15 must-read world war ii books like Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day by Giles Milton

Cover of Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day by Giles Milton

Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day

By: Giles Milton

4.36

Format: 486 pages, Hardcover

A ground-breaking gripping account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony o…

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Cover of D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches by Stephen E. Ambrose

1. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.30

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

It is the young men born into the false prosperity of the 1920s and brought up in the bitter realit… read more

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"No matter how bad things got, no matter how anxious the staff became, the commander had to “preserve optimism in himself and in his command. Without confidence, enthusiasm and optimism in the command…"

-Stephen E. Ambrose, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

Cover of Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller

2. 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

Cover of The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45 by Stephen E. Ambrose

3. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

3.98

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

The Barnes & Noble ReviewMaster WWII military historian Stephen Ambrose, bestselling author of such… read more

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Cover of Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble by Antony Beevor

4. Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble

By: Antony Beevor

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day and Stalingradreconstructs the Battle of… read more

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Cover of Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade

5. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

By: Don Yaeger , Brian Kilmeade

3.81

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

From the authors of the New York Timesbestseller George Washington's Secret Six, the little-known s… read more

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Cover of The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3) by Rick Atkinson

6. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)

By: Rick Atkinson

4.67

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph… read more

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7. A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France

By: Caroline Moorehead

4.01

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

They were teachers, students, chemists, writers, and housewives; a singer at the Paris Opera, a mid… read more

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8. Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

By: Ben Macintyre

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Hardcover

Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most re… read more

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9. White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves

By: Giles Milton

3.92

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

This is the forgotten story of the million white Europeans, snatched from their homes and taken in … read more

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10. Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.22

Format: None pages,

The incredible untold story of WWII s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern m… read more

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Cover of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII by Bob Drury

11. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

By: Bob Drury

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more

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12. The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with an utterly … read more

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Cover of Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II by Alex Kershaw

13. 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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Cover of Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyre

14. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

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Cover of Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France by James  Holland

15. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France

By: James Holland

4.45

Format: 650 pages, Hardcover

D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the seventy-six days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Alli… read more

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Cover of Sand & Steel: The D-Day Invasions and the Liberation of France by Peter Caddick-Adams

16. Sand & Steel: The D-Day Invasions and the Liberation of France

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.63

Format: 1025 pages, Hardcover

Peter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental … read more

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Cover of Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love by Rebecca  Frankel

17. Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love

By: Rebecca Frankel

4.31

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A 2021 National Jewish Book Award Finalist One of Smithsonian Magazine 's Best History Books of 202… read more

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Cover of Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir by Jeff Danziger

18. Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir

By: Jeff Danziger

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

"A must-read war memoir… with zero punches pulled, related by one of the most incisive observers of… read more

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Cover of Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day by Giles Milton

19. Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day

By: Giles Milton

4.36

Format: 486 pages, Hardcover

A ground-breaking gripping account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony o… read more

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Cover of D-Day Through German Eyes: How the Wehrmacht Lost France by Jonathan Trigg

20. D-Day Through German Eyes: How the Wehrmacht Lost France

By: Jonathan Trigg

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Everyone is familiar with the story of D-Day and the triumphal liberation of France by the Allies -… read more

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Cover of All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy by Tom Clavin

21. All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy

By: Tom Clavin

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Gold Medal for Memoir/Biography from the Military Writers Society of America A New Y… read more

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4.34

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