5 must-read military history books like 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot by Ralph Alshouse

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80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot

By: Ralph Alshouse

4.78

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

"My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airpla…

If you liked the military history plot in 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot by Ralph Alshouse , here is a list of 5 books like this:

1. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat

By: Giles Milton

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine In the spring of 1939, a top-secre… read more

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2. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

By: Adam Lazarus

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more

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3. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

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Cover of The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist by Peter Tunstall

4. The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist

By: Peter Tunstall

4.45

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

“A remarkable memoir of a British lad’s salad days flying bombers against the Nazis and then repeat… read more

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Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

5. 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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6. The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two

By: Sarah Baring

4.00

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height… read more

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Cover of Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam by James M. Dixon

7. Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam

By: James M. Dixon

4.39

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being draft… read more

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8. Wounded Tiger: The Transformational True Story of the Japanese Pilot Who Led the Pearl Harbor Attack (A World War 2 Nonfiction Novel)

By: T. Martin Bennett

4.68

Format: 877 pages, Kindle Edition

"Bravo to an extraordinary story! I can feel your passion in bringing the story to life - a moving … read more

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9. The Seven Men of Spandau: The Last of the Hitler Gang (Hitler's Henchmen)

By: Jack Fishman

4.27

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

The riveting story of what happened to the seven top Nazi war criminals in the aftermath of World W… read more

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10. Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967

By: Dennis M Witt

4.31

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Firefights, mortar attacks, and friendly fire were all part of the experiences of an infantryman in… read more

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11. A LUCKY RED LION: The Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363 Vietnam

By: Arch Ratliff

4.40

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Taken from Memoirs, A Lucky Red Lion is the true story of a Marine aviator, then Captain Arch Ratli… read more

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12. Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending the Reich Against the RAF and the USAAF

By: Wolfgang Fischer

4.18

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spen… read more

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Cover of Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment by Helmut Schneider

13. Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment

By: Helmut Schneider

4.00

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

‘May the army of millions of dead of all nations bear witness to humanity for the hope that future … read more

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Cover of Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne by Ted G. Arthurs

14. Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne

By: Ted G. Arthurs

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A no-holds-barred, straight-in-your-face account of combat in VietnamYou know it's going to be hot … read more

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15. Normandy Bridgehead: What Happened After the Beaches of Normandy Were Taken

By: H. Essame

4.14

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

The epic story of what happened after the beaches had been stormed during D-Day.An essential histor… read more

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16. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Operation Jericho and the Raid That Saved D-Day (Daring Military Operations of World War Two)

By: Jack Fishman

4.37

Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition

The incredible account of the World War Two Allied operation to bomb Amiens Prison and free impriso… read more

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17. The Mosquito Log: The Most Versatile Aeroplane of World War II (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air)

By: Alexander McKee

4.28

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing history of a remarkable British the Mosquito.Ideal for fans of John Nichol, Alasdair… read more

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18. 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot

By: Ralph Alshouse

4.78

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

"My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airpla… read more

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Cover of Three Down and Locked: Memoir of a Naval Aviator by Larry C. Turner

19. Three Down and Locked: Memoir of a Naval Aviator

By: Larry C. Turner

4.22

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year the U.S. Navy designates some 1,200 Naval Officers as Naval Aviators once they have succ… read more

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Cover of Better Lucky Than Good : From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot, And Beyond (From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot and Beyond Book 1) by Dale Arenson

20. Better Lucky Than Good : From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot, And Beyond (From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot and Beyond Book 1)

By: Dale Arenson

4.63

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Jump inside the cockpit of an airplane and take an exhilarating trip across the United States. With… read more

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21. From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot

By: Steven K. Ladd

4.53

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

This behind-the-scenes account of a USAF career is “an absorbing read, written with the classic hum… read more

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22. A Cold War Sailor: A Military Memoir

By: JOHN J COYNE

4.43

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

“I looked up from the instrument panel in my Huey helicopter to see the main rotor blade strike a t… read more

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23. A TIME FOR TRUMPETS the untold story of the Battle of the Bulge (World War II Army Histories)

By: Charles B. MacDonald

4.35

Format: 943 pages, Kindle Edition

THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE — WRITTEN BY A MAN WHO FOUGHT IN IT.On 16 December … read more

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24. Mac: The Wind Beneath My Wings

By: Sherry Hobbs

4.72

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

When Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, forcing the U.S. to enter WWII, MAC was 23 years … read more

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25. Caen: Anvil of Victory (Alexander McKee Presents: Key Engagements in World War II)

By: Alexander McKee

3.98

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

The epic account of how the fate of Operation Overlord and the Battle of Normandy was determined at… read more

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26. The Lucky One (From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot and Beyond Book 2)

By: Dale Arenson

4.65

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Still fresh on his path to reinventing himself as a pilot and inspired by his encounters with world… read more

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Cover of SEVEN DAYS OF INFAMY accounts of Pearl Harbor from those who watched it unfold (Nicholas Best World War II History) by Nicholas Best

27. SEVEN DAYS OF INFAMY accounts of Pearl Harbor from those who watched it unfold (Nicholas Best World War II History)

By: Nicholas Best

4.45

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

A COMPELLING LOOK AT THE TURNING POINT OF WORLD WAR II TOLD BY THOSE WHO WATCHED IT UNFOLD.‘A brisk… read more

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28. Dresden, 1945: The Devil's Tinderbox (Alexander McKee Presents: Key Engagements in World War II)

By: Alexander McKee

3.87

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

The eye-opening definitive account of the horrific fire-bombing of the undefended city of Dresden. … read more

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29. Beyond Mach 3: A Pilot’s Journey Through The U-2 and SR-71 (1950 to 1970) A Memoir

By: Buddy Brown

4.55

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Immerse yourself in sky-high adventure and the unwavering bravery of a legendary pilot who broke ba… read more

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30. I Did Things Like This: My Time in the Navy

By: Sam Juett

4.13

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

These are the stories of a naive Southern boy's 4-year Navy hitch. I was fortunate to be able to se… read more

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31. Neptune's Asylum: Sea Stories from the 1980s U.S. Navy

By: Kim Kipling

4.24

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you ever served in the U.S Navy? Do you know someone who has? Have you ever wondered what ship… read more

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11 Top nonfiction books like Beyond Mach 3: A Pilot’s Journey Through The U-2 and SR-71 (1950 to 1970) A Memoir by Buddy Brown

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GUTS 'N GUNSHIPS: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam

Mark Garrison

3.97

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The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist

Peter Tunstall

4.45

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The Fall of Fortresses: The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII

Elmer Bendiner

4.12

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Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending the Reich Against the RAF and the USAAF

Wolfgang Fischer

4.18

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