11 must-read nonfiction books like Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words by Colin D. Heaton

Cover of Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words by Colin D. Heaton

Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words

By: Colin D. Heaton

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Sensational eyewitness accounts from the most heroic and legendary American aviators of World War I…

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1. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

By: Donald L. Miller

4.18

Format: 671 pages, Hardcover

Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more

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  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

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2. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism

By: John U. Bacon

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, a gripping narrative-nonfiction account of th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) by Mary Doria Russell

3. The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)

By: Mary Doria Russell

3.77

Format: None pages,

In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico… read more

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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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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • 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

5. Prey

By: Michael Crichton

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles -- micro-robo… read more

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6. Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II

By: Marcus Brotherton , Adam Makos

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

These are the stories from fifteen WWII Marines, compiled by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton but l… read more

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Cover of A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Larry Alexander, Adam Makos

7. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

By: Larry Alexander , Adam Makos

4.36

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germ… read more

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  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
"You fight by rules to keep your humanity"

-Larry Alexander, A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

8. The King's Coat (Alan Lewrie, #1)

By: Dewey Lambdin

3.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

The very first Alan Lewrie naval adventure in this classic series is now back in print! 1780: Seven… read more

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9. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice

By: Adam Makos

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For readers of Unbrokenand The Boys in the Boatcomes an unforgettable tale of courage from America'… read more

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10. Top Secret Tales of World War II

By: William B. Breuer

3.96

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Espionage, in all its forms, as it evolved in the hands of both Allied and Axis agents of intellige… read more

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Cover of Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14) by Bernard Cornwell

11. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more

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

12. 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
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13. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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14. Agent in Place (Gray Man, #7)

By: Mark Greaney

4.40

Format: 521 pages, Kindle Edition

The Gray Man is back in another nonstop international thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling c… read more

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Cover of The Bitterroots (Highway Quartet, #5) by C.J. Box

15. The Bitterroots (Highway Quartet, #5)

By: C.J. Box

4.08

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar-Award winning author. Former … read more

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16. Help Is Here: Finding Fresh Strength and Purpose in the Power of the Holy Spirit

By: Max Lucado

4.48

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Bills pile up. Savings accounts go down. Marriages go south. Pandemics rage. Work goes off the rail… read more

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"The Spirit is the dove of peace who calms us, the gift giver who equips us, the river of living water who flows out of us to refresh the world."

-Max Lucado, Help Is Here: Finding Fresh Strength and Purpose in the Power of the Holy Spirit

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17. Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival

By: Tom Clavin

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An American fighter pilot doomed to die in Buchenwald but determined to survive.On August 13, 1944,… read more

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  • military fiction
  • world war ii
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Cover of A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II by Harry H. Crosby

18. A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II

By: Harry H. Crosby

4.58

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

"Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war a… read more

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  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • aviation
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19. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II

By: James Holland

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l… read more

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  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • aviation
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Cover of Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain (The Face of Battle Book 1) by Norman Gelb

20. Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain (The Face of Battle Book 1)

By: Norman Gelb

4.42

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'A many-sided picture of war.' The New York Times1940. Britain stands alone against Nazi Germany.On… read more

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  • aviation
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words

By: Colin D. Heaton

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Sensational eyewitness accounts from the most heroic and legendary American aviators of World War I… read more

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10 best-selling history books like Above the Reich: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words by Colin D. Heaton

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4.18

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4.29

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4.47

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Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

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4.36

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