10 Top history books like The Far Shore by Edward Ellsberg

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The Far Shore

By: Edward Ellsberg

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Ellsberg's The Far Shore is the riveting first-hand account of the Allied D-Day landings in …

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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
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • france
Cover of Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13) by Lee Child

2. Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)

By: Lee Child

4.19

Format: 441 pages, Hardcover

Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs. Mostly because they… read more

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"I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence."

-Lee Child, Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)

"It was an article of faith with NCOs [noncommissioned officers] that they were better than their officers. And they were usually right. Certainly I had been happy with mine. They had done plenty of g…"

-Lee Child, Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)

Cover of The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko

3. The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon

By: Kevin Fedarko

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From one of Outsidemagazine's "Literary All-Stars" comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Merrill's Marauders: The Untold Story of Unit Galahad and the Toughest Special Forces Mission of World War II by Gavin Mortimer

4. Merrill's Marauders: The Untold Story of Unit Galahad and the Toughest Special Forces Mission of World War II

By: Gavin Mortimer

3.00

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In August of 1943, a call went out for American soldiers willing to embark on a "hazardous and dang… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war

5. The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice

By: Alex Kershaw

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia--population just 3,000 in 1944--died in the firs… read more

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6. Killing the Bismarck: Destroying the Pride of Hitler's Fleet

By: Iain Ballantyne

4.23

Format: None pages,

In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, accompanied by heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, broke out in… read more

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7. Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

By: Peter Robinson

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls "the bes… read more

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Cover of Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force by Dan Schilling

8. Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force

By: Dan Schilling

4.30

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special O… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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9. So Shall You Reap

By: Donna Leon

4.07

Format: 262 pages, ebook

In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti… read more

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"Given Loreti's position in society, the press had followed, panting. But they were to be disappointed by the police's failure to find any sign of what the English call "foul play," and so the investi…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

"Brunetti, no fan of television, did occasionally watch nature documentaries, and so he was familiar with the pose cobras took when they were preparing to attack. They somehow managed to raise their h…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

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10. The Monk (DS Cross Mysteries, #5)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.51

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

To find a murderer, you need a motive . . . THE DETECTIVE DS George Cross has always wondered w… read more

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11. Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

By: Brian Andrews

4.65

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a c… read more

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Cover of Silenced Girls (Agent Tori Hunter #1) by Roger Stelljes

12. Silenced Girls (Agent Tori Hunter #1)

By: Roger Stelljes

4.38

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

She moved far away to try and forget her past. A past that would seep back in when she least expect… read more

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Cover of Pacific Mettle: A WWII Military Fiction Novel (Decker's Marine Raiders Series Book 4) by Scott Cook

13. Pacific Mettle: A WWII Military Fiction Novel (Decker's Marine Raiders Series Book 4)

By: Scott Cook

4.52

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

The war in the Pacific is a pressure cooker… and the Solomon Islands is a valve ready to burst…Hung… read more

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14. SAS great escapes

By: Damien Lewis

4.26

Format: 10 pages, Audible Audio

No food. No water. Out of ammo. Safety is south. But between there and here is 150 miles of barren … read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

15. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.25

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Primary Target (Forging of Luke Stone #1) by Jack Mars

16. Primary Target (Forging of Luke Stone #1)

By: Jack Mars

4.29

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

"Uno de los mejores thrillers que he leído este año." --Críticas de Libros y Películas (referente a… read more

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  • war
Cover of War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion by Jeff Guinn

17. War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion

By: Jeff Guinn

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Jeff Guinn, chronicler of the Southwestern US and of American undesirables (Bonnie and Clyde, Charl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Terence Robertson

18. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Little Buried Secrets (Georgiana Germaine #8) by Cheryl Bradshaw

19. Little Buried Secrets (Georgiana Germaine #8)

By: Cheryl Bradshaw

4.37

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

The clock is ticking, and for Margot, time has just run out. Margot Remington exits the wood-lin… read more

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20. The Far Shore

By: Edward Ellsberg

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Ellsberg's The Far Shore is the riveting first-hand account of the Allied D-Day landings in … read more

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  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • france
Cover of Oblivion or Glory: 1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill by David  Stafford

21. Oblivion or Glory: 1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill

By: David Stafford

3.94

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

After the tragic consequences of his involvement in the catastrophic Dardanelles Campaign of World … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

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Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

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Kevin Fedarko

3.94

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Merrill's Marauders: The Untold Story of Unit Galahad and the Toughest Special Forces Mission of World War II

Gavin Mortimer

3.00

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Dan Schilling

4.30

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Sniper One: The Blistering True Story Of A British Battle Group Under Siege

Dan Mills

4.29

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John F. Wukovits

4.33

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Bernard Cornwell

4.15

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Rory Clements

4.24

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