On Valor's Side: A Marine's Own Story of Parris Island and Guadalcanal
By: T. Grady Gallant
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
On August 7, 1942, the First Marine Division launched the first successful American land assault in…
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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. The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific
By: None , Eric A. Feldt
4.00
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
The Coastwatchers , first published in 1946, is the story of the brave men and women who served beh… read more
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3. The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice
By: Alex Kershaw
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia--population just 3,000 in 1944--died in the firs… read more
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4. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
By: Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge
4.47
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emer… read more
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"Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"War is such self-defeating, organized madness the way it destroys a nation's best."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
5. Eclipse of Reason
By: Max Horkheimer
3.67
Format: 350 pages,
"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more
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7. When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1)
By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard
4.52
Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition
For B-24 bomber pilot Al Lycoming, the mission was history in the making. Dispatched to Benghazi… read more
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8. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
By: Robert Leckie
4.22
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Now the inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC Here is one of the most riveting first-per… read more
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"It was a darkness without time. It was an impenetrable darkness. To the right and left of me rose those terrible formless things of my imagination, which I could not see because there was no light. I…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"And now to that Victim whose Sign rose above the world two thousand years ago, to be menaced now by that other sign now rising, I say a prayer of contrition. I, whom you have seen as irreverent and i…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone n…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
9. The Raiders and the Cross (Jox McNabb #2)
By: Patrick Larsimont
4.41
Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition
The thrilling WWII adventure across the war-torn skies of Britain, France and Malta. Perfect for fa… read more
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10. Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians
By: Herman Lehmann
4.17
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
"Lehmann's memoir is quite fantastic-sounding at times, but is regarded as one of the best of that … read more
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11. Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam
By: Morgan Miller
4.56
Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition
2024 IBPA Gold Ben Franklin Award Winner • 2024 Foreword Review INDIES FinalistMorgan and I both se… read more
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12. The Vulcan and the Straits (Jox McNabb Aviation Thrillers Book 4)
By: Patrick Larsimont
4.57
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
Don’t miss another thrilling adventure with the daring Treble Ones! Perfect for fans of Derek Robin… read more
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13. The Ghost Ships of Archangel: The Arctic Voyage That Defied the Nazis
By: William Geroux
4.02
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary story of survival and alliance during World War the icy journey of four Allied sh… read more
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14. Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front. Volume II: Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, and the Battle for East Prussia
By: Hans Heinz Rehfeldt
4.50
Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition
This second volume of a Nazi soldier's WWII diary continues the chronicle of his experiences on the… read more
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15. Dancing with Angels: a Novel of the SW Pacific Air War March-May 1943 (No Merciful War Book 8)
By: Tom Burkhalter
4.62
Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition
Jimmy Ardana and Danny Evans endure heartbreaking losses and deal with worn-out airplanes as they t… read more
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16. U-Boat Killer
By: Donald Macintyre
4.25
Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition
U-Boat Killer, first published in 1956, is an exciting account of a British Royal Navy destroyer in… read more
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17. Special Men: A LRP's Recollections
By: Dennis Foley
4.46
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives readers an inside view of US Army special forces through his… read more
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18. The New Kids: A Novel of the Air War on the Home Front August-September 1942 (No Merciful War Book 5)
By: Tom Burkhalter
4.24
Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition
The Flight So Far After fighting in the Pacific since December 1941, Jack Davis leaves New Guinea f… read more
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19. Shoestring's End: a Novel of the SW Pacific Air War Dec 1942 - March 1943 (No Merciful War Book 6)
By: Tom Burkhalter
4.45
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
By the end of 1942, the Japanese base at Rabaul on the island of New Britain is still the major str… read more
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20. They Call It Pacific: An Eye-Witness Story of Our War Against Japan from Bataan to the Solomons
By: Clark Lee
4.40
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
Clark Lee was an AP reporter stationed in Manila when World War 2 broke out and the Japanese invade… read more
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21. Joe Foss Flying Marine: The Story of his Flying Circus
By: Joe Foss
4.06
Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition
Joe Foss was one of the deadliest Marines to ever sit in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft. With 2… read more
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22. South From Corregidor
By: John H. Morrill
4.46
Format: 175 pages, Kindle Edition
At the outbreak of the Second World War U.S.S. Quail was in the Philippines sweeping mines to provi… read more
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23. On Valor's Side: A Marine's Own Story of Parris Island and Guadalcanal
By: T. Grady Gallant
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
On August 7, 1942, the First Marine Division launched the first successful American land assault in… read more
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24. Mud, Blood and Bullets: Memoirs of a Machine Gunner on the Western Front
By: Edward Rowbotham
4.58
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
A detailed, first-hand account of life in the trenches in World War I from an ordinary soldier's pe… read more
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25. 82 Days on Okinawa: One American's Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War's Greatest Battle
By: Art Shaw
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
"A gritty, first-person account. ... One can hear Shaw’s voice as if he were sitting beside you." —… read more
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26. Operation Backhander: 1944 Battle for Cape Gloucester (WW2 Pacific Military History, #3)
By: Daniel Wrinn
3.99
Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition
A gripping insight into the war for New Guinea and the operation for Cape Gloucester. Determined… read more
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27. Deception and Disaster: The Naval Odyssey of Professor James Brand
By: J. Eugene Porter
4.49
Format: 556 pages, Kindle Edition
The Pacific war expands with a new level of violence. General MacArthur pushes deeper into New Guin… read more
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28. The Coastwatchers (Illustrated): Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific
By: Eric A. Feldt
4.15
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
The Coastwatchers is the story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed th… read more
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29. The Story of Wake Island
By: James P.S. Devereux
4.38
Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition
On 8th December 1941, just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, thirty-six Japanese bombers atta… read more
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30. Mission Beyond Darkness
By: J. Bryan III
4.29
Format: 136 pages, Kindle Edition
When the pilots flew from the carriers of the Task Force 58 they knew they had little hope of retur… read more
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31. War in the South Pacific: Out in the Boondocks, U.S. Marines Tell Their Stories
By: James Horan
4.17
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
“I was in one of the last landing barges to hit the beach of Gavutu Island. We were halfway in when… read more
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