5 Top war books like Okinawa: The Last Battle by Roy Edgar Appleman

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Okinawa: The Last Battle

By: Roy Edgar Appleman

4.11

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

On 1 April, 1945, the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater began. The battle for the …

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1. Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez

By: Philip Carlo

4.02

Format: 592 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The shocking true story behind the serial killer case that inspired the hit Netflix series! Pain… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

2. The Friendly Sea (Duty and Destiny #1)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.70

Format: 84 pages,

The Duty and Destiny Series:By Andrew Wareham, the author of the highly acclaimed, 'A Poor Man at t… read more

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3. The Bitter Land (Duty and Destiny #2)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.26

Format: None pages,

The Duty and Destiny Series:By Andrew Wareham, the author of the highly acclaimed, 'A Poor Man at t… 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"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. Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific

By: William Marvel , None , None

3.64

Format: 288 pages,

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6. Nothing Forgotten, Nothing Learned: The Fall of Singapore (Innocent No More, #5)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.44

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Thomas Stark’s return to Australia is delayed by a short campaign in Syria – the active, shooting w… read more

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7. 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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. Where Away: A Modern Odyssey

By: George Sessions Perry

4.37

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

On 4th February 1942, the USS Marblehead was with an American-British-Dutch-Australian fleet patrol… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
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9. Newly Made A Gentleman (The Call of the Sea, #4)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.48

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Nick Turnhouse knows how lucky he has been, and has little choice other than to ride the wave of hi… read more

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10. The First Lieutenant (The Call of the Sea, #2)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.42

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Nick Turnhouse continues his helter-skelter advance from Dorset farmhand to naval officer, relying … read more

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11. The Man From Bere (The Call of the Sea, #1)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.33

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Nick Turnhouse is a Dorset farmhand, a third son with nothing to inherit and no future, working his… read more

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12. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967 by Doyle D. Glass

13. Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967

By: Doyle D. Glass

4.56

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

Redesigned cover art and upgraded manuscript to showcase the true story of 164 Marines and Navy Cor… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • war
"A hailstorm of rocket-propelled grenades, thundering mortars, and AK-47 machine-gun fire strafed the exposed men from all directions. The Marines of Mike Company had walked into an ambush laid by ove…"

-Doyle D. Glass, Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967

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14. Fighting Back (Innocent No More, #4)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.44

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

The Battle of Britain is over and Squadron Leader Thomas Stark is posted to Hurribombers; a new inc… read more

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15. Falling Into Battle (The War To End All Wars, #1)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.37

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

October 1913 and the St Vincent is in Portsmouth harbour, where four midshipmen have come to the en… read more

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  • war
Cover of The Death of Hope (The War To End All Wars, #4) by Andrew Wareham

16. The Death of Hope (The War To End All Wars, #4)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.46

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s late 1915 and the industrial nations still have not geared up for war. Shortages of munitions … read more

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17. The Winter War (The War to End All Wars, #2)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.47

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

November 1914, and the three surviving midshipmen enter the next phase of the war. Richard Baker is… read more

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18. End To Illusion (The War to End All Wars, #3)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.51

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

April 1915, and it has become apparent that the war will be neither glorious nor short. England is … read more

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19. The Balloonatics: A Tale of the Great War

By: Andrew Wareham

4.46

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Peter Naseby is enjoying a leisurely naval career when his ship runs down the Admiral in Command at… read more

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20. Okinawa: The Last Battle

By: Roy Edgar Appleman

4.11

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

On 1 April, 1945, the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater began. The battle for the … read more

Similar categories in Roy Edgar Appleman's Okinawa: The Last Battle book and Roy Edgar Appleman's Okinawa: The Last Battle

  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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21. The Klondike Stampede

By: Tappan Adney

3.97

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

Gold was discovered in the Klondike in August 16, 1896. When news of the discovery arrived in Seatt… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

8 Best history books like Okinawa: The Last Battle by Roy Edgar Appleman

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4.02

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4.47

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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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4.37

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4.30

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4.34

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4.37

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