19 must-read nonfiction books like Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939–1945 by Alfred Price

Cover of Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939–1945 by Alfred Price

Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939–1945

By: Alfred Price

4.35

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

The rapid evolution of radio and radar systems for military use during World War II, and devices to…

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

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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"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 Guys and Dolls by William  Kennedy, Damon Runyon, William Kennedy

2. Guys and Dolls

By: William Kennedy , Damon Runyon , William Kennedy

3.68

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

You can count on Guys and Dolls being revived at least once every ten years, and on and on, probabl… read more

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3. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

By: Bethany McLean , Peter Elkind

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

There were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Mengave readers the full s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Those Who Hold Bastogne: The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge by Peter Schrijvers

4. Those Who Hold Bastogne: The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge

By: Peter Schrijvers

3.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hitler's last gamble, the Battle of the Bulge, was intended to push the Allied invaders of Normandy… read more

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

5. Fortress Ploesti: The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil Supply

By: Jay A. Stout

4.03

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Unlike previous books on Ploesti, Jay Stout goes well beyond the famous big and bloody raid of Augu… read more

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6. Legacy

By: James Kerr

4.17

Format: 128 pages,

Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. In Lega… read more

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7. Kelly: More Than My Share of It All

By: None , None

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, … read more

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8. Police, Arrests & Suspects: The True Story of a Front Line Officer

By: John Donoghue

4.54

Format: 253 pages,

FACT is stranger than FICTION on the front line...Who's afraid of the Ginger Bread Man? Why do poli… read more

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9. Storm Over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy

By: John Prados

3.94

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II--the greatest naval battle in history. As Al… read more

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10. Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans

By: Brian M. Fagan

3.33

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Cro-Magnons were the first fully modern Europeans?not only the creators of the stunning cave painti… read more

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Cover of Our Enemies Will Vanish by Yaroslav Trofimov

11. Our Enemies Will Vanish

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest by Jennifer Paxton

12. England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest

By: Jennifer Paxton

4.28

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Great Courses Plus Dr. Jennifer Paxton is Assistant Director of the University Honors Program and … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War by Craig Whitlock

13. The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

By: Craig Whitlock

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 The #1 New York Times bestselling investigative story of how th… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"To reinforce the message, Obama administration officials touted statistics that distorted what was really happening on the ground. The Bush administration had done the same, but Obama staffers in the…"

-Craig Whitlock, The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

"Ryan Crocker, who served as the top U.S. diplomat in Kabul under both Bush and Obama, said the gusher of contracts to support U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan virtually guaranteed that extortion, …"

-Craig Whitlock, The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

Cover of By Tank into Normandy (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Stuart Hills

14. By Tank into Normandy (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

By: Stuart Hills

4.25

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard HolmesStuart Hill… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East by Uri Kaufman

15. Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East

By: Uri Kaufman

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"Pacy and enthralling." ― Financial Times "Tells the story brilliantly." ―Senator Joseph I. Lieber… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race by Nicole Perlroth

16. This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race

By: Nicole Perlroth

4.34

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

From The New York Times cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth, the untold story of the cyberweapon… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • technology
"Finding a zero day is a little like entering God mode in a video game. Once hackers have figured out the commands or written the code to exploit it, they can scamper through the world's computer netw…"

-Nicole Perlroth, This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race

Cover of 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

17. 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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Cover of Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Terence Robertson

18. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend by John  Nichol

19. Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend

By: John Nichol

4.52

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

Praise for Spitfire: A Very British Love Story ‘The best book you will ever read about Britain’s gr… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World by H.R. McMaster

20. Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

By: H.R. McMaster

4.12

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times  Bestseller Now with new text from McMaster addressing the January 2021 assault on t… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"Поки вони підривають школи для дівчаток в Афганістані, їхні діти ходять до приватних шкіл."

-H.R. McMaster, Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

"Освіта життєво важлива не лише для того, щоб громадяни розпізнавали небезпеки російських дезінформаційних кампаній, а й щоб відновилася довіра до демократичних принципів, інституцій і процесів."

-H.R. McMaster, Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

"The president and many of those who served him were sympathetic to the New Left interpretation of foreign affairs, one that considers so-called Western capitalist imperialism as the primary cause of …"

-H.R. McMaster, Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

"Consistency and will are, therefore, important dimensions of strategic competence. But our will is diminished. As our foreign policies swung from over-optimism to resignation, identity politics inter…"

-H.R. McMaster, Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

Cover of Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

21. Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.21

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing account by the Royal Navy commander who led the escort of convoy HX231 during the Bat… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII by J.E. Johnson

22. Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII

By: J.E. Johnson

4.48

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

Johnnie Johnson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939 as a week-end flier, and finis… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars by Alan C. Mack

23. Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars

By: Alan C. Mack

4.44

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

“A truly extraordinary book by a phenomenal pilot and warrior. Alan Mack was in the thick of every … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy by Craig Whitlock

24. Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

By: Craig Whitlock

4.39

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s masterful account of one of the biggest publi… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"After a decade of U.S. wars and surging defense budgets, an expectation of special treatment had taken root in the Navy. Many officers felt they were owed something extra for enduring long deployment…"

-Craig Whitlock, Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

Cover of Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft by Graham M. Simons

25. Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft

By: Graham M. Simons

4.21

Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition

The "Wooden Wonder" - as the de Havilland Mosquito was affectionately known - entered the 1939-1945… read more

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  • military fiction
  • military history
Cover of Hudson Fysh by Grantlee Kieza

26. Hudson Fysh

By: Grantlee Kieza

4.45

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and g… read more

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Cover of Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939–1945 by Alfred Price

27. Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939–1945

By: Alfred Price

4.35

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

The rapid evolution of radio and radar systems for military use during World War II, and devices to… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • technology
Cover of Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

28. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

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Cover of Most Secret: The Hidden History of Orford Ness by Paddy Heazell

29. Most Secret: The Hidden History of Orford Ness

By: Paddy Heazell

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Following the fall of France and evacuation of the Allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940, Britain was … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War by Saul David

30. Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

By: Saul David

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed historian Saul David, a stunning and gripping new history of the British airborne ex… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction

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3.77

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