10 Best history books like The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe by McKay Jenkins

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The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe

By: McKay Jenkins

4.00

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain so…

If you liked the history plot in The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe by McKay Jenkins , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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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

Similar categories in Donald L. Miller's Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany book and McKay Jenkins's The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"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

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2. JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

By: James W. Douglass , James W Douglas

4.36

Format: 510 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating and disturbing book James Douglass presents a compelling account of why Preside… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"If we go as far as we can into the darkness, regardless of the consequences, I believe a midnight truth will free us from our bondage to violence and bring us to the light of peace."

-James W. Douglass, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

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3. Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II

By: Barrett Tillman

4.18

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Offering a naval history of the entire Pacific Theater in World War II through the lens of its most… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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4. The Civil War: A Narrative

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

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  • american history
  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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5. The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

By: Colin Woodard

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The inspiration for the NBC series Crossbones. In the early eighteenth century a number of the grea… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Cole C. Kingseed, Dick Winters

6. Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

By: Cole C. Kingseed , Dick Winters

3.95

Format: 288 pages,

They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy.Immortalized as the Band of Brother… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

7. The Third Reich in Power (The History of the Third Reich, #2)

By: Richard J. Evans

3.86

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implaca… read more

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8. The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa, 1945: The Last Epic Struggle of World War II

By: Bill Sloan

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

"The Ultimate Battle" is the full story of the last great clash of World War II as it has never bef… read more

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9. Brain Droppings

By: George Carlin

4.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

George Carlin's been working the crowd since "the counterculture" became "the over-the-counter cult… read more

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10. Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.22

Format: None pages,

The incredible untold story of WWII s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern m… read more

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11. Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002

By: David Sedaris

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the making. For forty years, Da… read more

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12. Donovan's Devils: OSS Commandos Behind Enemy Lines—Europe, World War II

By: None

4.01

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

The OSS--Office of Strategic Services--created under the command of William Donovan, has been celeb… read more

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13. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

By: Katy Milkman

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Wall Street Journal bestseller "A welcome revelation." --The Financial Times Award-winning W… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough by Michael Easter

15. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

By: Michael Easter

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."

-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

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16. Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature

By: Steven Rinella

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The indispensable case for parenting tough, curious, and competent kids who feel at home in the out… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers by Steve House

17. Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

By: Steve House

4.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Dovetailing on the success of Training for the New Alpinism and Patagonia’s own emphasis on all mou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World by Ryan Holiday

18. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains by Jeremy       Jones

19. The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains

By: Jeremy Jones

4.20

Format: None pages, None

Not a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Immortals: The World War II Story of Five Fearless Heroes, the Sinking of the Dorchester, and an Awe-inspiring Rescue by Steven T. Collis

20. The Immortals: The World War II Story of Five Fearless Heroes, the Sinking of the Dorchester, and an Awe-inspiring Rescue

By: Steven T. Collis

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

During World War II, four chaplains were assigned to the SS Dorchester with more than 900 men on bo… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe by McKay Jenkins

21. The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe

By: McKay Jenkins

4.00

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain so… read more

Similar categories in McKay Jenkins's The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe book and McKay Jenkins's The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

12 Best audiobook books like The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe by McKay Jenkins

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

JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

James W. Douglass , James W Douglas

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

Colin Woodard

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

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20 Top audiobook books like Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World by Ryan Holiday

Transform Your Habits

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Adam M. Grant

4.12

Transform Your Habits

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

4.07

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