The Battle for Tinian: Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan
By: Nathan N. Prefer
4.01
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Ti…
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1. 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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"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
2. Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
By: Eugene B. Fluckey
4.47
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew memb… read more
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3. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
By: Rick Atkinson
4.29
Format: 681 pages, Hardcover
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the first volume of his monumental tri… read more
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"In battle, topography is fate."-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
"Troops caught nibbling their emergency D- ration chocolate bars were dubbed Chocolate Soldiers and punished by forfeiting two meals. This was a happy penance. The galleys served so much fatty mutton …"-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
4. River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
By: Buddy Levy
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Conquistadorcomes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest … read more
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5. The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)
By: Django Wexler
4.80
Format: None pages,
Enter an epic fantasy world that echoes with the thunder of muskets and the clang of steel--but whe… read more
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6. The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45
By: John Toland
3.43
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Ja… read more
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7. Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
By: Ben Macintyre
4.25
Format: 127 pages,
In 1943, from a windowless London basement office, two intelligence officers conceived a plan that … read more
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8. The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice
By: Alex Kershaw
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia--population just 3,000 in 1944--died in the firs… read more
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9. Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze
By: Peter Harmsen
3.14
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At it… read more
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10. 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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11. To Fly and Fight: Memoirs Of A Triple Ace
By: Chuck Yeager , None , None
3.75
Format: 320 pages,
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12. You'll Be Sor-ree: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers The Pacific War
By: None
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Sid Phillips knew he was a long way from his home in Mobile, AL, when he plunged into the jungles o… read more
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13. The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
By: William K. Klingaman , None
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Like Winchester's Krakatoa,The Year Without Summerreveals a year of dramatic global change long for… read more
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14. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
15. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more
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16. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day
By: James Holland
4.47
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more
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17. Hey Doc!: The Battle of Okinawa As Remembered by a Marine Corpsman
By: Ed Wells
4.36
Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition
An amazing story of perseverance and everyday courage. This is the wartime memories of a Marine Cor… read more
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18. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
By: Ian W. Toll
4.76
Format: 944 pages, Hardcover
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19. Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4)
By: John Wooldridge
4.08
Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition
A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons which revolutionised aerial warfare.Perfect for people wh… read more
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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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21. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
By: Mark Harmon
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more
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22. The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome
By: Nick Holmes
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
It was the fall before the fall. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the… read more
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23. Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
By: David Quammen
4.21
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to deciphe… read more
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"The more numerous we become, the more crowded, the more interconnected, the more demanding of resources, the more invasive of wild places, the more disruptive of richly diverse ecosystems—the closer …"-David Quammen, Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
24. Homeworld Lost (Homeworld Lost, #1)
By: J.N. Chaney
4.18
Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition
During a test flight for the world’s first warp engine, Major Noah Gantz is set to go down in the h… read more
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25. Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII
By: J.E. Johnson
4.48
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
Johnnie Johnson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939 as a week-end flier, and finis… read more
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26. Bitter Peleliu: The Forgotten Struggle on the Pacific War's Worst Battlefield
By: Joseph Wheelan
4.42
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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27. Saipan: The Battle That Doomed Japan in World War II
By: James H. Hallas
4.43
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28. Recapture of Guam: 1944 Battle and Liberation of Guam (WW2 Pacific Military History, #6)
By: Daniel Wrinn
4.12
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Guam’s Japanese garrison fought practically to the last man. By invading Guam, US forces were no… read more
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29. Malta Spitfire Pilot: Ten Weeks of Terror, April–June 1942
By: Denis Barnham
4.21
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30. The Battle for Tinian: Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan
By: Nathan N. Prefer
4.01
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Ti… read more
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