no turning back from science."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

"I remind myself that madmen really exist. Sometimes they achieve the highest levels of political power in modern industrial nations."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

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4. Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley

By: Sally M. Walker

3.83

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

On February 17, 1864, the H.L. Hunley made history as the first submarine to sink a ship in battle.… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious Objector in Iraq

By: Aidan Delgado

3.74

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Sutras of Abu Ghraib is the story of a soldier who refused to succumb to violence. In chronicli… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

By: Judy Melinek , T.J. Mitchell

3.18

Format: 183 pages, Hardcover

The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist's rookie season as a NYC medical examiner, and … read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. Mirror, Mirror (The Dresden Files, #17)

By: Jim Butcher

3.87

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

"The next book after this one (, DragonCon 2015. read more

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8. In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

By: Doug Stanton

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America's worst naval disaster — and of the heroism of t… read more

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  • survival
  • history
  • adventure
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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9. The Name of God is Mercy

By: Pope Francis

3.64

Format: None pages, ebook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In his first book published as Pope, and in conjunction with the Extrao… read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. The Civil War: A Narrative

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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11. The Roosevelt I Knew

By: Adam Cohen , Frances Perkins

4.00

Format: 142 pages, ebook

A vivid and intimate portrait of the New Deal president by the first woman ever appointed to the U.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

12. The Face Of Battle: A Study Of Agincourt, Waterloo And The Somme

By: John Keegan

3.73

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

The Face of Battleis military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of indi… read more

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13. The Coming Fury

By: Bruce Catton , E.B. Long

4.33

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Volume I of The Centennial History of the Civil War (3 Vols.). Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the… read more

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14. The American Civil War (Great Courses, #885)

By: Gary W. Gallagher

3.25

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Professor Gallagher is aleading authority on the Civil War. He is the author of several books and d… read more

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15. 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War

By: Benny Morris

3.62

Format: None pages,

This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and… read more

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16. Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

By: Sheri Fink

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of the best investigative journalism, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstruc… read more

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17. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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  • family
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18. Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage

By: Jeff Guinn

4.06

Format: None pages, Audiobook

“Impressively researched and written with storytelling verve” (The Wall Street Journal), this is th… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. Officer Clemmons

By: François S. Clemmons

3.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Details the incredible life story of François Clemmons, beginning with his early years in Alabama a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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20. After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

By: Helen Rappaport

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the … read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
"His wife, "who only demanded of life that it should amuse her"."

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

"(B)ut behind it all-- nothing: just vodka and the void. (Coco Chanel)"

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

"We lived side by side with life but were afraid of meeting it. (Maria Pavlovna)"

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

"(H)is action was merely "galvanizing the corpse" of an army that was already in retreat and heading for defeat."

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

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21. The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War

By: Richard Rubin

4.18

Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternate cover of this ASIN can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18867187-th… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
"[Pershing] said, 'We know that a certain percentage of the identified dead buried here are Jewish, so that same percentage should be represented as Jewish among the unknowns'" with a Star of David ma…"

-Richard Rubin, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War

"Returning to active duty, [Pershing} was sent to Montana, promoted to first lieutenant, and put in charge of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. Buffalo Soldiers: black soldiers. Two years later, he was appoi…"

-Richard Rubin, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War

"Then General MacArthur literally called in the cavalry--and the infantry. As thousands of government employees watched, a phalanx of soldiers marched against the veterans, forcing them out of their c…"

-Richard Rubin, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War

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22. Fr. Gabriele Amorth: Rome's Exorcist: The Official Biography

By: Domenico Agasso

4.29

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

When Fr. Gabriele Amorth passed away on September 16, 2016 at the age of ninety, he had given every… read more

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23. Last Don standing

By: Larry McShane

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

As the last Don of the Philadelphia mob, Ralph Natale, the first-ever mob boss to turn state's evid… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. The Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865

By: Thomas Weber

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Time has been very good to Thomas Weber's Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865. First pub… read more

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  • history
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25. Project F

By: Jeanne DuPrau

2.92

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The City of Ember comes a post-apocalyptic story set hundreds of yea… read more

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  • adventure
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26. The Great War and the Making of the Modern World

By: Jeremy Black

3.33

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

This new work demonstrates how the outcome of the First World War has formed the modern world we li… read more

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  • history
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27. Attacked at Sea

By: Michael J. Tougias

4.14

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

On May 19, 1942 a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles away from New Orleans. … read more

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  • survival
  • history
  • adventure
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • family
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28. From the Depths of our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church

By: Pope Benedict XVI

4.65

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

The Catholic Church faces a major crisis and the turmoil in priestly ministry is at the heart of it… read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Made Easy): romeo and juliet angel costume, romeo and juliet angel dress, romeo and juliet by william shakespeare,romeo and juliet dover thrift edition

By: William Shakespeare

3.79

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teen… read more

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30. Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778-1781

By: John Ferling

4.50

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

From celebrated historian John Ferling, the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolut… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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31. Remembering Northeast Philadelphia (American Chronicles)

By: Harry C. Silcox

4.18

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The towns of Northeast Philadelphia boast a rich and vibrant history, but many of their engrossing … read more

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15 Top history books like Attacked at Sea by Michael J. Tougias

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Richard M. Connaughton

3.78

Transform Your Habits

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3.86

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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan

4.34

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Sally M. Walker

3.83

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Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Richard M. Connaughton

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin , None

3.86

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Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley

Sally M. Walker

3.83

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Shelby Foote

3.41

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