8 must-read world war ii books like Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King by Thomas B. Buell

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Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King

By: Thomas B. Buell

4.39

Format: 658 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the first time in paperback for this standard biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, wh…

If you liked the world war ii plot in Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King by Thomas B. Buell , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Crusade in Europe

By: Dwight D. Eisenhower , Дуайт Эйзернхауэр

4.15

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of Wo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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2. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)

By: Robert A. Caro

4.36

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)

By: Robert A. Caro

4.36

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon B. Johnson, cont… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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4. The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3)

By: Jeff Shaara

4.09

Format: 148 pages,

In the Pulitzer prize-winning classic The Killer Angels,Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War… read more

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  • military fiction

5. Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)

By: Robert A. Caro

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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6. Nimitz

By: E.B. Potter

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Fully covers Nimitz's naval career in addition to delving into his rural childhood and roles as hus… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • naval history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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7. Joe Rochefort's War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway

By: Elliot Carlson , Rear Adm. Donald "Mac" Showers USN (Ret.)

3.93

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

This is the first biography of Capt. Joe Rochefort, the Officer in Charge of Station Hypo the U.S. … read more

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

8. A General's Life: An Autobiography

By: Clay Blair Jr. , None

4.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Draws on Bradley's diaries and papers to recount his experiences as American commander at Normandy,… read more

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9. 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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10. The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

By: None

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant… read more

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11. Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II's Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron

By: None

4.12

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 (Desron 21) to lead his victorious ships… read more

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12. And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway--Breaking the Secrets

By: Roger Pineau , John Edmond Costello , None

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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13. Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945

By: None , None

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of … read more

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14. Elon Musk

By: Walter Isaacson

4.40

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"

-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk

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15. Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands

By: Dan Jones

4.15

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Cr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

By: Craig L. Symonds

4.65

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From one of our most distinguished naval historians, the first wartime biography in a half-century … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • naval history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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17. Sherman's March

By: Burke Davis

4.18

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

A New York Times–bestselling author’s account of the devastating military campaign that broke the C… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"if he had attended burial services for one of his bitter enemies, said, “No, I didn’t patronize the funeral, but I approve of it."

-Burke Davis, Sherman's March

"Among the eulogies raised to the departed general, the terse words of his friend Whitelaw Reid seemed to summarize most perceptively the mercurial Sherman: “He never acknowledged an error and never r…"

-Burke Davis, Sherman's March

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18. George Marshall: Defender of the Republic

By: David L. Roll

4.45

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall—America’s most distinguished soldier–statesman … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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19. Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific

By: Trent Hone

4.44

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Mastering the Art of Command is a detailed examination of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's leadership du… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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20. Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King

By: Thomas B. Buell

4.39

Format: 658 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the first time in paperback for this standard biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, wh… read more

Similar categories in Thomas B. Buell's Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King book and Thomas B. Buell's Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King

  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • naval history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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21. Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle

By: Mark E. Stille

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history an… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history

14 must-read history books like Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King by Thomas B. Buell

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Dwight D. Eisenhower , Дуайт Эйзернхауэр

4.15

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Robert A. Caro

4.36

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Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)

Robert A. Caro

4.36

Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)

Robert A. Caro

4.20

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Bob Brier , Jean-Pierre Houdin

3.97

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Richard Rhodes

4.39

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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

James D. Hornfischer

2.50

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