Forgotten Warriors: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, the Corps Ethos, and the Korean War (Modern War Studies)
By: Thomas X. Hammes
4.07
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade…
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1. Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.31
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a natio… read more
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"We all suffer from dreams."-Bernard Cornwell, Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
"Serpent-Breath was famous...Wasp-Sting, short and lethal."-Bernard Cornwell, Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
"...victory does not come to men who listen to their fears."-Bernard Cornwell, Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
"Is all ordained? Foreknowledge is not fate, and we may choose our paths, yet fate says we may not choose them. So if fate is real, do we have a choice?"-Bernard Cornwell, Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
2. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
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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4. The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.36
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
Bernard Cornwell-who "is at his enthralling best conveying . . . one of the defining periods of Eng… read more
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"Some mothers soften their sons, but Osbert was motherless and I had raised him hard because a man must be hard. The world is filled with enemies."-Bernard Cornwell, The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
5. The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.51
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
Britain is at an uneasy peace. After their bloody defeat of Danish-held East Anglia, the West Saxon… read more
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6. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
By: William Zinsser
4.24
Format: 321 pages, Paperback
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It … read more
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"Less is more."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Truth needs no adornment."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Don't be kind of bold. Be bold."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Writers are the custodians of memory..."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
7. Hesitation Kills: A Female Marine Officer's Combat Experience in Iraq
By: Jane Blair
3.14
Format: 160 pages,
This riveting memoir is the first book written by a female Marine about the war in Iraq and one of … read more
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8. Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.73
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series The Saxon Tales, on the making of… read more
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9. Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
By: James D. Hornfischer
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
With The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailorsand Ship of Ghosts, James D. Hornfischer created essentia… read more
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10. Lonesome Dove
By: Larry McMurtry
4.00
Format: 117 pages,
A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-- winning … read more
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11. The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
By: Max Boot
3.65
Format: 432 pages,
America's "small wars," "imperial wars," or, as the Pentagon now terms them, "low-intensity conflic… read more
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12. Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
By: Jim Frederick
3.95
Format: 315 pages,
This is the story of a small group of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's fabled 502nd Infa… read more
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13. Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
By: Edward D. Hess , None
3.76
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Humility Is the New Smart Your job is at risk--if not now, then soon. We are on the leading edge of… read more
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14. 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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"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
15. The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.90
Format: 15 pages, Paperback
The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic… read more
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16. Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.90
Format: 15 pages,
The Lords of the North begins soon after the events described in The Pale Horseman. Uhtred, having … read more
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17. The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.90
Format: 15 pages, Paperback
This is the story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King A… read more
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18. The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.87
Format: 515 pages, Paperback
The enemy is massing on the borders, a united force for once. The king, a man of many victories, is… read more
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19. Legacy
By: James Kerr
4.17
Format: 128 pages,
Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. In Lega… read more
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20. Empire of the Summer Moon
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.23
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the for… read more
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"Buffalo Hump had one of those Comanche names - there were a large number of them - that the prudish whites could not quite bring themselves to translate. His Nermernuh name, properly transliterated, …"-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon
"For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed to the creation of police departments, fearing that they would become forces of repression... Only in the mid 19th century, after the growt…"-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon
21. The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.29
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
This eighth entry in New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell's epic Saxon Tales series b… read more
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22. Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"Bernard Cornwell ranks as the current alpha male of testoterone-enriched historical fiction....Thi… read more
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23. The Kaiju Preservation Society
By: John Scalzi
3.99
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food deliv… read more
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"I lift things."-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society
"So we’re the monster police, too?"-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society
"...if you're only reading books because you have to, it becomes much less fun."-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society
"My brain said. Just walk away. [...] But even as my brain was saying that, my body was turning back, becaus like puppies we are enculturated to turn when our name is called."-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society
24. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
By: Erik Larson
4.30
Format: 546 pages, ebook
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a f… read more
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25. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
26. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
By: Ryan Holiday
4.28
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case … read more
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"We must master ourselves unless we'd prefer to be mastered by someone or something else."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
"We must practice temperance now, in times of plenty, because none of us know what the future holds- only that plenty never lasts."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
27. 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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28. 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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"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
29. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
By: Sebastian Junger
4.02
Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition
Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at pos… read more
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"Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain," one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men"."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"Disasters, he proposed, create a "community of sufferers" that allow individuals to experience an immensely reassuring connection to others"-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
30. LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media
By: P.W. Singer
4.27
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Social media has been weaponized, as state hackers and rogue terrorists have seized upon Twitter an… read more
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31. Forgotten Warriors: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, the Corps Ethos, and the Korean War (Modern War Studies)
By: Thomas X. Hammes
4.07
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade… read more
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