POW: Allied prisoners in Europe, 1939-1945
By: Adrian Gilbert
4.15
Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War
By: Jonathan Dimbleby
2.64
Format: 110 pages, Hardcover
The Battle of the Atlantic was -- though often overlooked -- crucial to the Allied victory. If the … read more
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2. Last Exit to Brooklyn
By: Gilbert Sorrentino , Hubert Selby Jr.
3.43
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
Last Exit to Brooklynis a raw depiction of life amongst New York's junkies, hustlers, drag queens a… read more
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3. The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.99
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin… read more
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4. Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
By: Erika Fatland
4.28
Format: 477 pages, Hardcover
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in… read more
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"W gruncie rzeczy nie wyobrażam sobie lepszej ilustracji szczytu melancholii niż pesymista czytający Schopenhauera w Pamirze."-Erika Fatland, Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
"(...) a kiedy się śmiał, czynił to na ten lekko zrezygnowany, ironiczny sposób, który przyswoili sobie obrońcy praw człowieka na całym świecie."-Erika Fatland, Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
"There are very few lazy people in Uzbekistan now" he said. "I describe as lazy those who go to Moscow and sweep its streets and squares." - President of Uzbekistan"-Erika Fatland, Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
"He shook his head and waved me on to his colleague, who was responsible for moral checks. "Do you have any porn with you miss?" The customs officer looked at me with interest."-Erika Fatland, Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
5. 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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6. Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.27
Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of the most infamous massacre of American soldiers in World War Two.An ideal book for peo… read more
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7. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison
By: Ben Macintyre
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more
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8. Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.23
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explo… read more
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"The Soviets had to choose whether to show Blix the toilet facilities and hide the super-secret radar or vice versa."-Serhii Plokhy, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
"The world has already been overwhelmed by one Chernobyl and one exclusion zone. It cannot afford any more. It must learn its lessons from what happened in and around Chernobyl on April 26, 1986."-Serhii Plokhy, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
9. 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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10. The War in the Shadows: The Battle of the Spymasters in WWII (The Secret War)
By: Charles Whiting
4.09
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling exposé of the spies who moved in the darkened dangerous back alleys of World War Two… read more
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11. 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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12. It's a Long Way to Tooting Broadway: The Autobiography of a WW2 British Soldier
By: Reginald Cambridge
4.48
Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition
Join Reginald (Reg) Cambridge at the beginning of his World War 2 journey in the early 1940s as he … read more
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13. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.25
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more
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- history
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14. 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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15. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)
By: Anthony Richardson
4.32
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more
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16. The Submariners: Life in British Submarines, 1901-1999 (20th Century Naval Innovations)
By: John Winton
4.33
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
‘The entire span of British submarine history has been carefully recorded the tragedies in both pe… read more
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17. Finale at Flensburg: The Story Of Field Marshal Montgomery's Battle For The Baltic (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.40
Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition
The overlooked story of one of the last battles of the Second World War, which shaped the course of… read more
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18. War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (World War Two at Sea)
By: John Winton
4.29
Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition
Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima; the War in the Pacific was one … read more
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19. D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy
By: Hans Hoeller
4.52
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
One of the last German veterans of World War II recounts his wartime experiences - with the harrowi… read more
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20. The Forgotten Fleet: The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 (World War Two at Sea)
By: John Winton
4.10
Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition
John Winton, a naval novelist of some note, changes tack here with some unleavened military history… read more
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"Perhaps the final proof that the war was really over came at six o’clock on the first evening, with the pipe - ‘children to supper’."-John Winton, The Forgotten Fleet: The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 (World War Two at Sea)
"The Prime Minister’s meaning was clear enough: the Fleet Train was the horse, and the fighting Fleet the cart. They must be kept in their proper order. As the size of the horse was fixed, it was poin…"-John Winton, The Forgotten Fleet: The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 (World War Two at Sea)
21. Desperate Journey: Escape from Burma in 1942, through 900 miles of arduous, Japanese-occupied territory
By: Francis Clifford
4.48
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
“This is a story of escape; a true account of how a dwindling group of soldiers made their way to s… read more
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22. My Flying Circus: The Autobiography of a WW2 Bomber Pilot
By: Richard Leven
3.99
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the no-holds-barred autobiography of a World War II bomber pilot.My Flying Circus is the au… read more
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23. Air Power at Sea, 1945-1989 (20th Century Naval Innovations)
By: John Winton
4.08
Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition
An engrossing account of naval air power from the end of the Second World War through to the end of… read more
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24. Find, Fix and Strike!: The Fleet Air Arm at War, 1939-45 (World War Two at Sea)
By: John Winton
4.17
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
A full examination of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm from the beginning of World War Two until fina… read more
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25. Jellicoe (Leading the Modern Royal Navy)
By: John Winton
4.53
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
An engrossing reassessment of the Commander-in-Chief of British naval forces during World War One.A… read more
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26. World War 2: Waffen SS Soldiers - Testimonies of German SS Soldiers
By: Oliver Mayer
3.71
Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition
A Chilling Document to The Testimonies of German SS Soldiers! 2ND EDITION Free bonus inside! (right… read more
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27. Behind Enemy Lines (Who Dares Wins Book 1)
By: Nigel Cawthorne
4.04
Format: 106 pages, Kindle Edition
‘An interesting and detailed account of little known operations by British special forces behind en… read more
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28. Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor!: Life on the Lower-deck of the Victorian Navy
By: John Winton
4.30
Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition
An engrossing history of life in the Royal Navy at the height of its power. ‘comprehensive, well-d… read more
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29. Fallen Eagle: The last days of the Third Reich
By: Robin Cross
4.17
Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition
By the beginning of 1945, the armies of Europe were deeply weary. The Allies were determined to end… read more
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30. POW: Allied prisoners in Europe, 1939-1945
By: Adrian Gilbert
4.15
Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition
Everyday life is offset by high drama as POW tells of the secret organizations that smuggled aid in… read more
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31. True Stories of World War Two
By: Robin Cross
4.10
Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition
World War II was the deadliest war that humankind has experienced so far. But while great attentio… read more
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