14 best-selling history books like April 1945: The Hinge of History by Craig Shirley

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April 1945: The Hinge of History

By: Craig Shirley

3.65

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling accou…

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1. Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Robert F. Kennedy

3.60

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over it… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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2. The First World War

By: John Keegan

3.92

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly end… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history

3. The Gangster (Isaac Bell, #9)

By: Clive Cussler , Justin Scott

3.33

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

Isaac Bell is back in this thrilling new novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master … read more

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4. Masters and Commanders: The Military Geniuses Who Led the West to Victory in World War II

By: Andrew Roberts

3.44

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

Andrew Roberts's Masters and Commanders: The Military Geniuses who led the West to Victory in WWII … read more

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5. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

By: Stacy Schiff

3.74

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12)

By: Scott Turow

3.82

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial returns with a riv… read more

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7. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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8. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

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9. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more

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  • military history
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10. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

By: James L. Swanson

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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12. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

By: Evan Thomas

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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13. Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

By: Ronen Bergman

4.40

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive history of the Mossad, Shin Bet, and the IDF’s targeted killing programs, from… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
"The divide between the combat-sated generals, who once had "a knife between their teeth" but later grasped the limits of force, and the majority of the people of Israel, is the sad reality in which M…"

-Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

"Finally, a recruit would undergo one last test. The agency would send him home, to his own neighborhood and his own social circle, in disguise and with his alias. If he could circulate there, among t…"

-Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

"Indeed, in many respects the story of Israel’s intelligence community as recounted in this book has been one of a long string of impressive tactical successes, but also disastrous strategic failures.…"

-Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

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14. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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15. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

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  • world war ii
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16. Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America

By: Harry N. MacLean

3.71

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the m… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

By: Bill O'Reilly

3.67

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever

By: Jack Curry

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the inside story of the 1998 Yankees' unprecedented talent with this gripping account from… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. April 1945: The Hinge of History

By: Craig Shirley

3.65

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling accou… read more

Similar categories in Craig Shirley's April 1945: The Hinge of History book and Craig Shirley's April 1945: The Hinge of History

  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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20. Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization

By: Martin Dugard

4.32

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series—with m… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism by Joe Conason

21. The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism

By: Joe Conason

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise – and why Donald Tru… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

14 best-selling nonfiction books like April 1945: The Hinge of History by Craig Shirley

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3.92

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3.74

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4.31

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