11 Best history books like Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW by Porter Alexander Halyburton

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Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

By: Porter Alexander Halyburton

4.35

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam on his 76th missi…

If you liked the history plot in Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW by Porter Alexander Halyburton , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Blue Heaven

By: C.J. Box

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother go on the run in the woods of North Idaho, pursued b… read more

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2. Divine Justice (The Camel Club, #4)

By: David Baldacci

4.23

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

What's the central theme in "Divine Justice?" That's easy. It's the implications of Oliver Stone… read more

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3. Home Before Morning

By: Lynda Van Devanter

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

On June 8, 1969, a patriotic, happy-go-lucky young nurse fresh out of basic training arrived in Vie… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. Back Of Beyond (A Highway Quartet Novel #1)

By: C.J. Box

4.20

Format: 240 pages,

Edgar(r) Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box delivers a thriller about a t… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Back Of Beyond (A Highway Quartet Novel #1) book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

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5. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

By: Helene Hanff

3.28

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

A zesty memoir of the celebrated writer's travels to England where she meets the cherished friends … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams by Taylor Baldwin Kiland, James B. Stockdale, Peter Fretwell, None, J. P. London

6. Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams

By: Taylor Baldwin Kiland , James B. Stockdale , Peter Fretwell , None , J. P. London

3.54

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the -Hanoi Hilton- so resilient in captivity and so succes… read more

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  • history

7. The King of Torts

By: John Grisham

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Cl… read more

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8. The Bridge of San Luis Rey

By: Thornton Wilder

5.00

Format: 36 pages,

Featuring a beautiful new cover and author biography, this novel, which brought Wilder his first Pu… read more

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9. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

By: Candice Millard

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject po… read more

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10. Hell's Corner (Camel Club, #5)

By: David Baldacci

4.23

Format: 690 pages, Hardcover

Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in #1 bestselling author David Baldacci's most stunning adve… read more

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11. The Escape (John Puller, #3)

By: David Baldacci

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

It's a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None… read more

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12. Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America

By: Cody Keenan

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan’s n… read more

Similar categories in Cody Keenan's Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. The Postcard

By: Anne Berest

4.37

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne Berest’s The Postcard is a vivid portrait of twentieth-cen… read more

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"It would be wrong to call them memories; they are moments of life, that man hat es erlebt - one has lived. They are inside me, part of me, branded into my skin, you might say - but they're not memori…"

-Anne Berest, The Postcard

"After the war, women in orthodox Jewish families had made it their mission to have as many children as possible to replenish the population -- and it seemed to me that the same was true for books. Th…"

-Anne Berest, The Postcard

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14. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War

By: Elliot Ackerman

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Il 12 marzo 2034 il commodoro della Marina militare degli Stati Uniti – Sarah Hunt – si trova sul p… read more

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15. The Trackers

By: Charles Frazier

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that p… read more

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"Wiltson, every time you open your mouth, it's like you're competing against yourself to say something stupider than yesterday. And you always win."

-Charles Frazier, The Trackers

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16. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. In Build the Life… read more

Similar categories in Arthur C. Brooks's Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • nonfiction
"feel the feel, then take the wheel pg30"

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

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17. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

By: Evan Thomas

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more

Similar categories in Evan Thomas's Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

By: David Maraniss

4.02

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more

Similar categories in David Maraniss's Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

By: David Grann

4.19

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more

Similar categories in David Grann's The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. Big Fish

By: Thomas Perry

3.74

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

First published in 1985 and long out-of-print, Big Fish, one of Thomas Perry’s most sought-after ti… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Big Fish book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

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21. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)

By: William H. McRaven

4.42

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of  Make Your Bed —a short, inspirational book of advice and… read more

Similar categories in William H. McRaven's The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • nonfiction
Cover of Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger

22. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

By: Sebastian Junger

4.02

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at pos… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary."

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

"Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it."

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

"An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain," one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men"."

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

"Disasters, he proposed, create a "community of sufferers" that allow individuals to experience an immensely reassuring connection to others"

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

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23. Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

By: Omid Scobie

3.31

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the internati… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Everyone already knows that King Charles might have preferred a life as Queen Camilla's tampon."

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

"The King has lived a full life out in the public as an outspoken environmental activist, an occasional meddler in politics, a successful businessman, a flawed father, and a philandering husband who d…"

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

"And, despite calls from campaigners for a redesign, one of Britain's highest-honor medals bestowed by King Charles to ambassadors and diplomats for distinguished service still features a depiction of…"

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

"A stubborn eccentric who has spent most of his life waiting and planning for his ascension, even at the cost of his relationships with his own sons, the former Prince of Wales is not only far less po…"

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

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24. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

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25. Agent Running in the Field

By: John Le Carré

3.85

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent… read more

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"Beloof niets waar je niet op kunt terugkomen."

-John Le Carré, Agent Running in the Field

"O cartaz seguinte anuncia as características curativas dos famosos banhos. Não há nenhum cartaz a anunciar que a cidade também é célebre como o local de encontro preferido da fina-flor do crime organ…"

-John Le Carré, Agent Running in the Field

"Para quem tem acesso autorizado à Poeira de Estrelas, o espetáculo começa dentro de cinquenta e cinco minutos. Para quem não tem, há dois funcionários com olhos de águia à porta que terão todo o gost…"

-John Le Carré, Agent Running in the Field

"It is my considered opinion, that for Britain and Europe, and for liberal democracy across the entire world as a whole, Britain’s departure from the European Union in the time of Donald Trump, and Br…"

-John Le Carré, Agent Running in the Field

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26. The House on Biscayne Bay

By: Chanel Cleeton

3.69

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and presen… read more

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"I think it did. He was quite staggered by the place. Then again, Vizcaya tends to have that effect. Is the home that grand? It Is. Vizcaya has brought the Mediterranean to Florida."

-Chanel Cleeton, The House on Biscayne Bay

"I like to think of the houses I build as having their own personalities. Oh, there's the people who are their custodians to consider, of course, a symbiosis in the relationship between the house and …"

-Chanel Cleeton, The House on Biscayne Bay

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27. Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country

By: Adam Kinzinger

4.14

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Adam Kinzinger captures one of the most transformative periods in… read more

Similar categories in Adam Kinzinger's Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz by József  Debreczeni

28. Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

By: József Debreczeni

4.53

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

The first English language edition of a lost memoir by a Holocaust survivor, offering a shocking an… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For by Molly Stillman

29. If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For

By: Molly Stillman

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud and heartfelt memoir, writer, speaker, and podcaster Molly Stillman shares h… read more

Similar categories in Molly Stillman's If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For book and Porter Alexander Halyburton's Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

  • nonfiction
Cover of I Hate Campaign Hats: Police Stories of a Young State Trooper Making His Way with Faith, Love, and Silly Humor by Randall Stevens

30. I Hate Campaign Hats: Police Stories of a Young State Trooper Making His Way with Faith, Love, and Silly Humor

By: Randall Stevens

4.21

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

REVIEW ONLINE BOOK CLUB ORG Sept. 8, 2021"The best thing about this book is its authenticity." "It'… read more

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31. Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

By: Porter Alexander Halyburton

4.35

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam on his 76th missi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

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Transform Your Habits

Home Before Morning

Lynda Van Devanter

4.04

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Helene Hanff

3.28

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Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America

Cody Keenan

4.56

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Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

Arthur C. Brooks

3.79

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Smoke and Whispers (The Oxford Investigations, #4)

Mick Herron

4.02

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The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)

Len Deighton

3.93

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Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

Mick Herron

3.89

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London Match (Bernard Samson, #3)

Len Deighton

3.59

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