5 Best adventure books like The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II by Richard Matheson

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The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II

By: Richard Matheson

4.12

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

In 1944, long before he wrote such classic novels as I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come, author R…

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Cover of The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18) by Patrick O'Brian

1. The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.37

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey in The Yellow Admiral, Patrick O'Brian's b… read more

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  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I do hope Diana don't savage Henage on the way back,' said Jack, 'You might not think it, but he is a very sensitive cove, and he feels harsh words extremely. I remember when his father called him a …"

-Patrick O'Brian, The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)

"Jack prese la lettera, borbottò uno «scusami» e si ritirò. Tornò poco dopo, più alto, più dritto nella persona, il volto raggiante. «Signore Iddio, Stephen, è la lettera più bella che io abbia mai ri…"

-Patrick O'Brian, The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)

"«Questo liquido è tecnicamente una minestra» continuò Jack, dopo aver tolto il coperchio. «Posso scodellartene un mestolo?» «È piacevole vedere resti di piselli così antichi e consunti che perfino i …"

-Patrick O'Brian, The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)

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2. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

3.96

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Second only to Slaughterhouse-Five of Vonnegut's canon in its prominence and influence, God Bless Y… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"Sons of suicides seldom do well."

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

"God damn it, you've got to be kind."

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

"Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled."

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

"May I ask you a highly personal question?" "It's what life does all the time."

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

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3. The Wine-Dark Sea

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.05

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin p… read more

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  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Revolt in 2100 by Robert A. Heinlein, Henry Kuttner

4. Revolt in 2100

By: Robert A. Heinlein , Henry Kuttner

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It wasn't the communists who got us after all... You can read about its beginnings in Heinlein's im… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors by James D. Hornfischer

5. Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors

By: James D. Hornfischer

3.74

Format: 296 pages,

"Son, we're going to Hell." The navigator of the USS Houston confided these prophetic words to a yo… read more

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  • world war ii
  • military fiction
  • war
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6. Thin Air

By: Michelle Paver

5.00

Format: 384 pages,

In 1935, young medic Stephen Pearce travels to India to join an expedition with his brother, Kits. … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale, Andres Guinaldo

7. Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In

By: Joe R. Lansdale , Andres Guinaldo

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

When a group of friends decided to spend a day at the world's largest Drive-In theater horror fest,… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South by Anne Moody

8. Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South

By: Anne Moody

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Born to a poor couple who were tenant farmers on a plantation in Mississippi, Anne Moody lived thro… read more

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9. InterWorld (InterWorld, #1)

By: Neil Gaiman , Michael Reaves

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman and Emmy Award winner Michael Reaves teamed up, they created … read more

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10. Streams of Silver (Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5)

By: R.A. Salvatore

3.37

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

"Yer eyes'll shine when ye see the rivers runnin' silver in Mithril Hall!" Bruenor the dwarf, Wulfg… read more

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11. The Truelove

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigat… read more

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12. The Hundred Days

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europe like a vengeful phoenix. If he can c… read more

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13. The Island of Dr. Moreau

By: H.G. Wells

4.67

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettab… read more

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14. The Commodore

By: Patrick O'Brian

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Having survived a long and desperate adventure in the Great South Sea, Captain Jack Aubrey and Step… read more

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15. Road of Bones

By: Christopher Golden

3.38

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A stunning supernatural thriller set in Siberia, where a film crew is covering an elusive ghost sto… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Boy's Life by Robert McCammon

16. Boy's Life

By: Robert McCammon

4.39

Format: 625 pages, Kindle Edition

An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the … read more

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  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • adventure
"They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end."

-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life

"After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation."

-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life

"See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in …"

-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life

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17. The Book of Accidents

By: Chuck Wendig

3.73

Format: 530 pages, Hardcover

Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father—and has never told his fam… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

18. The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The Iron Triangle, tells the story of a ill conceived mission that goes horribly wrong. It is a cha… read more

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  • military fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking

By: Don Coscarelli

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir th… read more

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20. The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II

By: Richard Matheson

4.12

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

In 1944, long before he wrote such classic novels as I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come, author R… read more

Similar categories in Richard Matheson's The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II book and Richard Matheson's The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II

  • classics
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. Aftermath 1 (Nuclear War #1)

By: Bobby Akart

4.53

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Nuclear war would be the war to end all wars. This is how the world ends. But … The real battle f… read more

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4.37

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3.96

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4.05

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Robert A. Heinlein , Henry Kuttner

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William Peter Grasso

4.50

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William Peter Grasso

4.46

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4.51

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