Fighter Pilot: The First American Air Ace of World War II
By: William R. Dunn
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
At the age of twelve, American William R. Dunn decided to become a fighter pilot. In 1939 he joined…
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1. Wings on My Sleeve (Phoenix Press)
By: None , Eric M. Brown
4.38
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Eric Brown went to Germany in 1939 on an exchange course, and his first experience of the war came … read more
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2. GUTS 'N GUNSHIPS: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam
By: Mark Garrison
3.97
Format: 112 pages,
Synopsis In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois Unive… read more
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3. 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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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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"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. 21 Months, 24 Days: A blue-collar kid's journey to the Vietnam War and back
By: None
3.75
Format: 289 pages,
21 Months, 24 Daysis an engaging memoir of a blue-collar kid turned soldier. Threatened by the draf… read more
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6. 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
7. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle
By: Douglas L Edwards
4.72
Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition
This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more
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8. 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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9. 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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10. Duel of Eagles: The Classic Pilot's Account of the Battle of Britain (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 1)
By: Peter Townsend
4.55
Format: 577 pages, Kindle Edition
'REMARKABLE' Sunday Times -- 'A FINE BOOK' Len Deighton 'The greatest book on the Battle of Britai… read more
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11. 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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12. Choosers of the Slain (Amanda Garrett, #1)
By: James H. Cobb
4.51
Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition
Heavy caliber cannon fire rips across the harbour of a remote South Atlantic research station. W… read more
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13. Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
By: James M. Dixon
4.39
Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition
Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being draft… read more
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14. 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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15. U-Boat Killer
By: Donald Macintyre
4.25
Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition
U-Boat Killer, first published in 1956, is an exciting account of a British Royal Navy destroyer in… read more
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16. Hellcats of the Sea (Annotated): Operation Barney and the Mission to the Sea of Japan
By: Charles A. Lockwood
4.19
Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition
Author Charles Lockwood (Sink ‘Em All) brings his unique flair for submarine warfare story-telling … read more
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17. Who's Next...?: Tales from the Southwest Pacific Theater in WWII
By: John Dejanovich
4.29
Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition
The decisions surrounding the tactics used on Maj Richard Bong's last mission have been shrouded in… read more
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18. 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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19. 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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20. Armageddon, Second Class (The War To End All Wars, #6)
By: Andrew Wareham
4.50
Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition
1917 and there is no end in sight to the war, yet the men and women fighting it know it cannot cont… read more
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21. Bloody Hands (The War To End All Wars, #5)
By: Andrew Wareham
4.46
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
World War I enters the summer of 1916 with the perceived failure of Jutland and the bloody defeat o… read more
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22. 'Young Man, You'll Never Die': A World War II Fighter Pilot In North Africa, Burma & Malaya
By: Merton Naydler
4.15
Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition
A British Royal Air Force pilot recounts fighting over African deserts and Asian jungles during Wor… read more
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23. That Close: a memory of combat in Vietnam
By: Robert Driskill
4.24
Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition
“That Close” is the memory of the experiences that surrounded Private Robert Driskill’s combat tour… read more
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24. 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot
By: Ralph Alshouse
4.78
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
"My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airpla… read more
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25. All Aces, No Jokers: The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot
By: Thomas Littleton
4.48
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
All Aces, No The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot is the must-read first-person accoun… read more
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26. Punjab!: War Against the Sikhs (The Thomas Mason Trilogy Book 1)
By: Nigel Seed
4.27
Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition
It is 1843 and to avoid the hangman’s noose two brothers flee from England. The first available shi… read more
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27. Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
By: Ed Denny
4.23
Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition
Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent de… read more
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28. The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919
By: James Carl Nelson
3.55
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
An extraordinary lost chapter in the history of World War I: the story of America’s year-long invas… read more
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29. Escape From Corregidor
By: Edgar D. Whitcomb
4.39
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
'This is a story of one man's effort for survival - an incredible, fascinating account' - Kirkus Re… read more
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30. Aces Against Japan: The American Aces Speak
By: Eric Hammel
4.12
Format: 356 pages, Paperback
Heaven Belonged to God. The Sky Belonged to America's Aces. From the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dece… read more
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31. Fighter Pilot: The First American Air Ace of World War II
By: William R. Dunn
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
At the age of twelve, American William R. Dunn decided to become a fighter pilot. In 1939 he joined… read more
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