17 Best world war ii books like Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona by Walter R. Borneman

Cover of Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona by Walter R. Borneman

Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona

By: Walter R. Borneman

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A deeply personal and never-before-told account of one of America's darkest days, from the bestsell…

If you liked the world war ii plot in Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona by Walter R. Borneman , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers by Marcus Brotherton

1. We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers

By: Marcus Brotherton

4.12

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

From Marcus Brotherton, co-author of Call of Duty, comes a new collection of untold stories from th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Paul Fussell, Eugene B. Sledge

2. 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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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • 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

3. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

By: Denise Kiernan

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial r… read more

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4. Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends

By: William Guarnere , Robyn Post , Edward Heffron

3.96

Format: None pages,

Tom Hanks introduces the "remarkable" (Publishers Weekly) story of two inseparable friends and sold… read more

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5. Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing's Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I

By: Mitchell A. Yockelson

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The gripping account of the U.S. First Army's astonishing triumph over the Germans in America's blo… read more

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6. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II

By: Liza Mundy

4.00

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Hidden Figuresand The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girlsis the astonishing, untol… read more

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Cover of Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists by Bill O'Reilly

7. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

8. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill by Brad Meltzer

9. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

By: Brad Meltzer

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true sto… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality by Brian Kilmeade

10. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.22

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
Cover of Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks by Emily Pennington

11. Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks

By: Emily Pennington

3.18

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

A bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving forward across an adventurous … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

12. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

By: Garrett M. Graff

4.72

Format: 16 pages, Audiobook

15 hours, 54 minutes Read by a 45-person cast, with Holter Graham and the author Over the pas… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
"We met when we were only 16, at a high school dance. When he died, we were 50. I remember how I didn't want that day to end, terrible as it was. I didn't want to go to sleep because as long as I was …"

-Garrett M. Graff, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

Cover of The Librarian Spy by Madeline  Martin

13. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

Cover of Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity by Bill O'Reilly

14. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
Cover of The Boy From Block 66: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (Heroic Children of World War II Book 1) by Limor Regev

15. The Boy From Block 66: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (Heroic Children of World War II Book 1)

By: Limor Regev

4.46

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

He has endured more than any child ever should, but now he must survive Block 66. January, 1945 . … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts by Bill O'Reilly

16. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

By: Bill O'Reilly

3.67

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
Cover of Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II by Henry Langrehr

17. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II

By: Henry Langrehr

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person a… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick

18. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

3.84

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
"When Washington became president of the United States, he was still wrestling with the meaning of the American Revolution. He'd entered the conflict an unrepentant Virginia slaveholder. By the end of…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy

Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

19. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy

20. Luck of the Draw

By: Frank Murphy

4.22

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and und… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America by Christopher C. Gorham

21. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

By: Christopher C. Gorham

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon

22. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara

23. To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Jeff Shaara

4.43

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara takes on Pearl Harbor, the world-changing attack that… read more

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  • american history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
Cover of Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze by Brent E. Jones

24. Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze

By: Brent E. Jones

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An intimate true account of Americans at war, Days of Steel Rain is an epic drama about an unlikely… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 by Cathie Pelletier

25. Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952

By: Cathie Pelletier

3.96

Format: 288 pages, ebook

A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human enduranc… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel by Julie Satow

26. The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel

By: Julie Satow

3.79

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Moth and the Mountain by Ed Caesar

27. The Moth and the Mountain

By: Ed Caesar

3.79

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary true story about one man’s attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own sou… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War by Neal Bascomb

28. The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War

By: Neal Bascomb

4.04

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Neal Bascomb, New York Times best-selling author, delivers the spellbinding story of the downed All… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan Before Pearl Harbor by Sam Kleiner

29. The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan Before Pearl Harbor

By: Sam Kleiner

4.11

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s d… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Coffin Corner Boys: One Bomber, Ten Men, and Their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France (World War II Collection) by Carole Engle Avriett

30. Coffin Corner Boys: One Bomber, Ten Men, and Their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France (World War II Collection)

By: Carole Engle Avriett

4.19

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

"Gripping…filled with…dramatic escapes, moments of surprising humanity, and acts of bravery." —Publ… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona by Walter R. Borneman

31. Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona

By: Walter R. Borneman

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A deeply personal and never-before-told account of one of America's darkest days, from the bestsell… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

22 Best history books like Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona by Walter R. Borneman

Transform Your Habits

We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers

Marcus Brotherton

4.12

Transform Your Habits

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge

4.47

Transform Your Habits

Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists

Bill O'Reilly

4.19

Transform Your Habits

The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

Brad Meltzer

4.16

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28 must-read fiction books like Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Transform Your Habits

Prisoner B-3087

Alan Gratz

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Rescue

Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Stolen Girl

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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