14 Top history books like Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels by Patrick Henry Brady

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Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels

By: Patrick Henry Brady

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Viet Nam may be the only war we ever fought, or perhaps that was ever fought, in which the heroism …

If you liked the history plot in Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels by Patrick Henry Brady , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone by James Brady

1. Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone

By: James Brady

3.59

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author James Brady - the story of Marine legend John Basilone, one … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction

2. Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds

By: Robin Olds , Ed Rasimus , Christina Olds

3.41

Format: 32 pages,

The widely anticipated memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot, Robin Olds Robin Olds was a… read more

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  • aviation
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • history

3. Indestructible: One Man's Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII

By: John R. Bruning

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this remarkable WWII story by New York Timesbestselling author John R. Bruning, a renegade Ameri… read more

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Cover of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Paul Fussell, Eugene B. Sledge

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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
"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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6. We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam

By: Harold G. Moore , Joseph L. Galloway

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both releva… read more

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7. After Action: The True Story of a Cobra Pilot's Journey

By: None

3.62

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

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Cover of Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War by Dakota Meyer, None

8. Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War

By: Dakota Meyer , None

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations.” — President Barack Obama, from r… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fallujah Memoirs: A Grunt's Eye View of the Second Battle of Fallujah by Alexander Saxby

9. Fallujah Memoirs: A Grunt's Eye View of the Second Battle of Fallujah

By: Alexander Saxby

4.42

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second Battle of Fallujah was a watershed moment in the Iraq War. US Marines recaptured the cit… read more

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Cover of Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific by Robert Leckie

10. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
"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

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11. To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment

By: Bret Baier

4.40

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

 Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how Geo… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade

12. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.16

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestseller now in paperback with a new epilogue.In March 1836, the Mexican army … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

13. 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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Cover of HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT by Bruce Nesmith

14. HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT

By: Bruce Nesmith

4.40

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

HUEY WARA UH-1H Huey helicopter is a flimsy machine. It’s the 1960s equivalent of a World War I bip… read more

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Cover of Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir by Jeff Danziger

15. Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir

By: Jeff Danziger

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

"A must-read war memoir… with zero punches pulled, related by one of the most incisive observers of… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Danziger's Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir book and Patrick Henry Brady's Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Modern Warriors Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship by Johnny Joey Jones

16. Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Modern Warriors Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship

By: Johnny Joey Jones

4.52

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Life only really starts when we start serving others. For many people, military service isn’t simpl… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin by Alan S. Levin

17. Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin

By: Alan S. Levin

4.53

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

"Why do I need a gun? I'm a doctor!" Over fifty years ago, I was a Harvard-trained pediatrician … read more

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  • history
Cover of Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967 by Dennis M Witt

18. 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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Cover of One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968 by John Shook

19. One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968

By: John Shook

4.00

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

Who, or what, was the real enemy in Vietnam? The ever-elusive, jungle-wise Viet Cong and their NVA … read more

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Cover of Stingers: Vietnam War - Helicopter Gunships by Fred  Allen

20. Stingers: Vietnam War - Helicopter Gunships

By: Fred Allen

4.47

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE VIDEO OF A VIETNAM HELICOPTER GUNSHIP IN LIVE COMBAT Experience intense comba… read more

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Cover of 19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam by Lew Jennings

21. 19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam

By: Lew Jennings

4.42

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

19 Minutes to Live illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and cr… read more

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  • aviation
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Blood on China Beach: My Story as a Brain Surgeon in Vietnam by Paul J. Pitlyk

22. Blood on China Beach: My Story as a Brain Surgeon in Vietnam

By: Paul J. Pitlyk

4.41

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

More than once during his yearlong duty, thirty-two-year-old Paul J. Pitlyk wondered what had posse… read more

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Cover of My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey by John Quintrell

23. My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey

By: John Quintrell

4.63

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

When you read My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, you will be amazed by the stories as told… read more

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Cover of Nothing Left to Drag Home: The Siege of Lao Bao, During Operation Dewey Canyon II; Written by an Artilleryman Who Survived It. by Gary Rafferty

24. Nothing Left to Drag Home: The Siege of Lao Bao, During Operation Dewey Canyon II; Written by an Artilleryman Who Survived It.

By: Gary Rafferty

4.27

Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing Left to Drag Home, is an eyewitness account of the last major battle involving American gro… read more

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Cover of "SKI" in Vietnam: The Memoirs of Chuck Niewadomski by RaeLynn Stuart

25. "SKI" in Vietnam: The Memoirs of Chuck Niewadomski

By: RaeLynn Stuart

4.19

Format: 89 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the word for word account of one man's experience in Vietnam at the end of the conflict. He… read more

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Cover of Vietnam: No Regrets: One Soldier's Tour of Duty by J. Watkins

26. Vietnam: No Regrets: One Soldier's Tour of Duty

By: J. Watkins

4.30

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

“In the 30+ years since its conclusion, countless volumes have been crafted regarding the Vietnam W… read more

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Cover of Mended Wings: The Vietnam War Experience Through the Eyes of Ten American Purple Heart Helicopter Pilots by Colin P. Cahoon

27. Mended Wings: The Vietnam War Experience Through the Eyes of Ten American Purple Heart Helicopter Pilots

By: Colin P. Cahoon

4.45

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

When courage, guts and loyalty merge, you’ll find Army helicopter pilots fighting in Vietnam, commi… read more

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  • history
Cover of SCOUTS OUT!: A Kiowa Warrior Pilot’s Perspective of War in Afghanistan by Ryan Robicheaux

28. SCOUTS OUT!: A Kiowa Warrior Pilot’s Perspective of War in Afghanistan

By: Ryan Robicheaux

4.29

Format: 525 pages, Kindle Edition

The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior-a deep reconnaissance scout and attack aircraft-was legendary to those it … read more

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  • aviation
Cover of Undaunted Valor: An Assault Helicopter Unit in Vietnam (Undaunted Valor #1) by Matt  Jackson

29. Undaunted Valor: An Assault Helicopter Unit in Vietnam (Undaunted Valor #1)

By: Matt Jackson

4.03

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

…American troops are in contact… The UH-1H helicopter swoops in to bail them out… …Tracer fire ev… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of This is Minuteman: Two-Three... Go!: Memoirs of a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan by Wayne Chasson

30. This is Minuteman: Two-Three... Go!: Memoirs of a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan

By: Wayne Chasson

4.32

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

“This book is OUTSTANDING! The Author has seen some really exciting times in his life, in addition … read more

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  • military fiction
Cover of Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels by Patrick Henry Brady

31. Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels

By: Patrick Henry Brady

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Viet Nam may be the only war we ever fought, or perhaps that was ever fought, in which the heroism … read more

Similar categories in Patrick Henry Brady's Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels book and Patrick Henry Brady's Dead Men Flying: Victory in Viet Nam The Legend of Dust off: America's Battlefield Angels

  • aviation
  • military fiction
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4.47

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