6 Best biography books like Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy by Richard Tregaskis

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Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy

By: Richard Tregaskis

4.24

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

A dramatic and richly detailed chronicle of the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy from one of Am…

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1. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying"

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

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2. The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3)

By: David Weber

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

The proles are revolting. The families who rule the People's Republic of Haven are in trouble. The … read more

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  • military fiction
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3. Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy

By: Ian W. Toll

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

How "a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting" humbled the omnip… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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4. Crack! and Thump: With a Combat Infantry Officer in World War II

By: Barry Basden , None

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

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  • world war ii
  • military fiction
  • history
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5. The Sound and the Fury

By: William Faulkner

3.86

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

The tragedy of the Compson family features some of the most memorable characters in literature: bea… read more

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"I say money has no value; it's just the way you spend it."

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

"with that sort of gigantic delicacy of an elephant picking up a peanut."

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

"Caddy put her arms around me, and her shining veil, and I couldn't smell trees anymore and I began to cry."

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

"A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune"

-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

6. Eclipse of Reason

By: Max Horkheimer

3.67

Format: 350 pages,

"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more

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7. Empire of the Summer Moon

By: S.C. Gwynne

4.23

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the for… read more

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  • nonfiction
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"Buffalo Hump had one of those Comanche names - there were a large number of them - that the prudish whites could not quite bring themselves to translate. His Nermernuh name, properly transliterated, …"

-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon

"For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed to the creation of police departments, fearing that they would become forces of repression... Only in the mid 19th century, after the growt…"

-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon

8. Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller

By: Burke Davis

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From commanding the Horse Marines in Peking to leading the Inchon landing, Puller became a legend i… read more

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9. The Shangri-La Raiders (When Heroes Flew #2)

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.59

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Japan in 1942, The Shangri-La Raide… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
Cover of Tokyo Express: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series Book 4) by Scott Cook

10. Tokyo Express: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series Book 4)

By: Scott Cook

4.56

Format: 565 pages, Kindle Edition

When they come for you… they come in darkness…The Marines have seized control of the Japanese airfi… read more

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  • military fiction
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11. Pacific Blood: A WWII Military Fiction Novel (Decker's Marine Raiders Series Book 1)

By: Scott Cook

4.24

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series, comes a new companion series about WWI… read more

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12. The Raiders and the Cross (Jox McNabb #2)

By: Patrick Larsimont

4.41

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling WWII adventure across the war-torn skies of Britain, France and Malta. Perfect for fa… read more

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13. Pacific Guts: A WWII Military Fiction Novel (Decker's Marine Raiders Series Book 2)

By: Scott Cook

4.48

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

The jungle is deep, dark and death lurks within…The Marine Raiders are licking their wounds after t… read more

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14. The Cactus Navy

By: Scott W. Cook

4.56

Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition

America has taken Japan's best shots and now Uncle Sam's ready to come out of his corner swingin'..… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
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15. Seas of Flame (USS Bull Shark #6)

By: Scott W. Cook

4.55

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

When the hunter becomes the hunted, there is only one turn and fight or run and die… After sink… read more

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Cover of Behavior Reports: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series Book 5) by Scott Cook

16. Behavior Reports: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series Book 5)

By: Scott Cook

4.38

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

The only problem with being a war hero… is that history continually demands more heroism…After enjo… read more

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Cover of Blood Warm Waters: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series Book 8) by Scott Cook

17. Blood Warm Waters: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series Book 8)

By: Scott Cook

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Death rises from the deep and tropical seas burn as the tide of war continues to rise…Art Turner an… read more

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18. The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist

By: Peter Tunstall

4.45

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

“A remarkable memoir of a British lad’s salad days flying bombers against the Nazis and then repeat… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

19. Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.17

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

“a provocative and stimulating addition to the study of World War II.” HistoryNetPerfect for reader… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. 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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  • world war ii
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Cover of Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two) by Leo Heaps

21. Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.25

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of a Canadian paratrooper’s escape from behind enemy lines following the … read more

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22. Pacific Grit: A WWII Military Fiction Novel (Decker's Marine Raiders Series Book 3)

By: Scott Cook

4.43

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Victory is sweet… but in the melodious jungles of The Canal… it can turn sour in an instant…After r… read more

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23. TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH

By: W. R. Shepherd

4.52

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

A classic and favorite of aviation enthusiasts for many decades. And a well liked television series… read more

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24. Outta the Frying Pan: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller series Book 7)

By: Scott Cook

4.56

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

The better you are, the more is asked of you… and the higher the heat…Bull Shark and S-52 have just… read more

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25. Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland

By: Norbert Hannig

4.25

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Herr Norbert Hanning’s wartime career makes for fascinating and highly informative reading on an as… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of Roll Me Over: An Infantryman's World War II by Raymond Gantter

26. Roll Me Over: An Infantryman's World War II

By: Raymond Gantter

4.18

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

When Raymond Gantter arrived in Normandy in the fall of 1944, bodies were still washing up from the… read more

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  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima by Eugene  H. Peterson

27. Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.42

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

By choice, chance and God’s hand, I survived some extremely trying times in the Marine Corps during… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
Cover of From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden: The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero by Murray Soskil

28. From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden: The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero

By: Murray Soskil

4.28

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The author, Murray Soskil, is the recipient of two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and six Battle Star… read more

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Cover of Normandy Bridgehead: What Happened After the Beaches of Normandy Were Taken by H. Essame

29. Normandy Bridgehead: What Happened After the Beaches of Normandy Were Taken

By: H. Essame

4.14

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

The epic story of what happened after the beaches had been stormed during D-Day.An essential histor… read more

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30. Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy

By: Richard Tregaskis

4.24

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

A dramatic and richly detailed chronicle of the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy from one of Am… read more

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  • world war ii
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31. World War II Pacific: Battles and Campaigns from Guadalcanal to Okinawa 1942-1945 (WW2 Pacific Military History Series)

By: Daniel Wrinn

4.20

Format: 836 pages, Kindle Edition

"A brisk and compelling game changer for the historiography of the Pacific Theater in World War II.… read more

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15 Top history books like Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy by Richard Tregaskis

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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy

Ian W. Toll

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Crack! and Thump: With a Combat Infantry Officer in World War II

Barry Basden , None

4.72

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Empire of the Summer Moon

S.C. Gwynne

4.23

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Charles Whiting

4.27

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Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

4.17

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48 Hours to Hammelburg: Patton's Secret Mission (Americans Fighting to Free Europe)

Charles Whiting

4.23

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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)

Charles Whiting

4.25

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