12 must-read military fiction books like Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for Both Amer by Thomas Happer Taylor

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Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for Both Amer

By: Thomas Happer Taylor

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

As the twentieth century closed, the veterans of its defining war passed away at a rate of a thousa…

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1. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Le… read more

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2. Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

From Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day , the inspiring story of … read more

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  • american history
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  • military fiction
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3. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.30

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

It is the young men born into the false prosperity of the 1920s and brought up in the bitter realit… read more

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"No matter how bad things got, no matter how anxious the staff became, the commander had to “preserve optimism in himself and in his command. Without confidence, enthusiasm and optimism in the command…"

-Stephen E. Ambrose, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

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4. Washington's Crossing

By: David Hackett Fischer

4.15

Format: 564 pages, Hardcover

Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A power… read more

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  • american history
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"Until Washington crossed the Delaware, the triumph of the old order seemed inevitable. Thereafter, things would never be the same again."

-David Hackett Fischer, Washington's Crossing

"Americans tended to think of war as something that had to be done from time to time, for a particular purpose or goal. They fought not for the sake of fighting but for the sake of winning."

-David Hackett Fischer, Washington's Crossing

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5. 1776

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more

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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"

-David McCullough, 1776

"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."

-David McCullough, 1776

"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."

-David McCullough, 1776

"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"

-David McCullough, 1776

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6. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

By: Ron Chernow

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dy… read more

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  • american history
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  • biography
  • history
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7. The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

By: Gregory A. Freeman

4.36

Format: None pages,

An astonishing, never-before-told story of the Second World War, based on newly declassified docume… read more

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  • history
  • historical
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  • military history
  • world war ii
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8. Second Foundation (Foundation #3)

By: Isaac Asimov

3.82

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

So far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The … read more

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9. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

By: Marcus Luttrell , Patrick Robinson

3.67

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan fo… read more

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10. Alexander Hamilton

By: Ron Chernow

3.77

Format: 32 pages,

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the … read more

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  • american history
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11. The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

By: Lawrence Wright

4.16

Format: 208 pages,

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12. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

By: S.C. Gwynne

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the prizewinning New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Mooncomes a thri… read more

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13. 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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"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

14. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

By: Linda Sue Park

4.01

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Long Walk to Waterbegins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2… read more

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15. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

By: Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice

4.03

Format: 502 pages, Paperback

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States… read more

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"But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pa…"

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

16. A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

By: G.J. Meyer

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

The First World War is one of history's greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account… read more

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17. The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)

By: Robert Ludlum

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found  Who is Jason Bourne? Is he an assassin, a terrorist, a… read more

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18. Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill

By: Candice Millard

3.55

Format: None pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author of Destiny of the Republicand The River of Doubt, a thrilling… read more

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19. 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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"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

20. The Bourne Supremacy (Jason Bourne, #2)

By: Robert Ludlum

3.59

Format: 464 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A killer with no face, no identity and a name the world wanted to forget:Jason Bourne Reenter the s… read more

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21. Sycamore Row

By: John Grisham

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from … read more

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22. 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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23. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

By: Hampton Sides

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. T… read more

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24. A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3)

By: John Grisham

4.29

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when t… read more

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"I can’t believe you would represent a killer like that Jake. I thought you were one of us. xxx ‘Gotta have a lawyer, Helen. You can’t put the boy in the gas chamber if he doesn’t have a lawyer. Surel…"

-John Grisham, A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3)

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25. If I Survive You

By: Jonathan Escoffery

3.69

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

In the 1970s, Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. … read more

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"What does Whiteness feel like?... I imagine it's like walking barefoot…"

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

"Why don't stars make any sounds in the winter? What sounds? Ethan said."

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

"Every boy deserves to believe him father is good, but if each father were good, we’d be living in a different kind of world."

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

"I imagined I could have begged an old girlfriend from college to send money; enough of them had expressed ambivalence about their trust funds that this seemed a plausible path down which I might drag…"

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

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26. The Federalist Papers

By: Alexander Hamilton

4.10

Format: 592 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed by Thomas Jefferson as “the best commentary on the principles of government which was ever w… read more

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"Liberty is to faction what air is to fire..."

-Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers

"If we are to be one Nation in any respect, it clearly ought to be in respect to other Nations."

-Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers

"An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth. No. 75"

-Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers

"No man ought certainly to be a judge in his own cause, or in any cause in respect to which he has the least interest or bias."

-Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers

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27. Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History

By: Kevin Maurer

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Kevin Maurer―the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning coauthor of No Easy Day ―comes t… read more

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Cover of A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

28. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

By: Sonia Purnell

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War … read more

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29. Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

By: Wright Thompson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller! “A warm and loving reflection that, like good bourbon, will stand… read more

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  • history
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"What became clear in Michigan was that Julian and Sissy have become the fully realized version of themselves through success. That's actually rare. I profile famous and successful athletes for a livi…"

-Wright Thompson, Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

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30. Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite

By: Peter Schweizer

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

For over a decade, the work of five-time New York Times bestselling investigative reporter Peter Sc… read more

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31. Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for Both Amer

By: Thomas Happer Taylor

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

As the twentieth century closed, the veterans of its defining war passed away at a rate of a thousa… read more

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17 Top history books like Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for Both Amer by Thomas Happer Taylor

Transform Your Habits

Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

Transform Your Habits

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

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Washington's Crossing

David Hackett Fischer

4.15

Transform Your Habits

1776

David McCullough

4.09

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29 best-selling fiction books like Second Foundation (Foundation #3) by Isaac Asimov

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Foundation's Fear (Second Foundation Trilogy, #1)

Gregory Benford

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

William Gibson

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy, #3)

David Brin

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Foundation and Chaos (Second Foundation Trilogy #2)

Greg Bear

4.18

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