22 Best history books like The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson (The Age of Sail) by Noel B. Gerson

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The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson (The Age of Sail)

By: Noel B. Gerson

4.40

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping biography of one of the seventeenth century’s greatest sea captains. Courage, ambition a…

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1. River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon

By: Buddy Levy

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Conquistadorcomes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest … read more

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2. Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders : Enforcing Abolition at Sea 1808-1898

By: Bernard Edwards

3.67

Format: 364 pages,

On March 16, 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the follo… read more

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3. Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World

By: Maya Jasanoff

3.50

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

On November 25, 1783, the last British troops pulled out of New York City, bringing the American Re… read more

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4. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

By: William L. Shirer

4.21

Format: 1147 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Hitler boasted that The Third Reich would last a thousand years. It lasted only 12. But those 12 ye… read more

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"One of them was Fritz Thyssen, one of the earliest and biggest contributors to the party. Fleeing the "Nazi regime has ruined German industry." And to all he met abroad he proclaimed, "What a fool ( …"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

"To some Germans and, no doubt, to most foreigners it appeared that a charlatan had come to power in Berlin. To the majority of Germans Hitler had — or would shortly assume — the aura of a truly chari…"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

"In our new age of terrifying, lethal gadgets, which supplanted so swiftly the old one, the first great aggressive war, if it should come, will be launched by suicidal little madmen pressing an electr…"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

"Adolf Hitler is probably the last of the great adventurer-conquerors in the tradition of Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon, and the Third Reich the last of the empires which set out on the path taken ea…"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

5. The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville

By: Wiley Sword

4.28

Format: 320 pages,

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6. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

By: Laurence Bergreen

4.67

Format: 523 pages, Paperback

Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year… read more

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7. 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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"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

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8. Cuba: An American History

By: Ada Ferrer

4.45

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Winner of The L. A. Times Book Prize (2021) in History ​“Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (… read more

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9. 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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10. In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

By: Laurence Bergreen

3.91

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus brings ali… read more

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11. Night Intruder: A Personal Account of the Radar War Between the RAF and Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Forces (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 1)

By: Jeremy Howard-Williams

4.24

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing memoir of one RAF fighter pilot’s battle against the Luftwaffe in the dead of night.I… read more

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12. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World

By: Eric Jay Dolin

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812―a tale of… read more

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13. Daniel Morgan Forgotten Hero

By: Ronald Hamilton

4.58

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

In a day and age when generals were wealthy, educated,upper class aristocrats; Dan Morgan went from… read more

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14. Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition

By: Buddy Levy

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one … read more

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15. Trafalgar

By: Nicholas Best

4.51

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

Two hundred years ago Napoleon Bonaparte planned to lead his Grande Armée to Britain, the only coun… read more

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16. The World's Greatest Sea Mysteries (Real-Life Mysteries)

By: Michael Hardwick

3.69

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

A thrilling collection of sea mysteries from around the world! Twenty-eight maritime stories told i… read more

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17. Hermann Göring: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)

By: Hourly History

3.95

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the dark life of Hermann Göring...Free BONUS Inside!One of Hitler’s most notorious henchme… read more

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Cover of Finale at Flensburg: The Story Of Field Marshal Montgomery's Battle For The Baltic (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

18. Finale at Flensburg: The Story Of Field Marshal Montgomery's Battle For The Baltic (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.40

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

The overlooked story of one of the last battles of the Second World War, which shaped the course of… read more

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19. War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (World War Two at Sea)

By: John Winton

4.29

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima; the War in the Pacific was one … read more

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20. A Way Through the Wilderness: The Natchez Trace and the Civilization of the Southern Frontier

By: William C. Davis

3.91

Format: 527 pages, Kindle Edition

Merchants, bankers, planters, soldiers, Kaintucks and gamblers, all were tied in one way or another… read more

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21. Bay of Pigs Invasion: A History from Beginning to End (The Cold War)

By: Hourly History

4.10

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable history of the Bay of Pigs Invasion...Free BONUS Inside!In the 1950s, the C… read more

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22. The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America

By: Bruce M. Venter

4.07

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

British and German troops ran into stubborn rebel resistance at Hubbardton, Vermont, on July 7, 177… read more

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23. John Stark: Maverick General

By: Ben Z. Rose

4.25

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

A Foreword Magazine Finalist for Best Biography “We owe a debt of gratitude to Ben Z. Rose for bri… read more

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24. Admiral Hawke: Britain's Greatest Forgotten Naval Commander (The Age of Sail)

By: Ruddock Finlay Mackay

4.34

Format: 509 pages, Kindle Edition

Although less well known than Nelson, Hood, or Rodney, Hawke is one of the founding fathers of the … read more

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25. The Devil's Mariner: A Life of William Dampier, Pirate and Explorer, 1651-1715

By: Anton Gill

3.87

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

A man born with few advantages, William Dampier's single-minded determination to see the world bore… read more

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26. TEN DAYS TO D-DAY the countdown to the liberation of Europe (David Stafford World War II History)

By: David Stafford

4.61

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

The must-read D-Day book reissued for the 80th anniversary with eyewitness accounts from those who … read more

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27. The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson (The Age of Sail)

By: Noel B. Gerson

4.40

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping biography of one of the seventeenth century’s greatest sea captains. Courage, ambition a… read more

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28. Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor!: Life on the Lower-deck of the Victorian Navy

By: John Winton

4.30

Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing history of life in the Royal Navy at the height of its power. ‘comprehensive, well-d… read more

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29. Sir Walter Ralegh (The Age of Sail)

By: John Winton

4.18

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

A magnificent account of the legendary Elizabethan figure who founded the Roanoke Colony, helped de… read more

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30. Log of the Centurion: Based on the original papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson's flagship during his circumnavigation, 1740-1744 (The Age of Sail)

By: Leo Heaps

4.34

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Fascinated by the expeditions of Sir Francis Drake and Captain James Cook? Then you’ll love this ac… read more

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31. The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake

By: Kevin Jackson

4.00

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than four centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been world-famous for his feats as a master mar… read more

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14 Best history books like War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (World War Two at Sea) by John Winton

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Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

4.17

Transform Your Habits

America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Into the Silk: The Dramatic True Stories of Airmen Who Baled Out — And Lived (Developments in Aviation Book 1)

Ian Mackersey

4.24

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