Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage: The Declassified Stories of Cold War Reconnaissance Flights and the Men Who Flew Them
By: Wolfgang W.E. Samuel
4.05
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
The outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 took the American military by surprise. Rushing to resp…
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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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"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
2. Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
By: James M. Scott
4.47
Format: 672 pages, Paperback
Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in History "Like Lauren Hillebrand's Unbroken … Target Tokyo … read more
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3. King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
By: H. Rider Haggard
3.79
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publ… read more
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"A sharp spear," runs the Kukuana saying, "needs no polish."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Everything has an end, if only you live long enough to see it."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"When one can only do one thing well, one likes to keep up one’s reputation in that thing."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Take what life can give you, Ana, and do not trouble about the offerings which are laid in the tombs for time to crumble."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
4. Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor
By: Clinton Romesha
3.97
Format: 179 pages, Hardcover
The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the thirteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating b… read more
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5. Team Yankee
By: Harold Coyle
3.82
Format: 4 pages, Mass Market Paperback
NATO and the Soviet bloc are at war. The awesome Russian invasion force smashes across the West Ger… read more
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6. 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
7. 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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8. Baa Baa Black Sheep
By: Gregory Boyington
4.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black… read more
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9. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more
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10. The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)
By: Chris Hadfield
3.92
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the sp… read more
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11. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more
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"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
12. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
By: Robert Leckie
4.22
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Now the inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC Here is one of the most riveting first-per… read more
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"It was a darkness without time. It was an impenetrable darkness. To the right and left of me rose those terrible formless things of my imagination, which I could not see because there was no light. I…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"And now to that Victim whose Sign rose above the world two thousand years ago, to be menaced now by that other sign now rising, I say a prayer of contrition. I, whom you have seen as irreverent and i…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone n…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
13. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more
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14. Wings of Vengeance: A USS Enterprise Naval Adventure Novel (Fightin'est Ship in WWII series Book 2)
By: Scott Cook
4.29
Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition
There is a price to be paid for treachery… and the balance is due in flame!The United States is ree… read more
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15. Wings of Glory: A USS Enterprise Naval Adventure Novel (Fightin'est Ship in WWII series Book 3)
By: Scott Cook
4.47
Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition
There’s a super storm brewing out in the Pacific… one that will change the course of history foreve… read more
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16. The Eagle's Claw
By: Jeff Shaara
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a “riveting” ( Booklist ) tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left … read more
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17. Quantum Radio
By: A.G. Riddle
4.12
Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition
At CERN, a scientist has just made an incredible discovery – a breakthrough that may answer the dee… read more
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18. Enola Gay: Mission to Hiroshima
By: Gordon Thomas
4.37
Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition
From theNew York Times-bestselling A "fascinating . . . unrivaled" history of the B-29 and its fat… read more
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19. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
By: Craig L. Symonds
4.65
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From one of our most distinguished naval historians, the first wartime biography in a half-century … read more
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20. The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan Before Pearl Harbor
By: Sam Kleiner
4.11
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s d… read more
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21. The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life
By: Amy Butler Greenfield
4.24
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
The true story about an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only rece… read more
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22. The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich
By: Daniel P. Bolger
4.12
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose… read more
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23. 19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam
By: Lew Jennings
4.42
Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition
19 Minutes to Live illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and cr… read more
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24. The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviation
By: John Lancaster
3.89
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Years before Charles Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris electrified the nation, a group of d… read more
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25. WOODSIDE Returns: Korean War Surprises! (The Long Gray Target Book 6)
By: Roger Maxim
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
WOODSIDE RETURNSAfter nearly five years of building families and careers, the men of Woodside sudde… read more
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26. Tanker Pilot: Lessons from the Cockpit
By: Mark Hasara
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
From a veteran air-refueling expert who flew missions for over two decades during the Cold War, Gul… read more
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27. The Venona Secrets, Exposing Soviet Espionage and America's Traitors
By: Herbert Romerstein
3.93
Format: 608 pages, Paperback
The Venona Secrets presents one of the last great, untold stories of World War II and the Cold War.… read more
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28. Holding the Line: The Naval Air Campaign In Korea
By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Naval and air power was crucial to the United Nations' success in the Korean War, as it sought to n… read more
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29. Asian STALEMATE (The Long Gray Target Book 7)
By: Roger Maxim
4.34
Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition
HERE IT IS!The exciting conclusion to the Long Gray Target series! Filled with excitement and surpr… read more
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30. Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage: The Declassified Stories of Cold War Reconnaissance Flights and the Men Who Flew Them
By: Wolfgang W.E. Samuel
4.05
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
The outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 took the American military by surprise. Rushing to resp… read more
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31. Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves: The Inside Story of How a Team of Renegades Broke Rules, Shattered Barriers, and Launched a Drone Warfare Revolution
By: Bierbauer Alec
4.45
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
The Inside Story of How a CIA Agent and an Air Force Officer Joined Forces to Develop America’s Mos… read more
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