Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879
By: Saul David
4.05
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
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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. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
By: William Dalrymple
4.34
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
In the spring of 1839 British forces invaded Afghanistan for the first time, re-establishing Shah S… read more
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- history
- 19th century
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- war
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- nonfiction
"No one was planning to travel light. One brigadier claimed that he needed fifty camels to carry his kit, while General Cotton took 260 for his. Three hundred camels were earmarked to carry the milita…"-William Dalrymple, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
"The first Embassy to Afghanistan by a western power left the Company's Delhi Residency on 13 October 1808, with the Ambassador accompanied by 200 calvary, 4,000 infantry, a dozen elephants and no few…"-William Dalrymple, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
3. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
4. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
By: Mary Beard
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more
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5. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more
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"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying"-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
6. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
By: Jon Lee Anderson
3.73
Format: None pages,
From the back of the book: "Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the defi… read more
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7. Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World
By: Roy A. Adkins
3.63
Format: None pages,
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8. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops
By: Damien Lewis
3.79
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
When France fell to the Nazis in the winter of 1939, Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared that… read more
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9. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
By: Tony Judt
4.37
Format: 933 pages, Paperback
Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of th… read more
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"Broken eggs make good omelettes. But you cannot build a better society on broken men."-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"Far from addressing the Soviet nationalities question, the Afghan adventure had, as was by now all too clear, exacerbated it. If the USSR faced an intractable set of national minorities, this was in …"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"The imposition of a Russian rather than a German solution cut Europe’s vulnerable eastern half away from the body of the continent. At the time this was not a matter of great concern to western Europ…"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"Maastricht had three significant side-effects. One of them was the unforeseen boost it gave to NATO. Under the restrictive terms of the Treaty it was clear (as the French at least had intended) that …"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
10. Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
By: Cole C. Kingseed , Dick Winters
3.95
Format: 288 pages,
They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy.Immortalized as the Band of Brother… read more
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11. 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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12. Flags of Our Fathers
By: James D. Bradley , Ron Powers
3.50
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
Captures the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag … read more
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13. Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
By: Anthony McCarten
3.78
Format: 320 pages, ebook
From the acclaimed novelist and screenwriter of The Theory of Everythingcomes a revelatory look at … read more
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14. The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring
By: Michael Arkush , Sugar Ray Leonard
4.05
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this unflinching and inspiring autobiography, the boxing legend faces his single greatest compet… read more
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15. The Boer War
By: Thomas Pakenham
3.71
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Boers of South Africa responded to Britain's annexation of the gold-and-diamond-rich Transvaal … read more
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16. Khartoum: The Ultimate Imperial Adventure
By: Michael Asher
4.60
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
The British campaign in the Sudan in Queen Victoria's reign is an epic tale of adventure more thril… read more
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17. Destiny in the Desert: The Story Behind El Alamein - the Battle That Turned the Tide
By: Jonathan Dimbleby
3.75
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
This is a unique single-volume history of the road to El Alamein - 'the end of the beginning' - and… read more
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18. Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket
By: Richard Holmes
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
A history of the common British soldier, from c.1760 to c.1860, this text filled with anecdote and … read more
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19. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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- british literature
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
20. Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story
By: Roger Daltrey
4.06
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
The frontman of one of the greatest bands of all time tells the story of his rise from nothing to r… read more
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21. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943
By: James Holland
4.33
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland’s new book both recasts the controversial Italian Campaign a… read more
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22. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
By: Max Hastings
4.30
Format: 896 pages, Hardcover
An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bes… read more
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"The merits of rival causes are never absolute. Even in the Second World War, the Western allied struggle against fascism was compromised by its reliance upon the tyranny of Stalin to pay most of the …"-Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
23. Erebus: The Story of a Ship
By: Michael Palin
4.29
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more
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24. Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission
By: Rowland White
4.51
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynam… read more
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25. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
By: James Holland
4.30
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l… read more
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26. The Survivor: How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter
By: Josef Lewkowicz
4.20
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
WINNER OF THE CANADIAN JEWISH LITERARY AWARD FOR HOLOCAUST LITERATURE An amazing, untold story of … read more
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27. SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes
By: Damien Lewis
4.44
Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition
'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee ChildSAS Great Escapes Two… read more
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28. Warriors in Scarlet
By: Knight Ian
4.45
Format: None pages, Hardcover
With its exciting narrative style, careful analysis and emphasis on first-person accounts, Warriors… read more
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29. Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy
By: Ben Wilson
4.46
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much m… read more
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30. Alamein: War Without Hate
By: Colin Smith
4.06
Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition
For the British, the battle fought at El Alamein in October 1942 became the turning point of the Se… read more
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31. Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879
By: Saul David
4.05
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
Saul David's Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 is a fascinating look at the mos… read more
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- 19th century
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