17 must-read world war ii books like Return to Victory: MacArthur's Epic Liberation of the Philippines by James P. Duffy

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Return to Victory: MacArthur's Epic Liberation of the Philippines

By: James P. Duffy

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

General Douglas MacArthur's bloody campaign to defeat die-hard Japanese forces and liberate the Phi…

If you liked the world war ii plot in Return to Victory: MacArthur's Epic Liberation of the Philippines by James P. Duffy , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.01

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungr… read more

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"Master, I go hunting."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

"Bu bir taş. Gerçek Lisan’da ise “tolk"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

"To light a candle is to cast a shadow..."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

"Encender una vela es proyectar una sombra..."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

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2. Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)

By: Lee Child

4.22

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night… read more

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"Now they broke my toothbrush, I don't own anything."

-Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)

"Slippery slope. I carry a spare shirt, pretty soon I'm carrying spare pants. Then I'd need a suitcase. Next thing I know, I've got a house and a car and a savings plan and I'm filling out all kinds o…"

-Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)

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3. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)

By: Ian W. Toll

4.61

Format: 688 pages, Paperback

The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challe… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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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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  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. Patton, Montgomery, Rommel: Masters of War

By: Terry Brighton

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

In Patton, Montgomery, Rommel, one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unp… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction

6. Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945

By: Rana Mitter

4.00

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The epic, untold story of China's devastating eight-year war of resistance against Japan For decade… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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7. D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

By: Antony Beevor

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Making use of overlooked and new material from over 30 archives in half a dozen countries, 'D-Day' … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. Mortal Prey (Lucas Davenport, #13)

By: John Sandford

4.02

Format: None pages,

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9. Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!

By: Anthony Robbins , Tony Robbins , Frederick L. Covan

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Wake up and take control of your life! From the bestselling author of Inner Strength, Unlimited Pow… read more

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10. William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life

By: James Lee McDonough

3.00

Format: None pages,

A major new biography of one of America's most storied military figures. General Sherman's 1864 bur… read more

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11. Burma '44: The Battle That Turned Britain's War in the East

By: James Holland

3.89

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

'A thrilling blow-by-blow account' The Times In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, driv… read more

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12. Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.90

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

1888 W Africa. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers. He builds a snug cabin … read more

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"Teach me to speak the language of men."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"P43- that the huge, fierce brute loved this child of another race is beyond question."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

13. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)

By: Agatha Christie

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and a night train to the Mediterranean -- ingredients… read more

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14. The Baseball 100

By: Joe Posnanski

4.74

Format: 869 pages, Hardcover

A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singu… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

By: Ian W. Toll

4.59

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe

By: James Holland

4.33

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted took place, larger even than the Nor… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

By: Ian W. Toll

4.76

Format: 944 pages, Hardcover

Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
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"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"

-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

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19. The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

By: Rick Atkinson

4.43

Format: 776 pages, Hardcover

In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson recounts the first twenty-one months … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943

By: John C. McManus

4.30

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War "Out here, mention is seldom seen… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945

By: John C. McManus

4.59

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

From the liberation of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender, the final volume of John C. McMan… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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22. Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944

By: John C. McManus

4.47

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

In Fire and Fortitude--winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History--John C. McManus pre… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott

23. Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb

By: James M. Scott

4.40

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Craig L. Symonds

24. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

By: Craig L. Symonds

4.65

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From one of our most distinguished naval historians, the first wartime biography in a half-century … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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25. The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

By: Michio Kaku

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning new vision of our future i… read more

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"The notion that we live in a quiet, ordinary suburb of the galaxy was simple and comforting. But boy, we were wrong."

-Michio Kaku, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

"Thee notion that we live in a quiet, ordinary suburb of the galaxy was simple and comforting. But boy, we were wrong."

-Michio Kaku, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

"Astronomers suspect that the Oort Cloud could extend as far as three light-years from our solar system. That is more than halfway to the nearest stars, the Centauri triple star system, which is sligh…"

-Michio Kaku, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

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26. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father by Peter Stark

27. Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father

By: Peter Stark

4.01

Format: 510 pages, Kindle Edition

A new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich by Daniel P. Bolger

28. The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich

By: Daniel P. Bolger

4.12

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood by James M. Fenelon

29. Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood

By: James M. Fenelon

4.29

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Band of Brothers , historian and former paratrooper James M. Fenelon offers a g… read more

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  • history
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30. Return to Victory: MacArthur's Epic Liberation of the Philippines

By: James P. Duffy

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

General Douglas MacArthur's bloody campaign to defeat die-hard Japanese forces and liberate the Phi… read more

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31. Mr. Met: How a Sports-Mad Kid from Jersey Became Like Family to Generations of Big Leaguers

By: Jay Horwitz

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Anyone who knows Jay Horwitz knows he loves stories and has a wealth of them to share. As the belov… read more

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21 Top history books like Return to Victory: MacArthur's Epic Liberation of the Philippines by James P. Duffy

Transform Your Habits

The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)

Ian W. Toll

4.61

Transform Your Habits

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

3.59

Transform Your Habits

Patton, Montgomery, Rommel: Masters of War

Terry Brighton

4.27

Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945

Rana Mitter

4.00

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Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

Bernard Cornwell

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Punic Wars

Adrian Goldsworthy

4.19

Transform Your Habits

The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)

Ian W. Toll

4.61

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