19 Best military fiction books like No Better Place to Die by Robert M. Murphy

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No Better Place to Die

By: Robert M. Murphy

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

This “outstanding memoir” of a WWII soldier’s experience at Normandy gives “a fuller picture of wha…

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Cover of Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose

1. Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed t… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • france
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2. The Forgotten Soldier

By: Guy Sajer

4.38

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

Forgotten Soldier  recounts the horror of World War II on the eastern front, as seen through the ey… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"The problems I had existed before I did, and I discovered them."

-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier

"No time to spare: the expression assumed its full significance, as so many expressions do in wartime."

-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier

"Then there was the war, and I married it because there was nothing else when I reached the age of falling in love."

-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier

"And I can remember a tear running down my frozen cheek—a tear neither of pain nor of joy but of emotion created by intense experience."

-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier

Cover of Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose

3. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying"

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Cover of One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa by None

4. One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa

By: None

3.84

Format: 179 pages,

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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5. American Knights: The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion

By: Victor Failmezger

2.62

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An unmissable white-knuckle ride from the Kasserine Pass (Tunisia) to Anzio, Operation Dragoon to t… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military history
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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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
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7. The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

By: David Halberstam

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"In a grand gesture of reclamation & remembrance, Mr Halberstam has brought the war back home."--NY… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • military history

8. Brotherhood of Heroes: The Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War

By: Bill Sloan

4.20

Format: None pages,

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9. Eclipse of Reason

By: Max Horkheimer

3.67

Format: 350 pages,

"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more

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10. The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

By: Jeff Shaara

3.40

Format: None pages,

The master of military historical fiction turns his discerning eye to the Korean War in this riveti… read more

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11. Das Reich: The March of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Through France, June 1944

By: Max Hastings

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

World-renowned British historian Sir Max Hastings recounts one of the most horrific months of World… read more

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12. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.25

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22) by Kyle Mills

13. Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22)

By: Kyle Mills

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp makes a mortal enemy of Russia in this high-octane and “ripped straight from next week’s… read more

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Cover of Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II by Alex Kershaw

14. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James  Holland

15. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

By: James Holland

4.47

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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16. Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944

By: Antony Beevor

4.21

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"It is only when one faces death, observed one of the men there, that one realises the great value of life."

-Antony Beevor, Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944

"The smell of roasted flesh permeated the air for hours afterwards with the stench of oily-black smoke from the blazing vehicles . Gräbner's body was never identified among all the other carbonized co…"

-Antony Beevor, Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944

"Many historians, with an ‘if only’ approach to the British defeat, have focused so much on different aspects of Operation Market Garden which went wrong that they have tended to overlook the central …"

-Antony Beevor, Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944

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17. Thunderbolt!: The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace

By: Martin Caidin

4.42

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

With 28 confirmed kills against the fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe, Robert S. Johnson returned fro… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of By Tank into Normandy (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Stuart Hills

18. By Tank into Normandy (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

By: Stuart Hills

4.25

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard HolmesStuart Hill… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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19. The Eagle's Claw

By: Jeff Shaara

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a “riveting” ( Booklist ) tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left … read more

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  • world war ii
  • military fiction
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20. Living on Borrowed Time

By: William Horton

3.98

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

As a medic in Europe during World War II, William Horton had some pretty crazy experiences. Luckily… read more

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21. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45 by Andreas Hartinger

22. Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

By: Andreas Hartinger

4.53

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

The veteran tells his grandson about his World War II experiences, without pathos, but with grippin… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"Rough nature shapes tough people"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

"On, onward ... until the eyes shut …"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

"Only those who really experienced the war will want to preserve peace with all their might"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

"War always claims the best. Those selfless fighters who at all times, in life, in death, in victory or defeat, establish the ethos of pure comradeship and genuine soldierhood"

-Andreas Hartinger, Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45

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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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  • world war ii
  • military fiction
  • military history
Cover of Advance Men: My Reconnaissance Tour With Patton's Third Army by William C. "Bill" McCormick

24. Advance Men: My Reconnaissance Tour With Patton's Third Army

By: William C. "Bill" McCormick

4.09

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

A World War II memoir. I served in Troop A of the 43rd Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron a… read more

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25. The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II

By: Mike Guardia

4.40

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

From the beaches of Normandy to the shores of Iwo Jima. Harrowing tales of combat…as told by the me… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • military history
Cover of Five Days That Shocked the World : Eyewitness accounts from Europe at the end of World War II by Nicholas Best

26. Five Days That Shocked the World : Eyewitness accounts from Europe at the end of World War II

By: Nicholas Best

4.43

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A gripping account of the last days of World War II… It reads like a thriller, informs like a scho… read more

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  • history
Cover of No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

27. No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.22

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

The eye-opening account of the forgotten and tumultuous Eastern Front in World War Two.Perfect for … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of TEN DAYS TO D-DAY the countdown to the liberation of Europe (David Stafford World War II History) by David Stafford

28. 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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  • history
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29. No Better Place to Die

By: Robert M. Murphy

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

This “outstanding memoir” of a WWII soldier’s experience at Normandy gives “a fuller picture of wha… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • france
Cover of The Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force by Harry Yeide

30. The Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force

By: Harry Yeide

3.87

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

“A fantastic read . . . Whether your interest is armour or history I would highly recommend this bo… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Those Who Hold Bastogne: The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge by Peter Schrijvers

31. Those Who Hold Bastogne: The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge

By: Peter Schrijvers

4.34

Format: 503 pages, Kindle Edition

The acclaimed World War II historian delivers “a panoramic and compelling boots-on-the-ground illum… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
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21 must-read history books like No Better Place to Die by Robert M. Murphy

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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Forgotten Soldier

Guy Sajer

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Transform Your Habits

One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa

None

3.84

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24 Top war books like Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and his Band of Brothers by Erik Dorr

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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Philip Caputo

4.16

Transform Your Habits

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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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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