14 best-selling history books like Soldiers of Barbarossa: Combat, Genocide, and Everyday Experiences on the Eastern Front, June–December 1941 by Craig W.H. Luther

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Soldiers of Barbarossa: Combat, Genocide, and Everyday Experiences on the Eastern Front, June–December 1941

By: Craig W.H. Luther

4.21

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

The scope and scale of Operation Barbarossa—the German invasion of the Soviet Union—make it one of …

If you liked the history plot in Soldiers of Barbarossa: Combat, Genocide, and Everyday Experiences on the Eastern Front, June–December 1941 by Craig W.H. Luther , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940 by None, Robert A. Doughty

1. The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940

By: None , Robert A. Doughty

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In telling the story of Sedan, Doughty brings to life individual soldiers, ridge lines, copses, gun… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by None, Larry Heinemann, Julia Whitby, Robin Whitby, Svetlana Alexievich

2. Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

By: None , Larry Heinemann , Julia Whitby , Robin Whitby , Svetlana Alexievich

4.30

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

From 1979 to 1989 a million Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed … read more

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"There’s not much humanity in a human being — that’s what war taught me."

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

"Jenže já tam nechal krev… Svou… I cizí… Dávali nám vyznamenání, která nenosíme…"

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

"Dreptul omului de a nu ucide. De a nu învața să ucidă. Neînscris în nicio constituție."

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

"Každá stránka Zinkových chlapců volá: lidé, nedopusťte, aby se tento krvavý zlý sen opakoval!"

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

3. Voices from Stalingrad: Unique First-Hand Accounts from World War II's Cruellest Battle. Jonathan Bastable

By: Jonathan Bastable

3.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

Offering a record of one of the pivotal events of World War II, as told through the personal accoun… read more

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4. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

By: Christopher R. Browning

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the … read more

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"The behavior of any human being is, of course, a very complex phenomenon, and the historian who attempts to "explain" it is indulging in a certain arrogance."

-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

"This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve policemen faced choices, and most of them committed terrible deeds. But those who killed cannot be absolved by the notion that anyo…"

-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

"What, then, is one to conclude? Most of all, one comes away from the story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 with great unease. This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve polic…"

-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

"At the same time, however, the collective behavior of Reserve Police Battalion 101 has deeply disturbing implications. There are many societies afflicted by traditions of racism and caught in the sie…"

-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

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5. Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying

By: Sönke Neitzel , Harald Welzer

4.00

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

On a visit to the British National Archive in 2001, Sonke Neitzel made a remarkable discovery: ream… read more

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  • military history

6. The Face Of Battle: A Study Of Agincourt, Waterloo And The Somme

By: John Keegan

3.73

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

The Face of Battleis military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of indi… read more

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7. War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941

By: None

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

On June 22, 1941, Hitler began what would be the most important campaign of the European theater. T… read more

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8. With Paulus at Stalingrad

By: None , None

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Colonel Wilhelm Adam, senior ADC to General Paulus, commander of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad,… read more

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9. At Leningrad's Gates: The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North

By: William Lubbeck

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the remarkable story of a German soldier who fought throughout World War II, rising from co… read more

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10. Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East (Cambridge Military Histories)

By: David Stahel

4.40

Format: 500 pages, Hardcover

Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began the largest and most costly ca… read more

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  • history
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  • military history
Cover of Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939 by Robert Forczyk

11. Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939

By: Robert Forczyk

4.02

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, Robert Forczyk tells … read more

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12. Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II

By: Roger Moorhouse

4.22

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

A "chilling" and "expertly" written history of the 1939 September Campaign and the onset of World W… read more

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13. The Virtuous Wehrmacht: Crafting the Myth of the German Soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941-1944

By: David A. Harrisville

3.53

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

"This book examines how German soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front during the Second World War r… read more

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Cover of The Battle of Halbe, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts from Hell's Cauldron by Eberhard Baumgart

14. The Battle of Halbe, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts from Hell's Cauldron

By: Eberhard Baumgart

4.02

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

In April 1945, German troops withdrawing from the Seelow Heights were encircled by the Soviet Army … read more

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Cover of Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler's Hidden Soldiers in America by Debbie Cenziper

15. Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler's Hidden Soldiers in America

By: Debbie Cenziper

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

**Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Book Award Finalist** The gripping story of a team… read more

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Cover of Empire of Destruction: A History of Nazi Mass Killing by Alex J. Kay

16. Empire of Destruction: A History of Nazi Mass Killing

By: Alex J. Kay

4.54

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The first comparative, comprehensive history of Nazi mass killing—showing how genocidal policies we… read more

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17. Soldiers of Barbarossa: Combat, Genocide, and Everyday Experiences on the Eastern Front, June–December 1941

By: Craig W.H. Luther

4.21

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

The scope and scale of Operation Barbarossa—the German invasion of the Soviet Union—make it one of … read more

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18. Betrayal: German Churches and the Holocaust

By: Robert P. Ericksen

3.90

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

Important and insightful essays provide a penetrating assessment of Christian responses in the Nazi… read more

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14 must-read nonfiction books like Soldiers of Barbarossa: Combat, Genocide, and Everyday Experiences on the Eastern Front, June–December 1941 by Craig W.H. Luther

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The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940

None , Robert A. Doughty

4.17

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Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

None , Larry Heinemann , Julia Whitby , Robin Whitby , Svetlana Alexievich

4.30

Voices from Stalingrad: Unique First-Hand Accounts from World War II's Cruellest Battle. Jonathan Bastable

Jonathan Bastable

3.02

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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

Christopher R. Browning

4.10

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6 Top audiobook books like Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East (Cambridge Military Histories) by David Stahel

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The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)

Ian W. Toll

4.61

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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

Katja Hoyer

4.17

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Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

Mary Beard

4.11

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Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East (Cambridge Military Histories)

David Stahel

4.40

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