7 best-selling biography books like Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero by Mike Guardia

Cover of Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero by Mike Guardia

Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero

By: Mike Guardia

4.07

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of the US Army legend who organized “Blackburn’s Headhunters” against Japan in WWII …

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Cover of Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? by David Fromkin

1. Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?

By: David Fromkin

3.97

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

When war broke out in Europe in 1914, it surprised a European population enjoying the most beautifu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of The Searchers by Alan LeMay

2. The Searchers

By: Alan LeMay

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

On the Texas frontier, a Comanche war party attacks the Edwards ranch and kills all the inhabitants… read more

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3. The American Home Front: 1941-1942

By: Alistair Cooke

4.31

Format: 517 pages, Paperback

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Cover of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Paul Fussell, Eugene B. Sledge

4. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"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

5. West of the Tularosa

By: Louis L'Amour

5.00

Format: 120 pages,

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6. Ghosts of Bungo Suido (World War 2 Navy)

By: P.T. Deutermann

3.80

Format: 275 pages, ebook

A thrilling WWII adventure set in a submarine in the Pacific, by the Boyd Award-winning author of P… read more

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Cover of Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal by Buck Wyndham

7. Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal

By: Buck Wyndham

4.28

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

I am awed by my destructive power. With a small squeeze of the gun trigger under my right index fin… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII by Bob Drury

8. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

By: Bob Drury

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins by Annie Jacobsen

9. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham

10. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.37

Format: 538 pages, Hardcover

The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Phantom Force (Amanda Garrett, #5) by James H. Cobb

11. Phantom Force (Amanda Garrett, #5)

By: James H. Cobb

4.56

Format: 533 pages, Kindle Edition

A violent insurrection erupts in Indonesia as sinister forces plot to take over the country… Ind… read more

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  • military fiction
Cover of Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts by Bill O'Reilly

12. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

By: Bill O'Reilly

3.67

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4) by John Wooldridge

13. Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4)

By: John Wooldridge

4.08

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons which revolutionised aerial warfare.Perfect for people wh… read more

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

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

By: Ian Mackersey

4.24

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

From World War Two to the Jet Age, Ian Mackersey charts the thrilling and personal accounts of airm… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Gone To Texas: A Western Adventure Novel (The Stirling Family Saga Book 1) by C. Wayne Winkle

15. Gone To Texas: A Western Adventure Novel (The Stirling Family Saga Book 1)

By: C. Wayne Winkle

4.38

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

The first Western adventure in a brand new series!Elias Stirling reads an article in a St. Louis ne… read more

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Cover of Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two) by Leo Heaps

16. Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.25

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of a Canadian paratrooper’s escape from behind enemy lines following the … read more

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  • history
Cover of Whispers In The Tall Grass by Nick Brokhausen

17. Whispers In The Tall Grass

By: Nick Brokhausen

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On his second combat tour, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MA… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
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Cover of Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition) by John Stryker Meyer

18. Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition)

By: John Stryker Meyer

4.49

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

For eight years, far beyond the battlefields of Vietnam and the glare of media distortions, America… read more

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Cover of Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

19. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.32

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of VOL-INDEF (MILES TO VIETNAM, BOOK 5) by William Peter Grasso

20. VOL-INDEF (MILES TO VIETNAM, BOOK 5)

By: William Peter Grasso

4.58

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

In an army in love with abbreviations, it stands for volunteer indefinite, signifying the commitme… read more

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Cover of Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

21. Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.21

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing account by the Royal Navy commander who led the escort of convoy HX231 during the Bat… read more

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Cover of We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam by Nick Brokhausen

22. We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam

By: Nick Brokhausen

4.40

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

A Green Beret’s gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War… read more

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Cover of Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam! by MICHAEL Lazares

23. Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam!

By: MICHAEL Lazares

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the true story of a young kid who became a man while serving two tours of duty as a combat … read more

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Cover of The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric Hammel

24. The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal

By: Eric Hammel

4.29

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the st… read more

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Cover of Texas Paladin by R.O. Lane

25. Texas Paladin

By: R.O. Lane

4.50

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

Jubal Coe, a Texas Ranger, rides in one night to find his house burned to the ground with his wife,… read more

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Cover of Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the U.S. Army's Elite, 1956-1990 by James Stejskal

26. Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the U.S. Army's Elite, 1956-1990

By: James Stejskal

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This book relays the history of a little known and highly classified US Army Special Forces Detachm… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Death in the Highlands: The Siege of Special Forces Camp Plei Me by J. Keith Saliba

27. Death in the Highlands: The Siege of Special Forces Camp Plei Me

By: J. Keith Saliba

4.34

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner, 2021 Gold Medal in history, Military Writers Society of America --  In fall 1965, North Vie… read more

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Cover of All Aces, No Jokers: The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot by Thomas Littleton

28. All Aces, No Jokers: The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot

By: Thomas Littleton

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

All Aces, No The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot is the must-read first-person accoun… read more

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Cover of Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943 by Jeffrey R. Cox

29. Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943

By: Jeffrey R. Cox

4.32

Format: 911 pages, Kindle Edition

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the cruc… read more

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Cover of Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

30. Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45

By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

4.30

Format: 614 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fight… read more

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Cover of Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero by Mike Guardia

31. Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero

By: Mike Guardia

4.07

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

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18 Best history books like Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero by Mike Guardia

Transform Your Habits

Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?

David Fromkin

3.97

Transform Your Habits

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge

4.47

Transform Your Habits

Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal

Buck Wyndham

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

Bob Drury

4.34

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15 best-selling history books like Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition) by John Stryker Meyer

Transform Your Habits

About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior

Ward Just , David H. Hackworth , Julie Sherman

4.36

SOG: Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

John L. Plaster

3.93

Transform Your Habits

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge

4.47

Transform Your Habits

On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

William V. Taylor Jr.

4.60

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