15 Best history books like One Man Air Force by Don S. Gentile

Cover of One Man Air Force by Don S. Gentile

One Man Air Force

By: Don S. Gentile

3.72

Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition

Gentile’s personal account of life fighting through the skies of World War Two provides fascinating…

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Cover of An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) by Rick Atkinson

1. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

By: Rick Atkinson

4.29

Format: 681 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the first volume of his monumental tri… read more

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  • history
"In battle, topography is fate."

-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

"Troops caught nibbling their emergency D- ration chocolate bars were dubbed Chocolate Soldiers and punished by forfeiting two meals. This was a happy penance. The galleys served so much fatty mutton …"

-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

Cover of Tail Gunner by Richard C. Rivaz

2. Tail Gunner

By: Richard C. Rivaz

4.17

Format: None pages,

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  • aviation
  • history
Cover of The First And The Last by Adolf Galland

3. The First And The Last

By: Adolf Galland

2.74

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A fearless leader with 104 victories to his name, Galland was a legendary hero in Germany's Luftwaf… read more

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  • aviation
  • history

4. The Silversmith (David Wolf #2)

By: Jeff Carson

3.82

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Deputy Sgt. David Wolf has been waiting 16 years for today's opportunity to follow in the footsteps… read more

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5. The Gods of Guilt (Mickey Haller, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #23)

By: Michael Connelly

2.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Defense attorney Mickey Haller returns with a haunting case in the gripping new thriller from #1 Ne… read more

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

6. 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
"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

Cover of When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1) by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

7. When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1)

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.52

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

For B-24 bomber pilot Al Lycoming, the mission was history in the making. Dispatched to Benghazi… read more

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  • aviation
Cover of Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport

8. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cover of The Gathering Clouds (Innocent No More, #1) by Andrew Wareham

9. The Gathering Clouds (Innocent No More, #1)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.31

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

The Gathering Clouds… Following on from the acclaimed Innocents At War Series which featured Tomm… read more

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Cover of Thunderbolt!: The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace by Martin Caidin

10. 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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  • aviation
  • history
Cover of Hey Doc!: The Battle of Okinawa As Remembered by a Marine Corpsman by Ed Wells

11. Hey Doc!: The Battle of Okinawa As Remembered by a Marine Corpsman

By: Ed Wells

4.36

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

An amazing story of perseverance and everyday courage. This is the wartime memories of a Marine Cor… read more

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  • history
Cover of After Dunkirk (After Dunkirk #1) by Lee     Jackson

12. After Dunkirk (After Dunkirk #1)

By: Lee Jackson

4.37

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

In the tradition of grand World War II sagas Beneath a Scarlet Sky and Of Windmills and War, After … read more

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13. Travis

By: C.J. Petit

4.38

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

After the final battle of the Civil War, Confederate Sergeant Travis Kane rode his Yankee horse awa… read more

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Cover of Dawn of Hope: An action-packed WWII aviation adventure (Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers Book 1) by D.R. Bailey

14. Dawn of Hope: An action-packed WWII aviation adventure (Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers Book 1)

By: D.R. Bailey

4.11

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A thrilling adventure of war in the skies! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard… read more

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15. Tracking The Wolf Pack

By: Len Levinson

4.30

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

A tense World War Two submarine thriller! Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, H. Jay Riker, Patrick Rob… read more

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16. Widow Maker: A Novel of World War II

By: E.R. Johnson

4.39

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Six young Americans have been assigned to fly the Martin B-26 Marauder in combat during World War I… read more

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  • history
Cover of Fifty Years On The Trail: The True Story of John Y. Nelson, Frontiersman, Scout, and Guide by John Nelson

17. Fifty Years On The Trail: The True Story of John Y. Nelson, Frontiersman, Scout, and Guide

By: John Nelson

4.34

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Frontiersman, military scout, interpreter, guide, police chief, and saloon owner; John Young Nelson… read more

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

18. 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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  • aviation
  • history
Cover of The Long Road Home: An account of the author's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Germans during the Second World War (Memoirs from World War Two) by Adrian Vincent

19. The Long Road Home: An account of the author's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Germans during the Second World War (Memoirs from World War Two)

By: Adrian Vincent

4.21

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

The honest account of one prisoner-of-war’s struggle to survive through five years of Nazi imprison… read more

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  • history
Cover of Capital Justice (Sam Johnstone, #4) by James  Chandler

20. Capital Justice (Sam Johnstone, #4)

By: James Chandler

4.48

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

When the death of a cryptocurrency magnate shakes a small town, Sam Johnstone is thrown into a new … read more

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Cover of Torpedo 8: The Story of Swede Larsen’s Bomber Squadron by Ira Wolfert

21. Torpedo 8: The Story of Swede Larsen’s Bomber Squadron

By: Ira Wolfert

4.00

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

Torpedo 8 is the epic story of the death and rebirth of the famous bomber squadron led by Lieutenan… read more

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22. Flames in the Sky

By: Pierre Clostermann

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

English (translation) read more

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  • aviation
  • history
Cover of Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 3) by Roderick Chisholm

23. Cover of Darkness: The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 3)

By: Roderick Chisholm

4.07

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

A pilot’s captivating autobiography that traces the development of night-flying from the early days… read more

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  • history
Cover of Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

24. Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton's book is a brilliant account of his career in the navy through Worl… read more

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  • history
Cover of Alamein (Major Battles of World War Two) by C.E. Lucas Phillips

25. Alamein (Major Battles of World War Two)

By: C.E. Lucas Phillips

4.19

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second Battle of El Alamein was a crucial turning point in the Second World War. In the word… read more

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  • history
Cover of After The Guns Are Silenced: Book Five Long Gray Target Series (The Long Gray Target 5) by Roger Maxim

26. After The Guns Are Silenced: Book Five Long Gray Target Series (The Long Gray Target 5)

By: Roger Maxim

4.28

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over!The Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945, brought the battles to an end and the … read more

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Cover of Breaking Point (Breaking Point, #1) by John    Rhodes

27. Breaking Point (Breaking Point, #1)

By: John Rhodes

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

Breaking Point, a novel by John Rhodes, tells the story of the Battle of Britain and the men and wo… read more

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  • aviation
Cover of Harm's Way by James Bassett

28. Harm's Way

By: James Bassett

4.33

Format: 613 pages, Kindle Edition

“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm’s w… read more

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Cover of Lightning Pilot: WWII Short Story by Chris Glatte

29. Lightning Pilot: WWII Short Story

By: Chris Glatte

4.19

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

Lieutenant Braddock is a hotshot P-38 Pilot fresh out of training. He dreams of joining the growing… read more

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Cover of One Man Air Force by Don S. Gentile

30. One Man Air Force

By: Don S. Gentile

3.72

Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition

Gentile’s personal account of life fighting through the skies of World War Two provides fascinating… read more

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  • aviation
  • history
Cover of My Father's Friend: One Summer in Hell by David W. Walker

31. My Father's Friend: One Summer in Hell

By: David W. Walker

3.93

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

In that unforgettable 1940 summer known as the Battle of Britain, the date September 15th stands ou… read more

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Tail Gunner

Richard C. Rivaz

4.17

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The First And The Last

Adolf Galland

2.74

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When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1)

H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.52

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

Martin Caidin

4.42

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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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D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.30

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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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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Nathaniel Fick

4.19

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