6 best-selling memoir books like Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II by Philip Ardery

Cover of Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II by Philip Ardery

Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II

By: Philip Ardery

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

" Winner of the Best Aeronautical Book Award from the Reserve Officers Association of the United St…

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Cover of Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller

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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  • history
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
"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

Cover of The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior by None, Robert  O'Neill

2. The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

By: None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL T… read more

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  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • memoir
"The troop commander's name was Rich...[and] he was one of the best leaders I've ever known. His motto, which I've stolen from him, is, 'Nobody ever worked for me. They worked with me."

-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

"...the daily morning muster began beneath a sign that said, 'Are you ready for war today? You should be.' SEALs hadn't fired a shot in anger for years. But nobody ever admitted that around civilians,…"

-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

Cover of Dead Eye (Gray Man, #4) by Mark Greaney

3. Dead Eye (Gray Man, #4)

By: Mark Greaney

4.41

Format: 479 pages, Paperback

Ex-CIA master assassin Court Gentry gets hit with a blast from the past in the fourth Gray Man nove… read more

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Cover of Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II by Eugene B. Fluckey

4. Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II

By: Eugene B. Fluckey

4.47

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew memb… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • military history
Cover of Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine by Richard H. O'Kane

5. Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine

By: Richard H. O'Kane

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The USS Wahoo's performance in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the empire is lege… read more

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  • history
  • memoir
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe by Norman "Bud" Fortier

6. An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe

By: Norman "Bud" Fortier

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY. When the skies of Euro… read more

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  • history
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tail Gunner by Richard C. Rivaz

7. Tail Gunner

By: Richard C. Rivaz

4.17

Format: None pages,

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  • history
  • memoir
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of On Target (Gray Man #2) by Mark Greaney

8. On Target (Gray Man #2)

By: Mark Greaney

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Killing is Court Gentry's business. Now, his business is about to get personal in the second Gray M… read more

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9. Ballistic (Gray Man, #3)

By: Mark Greaney

3.51

Format: None pages, Paperback

After Court Gentry was betrayed by his compatriots and forced to take on a near-suicidal covert mis… read more

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10. The Gray Man (Gray Man, #1)

By: Mark Greaney

3.92

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

To those who lurk in the shadows, he's known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, m… read more

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11. Combat Crew

By: John Comer

4.00

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

Combat Crew is one of the best memoirs about the air war over Europe ever written. John Comer kept … read more

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12. Harvey

By: Mary Chase

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

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Cover of Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton

13. Madhouse at the End of the Earth

By: Julian Sancton

4.27

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

Cover of Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and his Band of Brothers by Erik Dorr

14. Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and his Band of Brothers

By: Erik Dorr

4.48

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers will be drawn to this complex portrait of the controv… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • military history
Cover of A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II by Harry H. Crosby

15. A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II

By: Harry H. Crosby

4.58

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

"Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war a… read more

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  • history
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy

16. 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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  • history
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II by James  Holland

17. 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
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly by David Fairbank White

18. Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly

By: David Fairbank White

4.25

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane th… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East 1941-51 by Bill Yenne

19. MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East 1941-51

By: Bill Yenne

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

General Douglas MacArthur ended World War II controlling one of the most powerful air forces in the… read more

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  • aviation
  • history
Cover of Black Thursday: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid by Martin Caidin

20. Black Thursday: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid

By: Martin Caidin

3.91

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

“The ‘longest day’ for the B-17’s in World War II ... Superb!” NY Times On Thursday, October 14, 1… read more

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  • history
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943 by Jeffrey R. Cox

21. Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943

By: Jeffrey R. Cox

4.32

Format: 911 pages, Kindle Edition

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the cruc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • military history
Cover of Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II by Philip Ardery

22. Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II

By: Philip Ardery

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

" Winner of the Best Aeronautical Book Award from the Reserve Officers Association of the United St… read more

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  • memoir
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ace in a Day: The Memoir of an Eighth Air Force Fighter Pilot in World War II by Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff

23. Ace in a Day: The Memoir of an Eighth Air Force Fighter Pilot in World War II

By: Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff

4.50

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Wayne K. Blickenstaff, known as “Blick,” was a stalwart of the 350th Fighter Squadron of the 353rd … read more

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Cover of Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

24. Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45

By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

4.30

Format: 614 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fight… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of 35 Missions, The Frank Boyle Story: The True Story of an American B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Over Europe During World War II by Steve Knowles

25. 35 Missions, The Frank Boyle Story: The True Story of an American B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Over Europe During World War II

By: Steve Knowles

4.30

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

#1 national bestseller on Amazon in SIX categories , including Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, M… read more

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Cover of Air War in the Pacific: The Journal of General George Kenney, Commander of the Fifth U.S. Air Force by George C. Kenney

26. Air War in the Pacific: The Journal of General George Kenney, Commander of the Fifth U.S. Air Force

By: George C. Kenney

4.45

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Air War in the Pacific details the development and ultimate supremacy of the US Air Force during Wo… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
Cover of Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books) by Marion E. Carl

27. Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books)

By: Marion E. Carl

4.33

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • military history
Cover of B-17 Memories: From Memphis Belle to Victory by James Lee Hutchinson

28. B-17 Memories: From Memphis Belle to Victory

By: James Lee Hutchinson

4.42

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

The Memphis Belle, completed 25 missions and became the symbol of Eighth Air Force success in the a… read more

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Cover of Fly Boy Heroes: The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients of the Air War against Japan by James H. Hallas

29. Fly Boy Heroes: The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients of the Air War against Japan

By: James H. Hallas

4.40

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John W. Finn, though suffering multi… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Flying with the Fifteenth Air Force: A B-24 Pilot's Missions from Italy during World War II by Tom Faulkner

30. Flying with the Fifteenth Air Force: A B-24 Pilot's Missions from Italy during World War II

By: Tom Faulkner

4.38

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1944 and 1945, Tom Faulkner was a B-24 pilot flying out of San Giovanni airfield in Italy as a m… read more

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Cover of The Mighty Eighth in WWII: A Memoir by J. Kemp McLaughlin

31. The Mighty Eighth in WWII: A Memoir

By: J. Kemp McLaughlin

4.15

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

On an early morning in the fall of 1942, Kemp McLaughlin's group set out for a raid on a French tar… read more

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

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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4.42

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Eugene B. Fluckey

4.47

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3.84

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Philip Caputo

4.16

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Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

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