22 must-read world war ii books like Smashing Hitler's Guns: The Rangers at Pointe-du-Hoc, D-Day 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga

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Smashing Hitler's Guns: The Rangers at Pointe-du-Hoc, D-Day 1944

By: Steven J. Zaloga

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Ranger attack on the German gun batteries at Pointe-du-Hoc in the early morning hours of D-Day …

If you liked the world war ii plot in Smashing Hitler's Guns: The Rangers at Pointe-du-Hoc, D-Day 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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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

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2. D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

By: Antony Beevor

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Making use of overlooked and new material from over 30 archives in half a dozen countries, 'D-Day' … read more

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3. One Day in August: The Remarkable True Story Behind the Greatest Raid of World War II

By: David O'Keefe

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Hardcover

Magnificent and engrossing, One Day in Augustreveals in full for the first time the "Ultra Secret" … read more

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4. Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness

By: Craig Nelson

4.22

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

Published in time for the 75th anniversary, a gripping and definitive account of theevent that chan… read more

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5. The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb

By: Neal Bascomb

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and best-selling author of Hunting Eichmannand The Perfect Milean epic adven… read more

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6. The Coming Fury

By: Bruce Catton , E.B. Long

4.33

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Volume I of The Centennial History of the Civil War (3 Vols.). Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the… read more

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7. Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the … read more

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8. The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854

By: William W. Freehling

4.20

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

Far from a monolithic block of diehard slave states, the South in the eight decades before the Civi… read more

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9. Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II

By: Lena Andrews

4.00

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

A history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential … read more

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10. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

By: Erik Larson

4.30

Format: 546 pages, ebook

"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a f… read more

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11. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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12. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

By: Ian W. Toll

4.59

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a … read more

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13. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

By: Ian W. Toll

4.76

Format: 944 pages, Hardcover

Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more

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"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"

-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

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14. Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943

By: John C. McManus

4.30

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War "Out here, mention is seldom seen… read more

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15. To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945

By: John C. McManus

4.59

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

From the liberation of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender, the final volume of John C. McMan… read more

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16. Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944

By: John C. McManus

4.47

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

In Fire and Fortitude--winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History--John C. McManus pre… read more

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17. Sand & Steel: The D-Day Invasions and the Liberation of France

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.63

Format: 1025 pages, Hardcover

Peter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental … read more

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18. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more

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19. Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and his Band of Brothers

By: Erik Dorr

4.48

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers will be drawn to this complex portrait of the controv… read more

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20. Luck of the Draw

By: Frank Murphy

4.22

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and und… read more

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21. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day

By: Garrett M. Graff

4.59

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist… read more

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22. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II

By: James Holland

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l… read more

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23. The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933-1939

By: Frank McDonough

4.48

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From historian Frank McDonough, the first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler… read more

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24. Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars

By: Alan C. Mack

4.44

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

“A truly extraordinary book by a phenomenal pilot and warrior. Alan Mack was in the thick of every … read more

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25. Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day

By: Giles Milton

4.36

Format: 486 pages, Hardcover

A ground-breaking gripping account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony o… read more

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26. 1945: Victory in the West

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.55

Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition

'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to … read more

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27. The Hitler Years: Disaster, 1940-1945

By: Frank McDonough

4.56

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

A new narrative of the rise and catastrophic fall of the Nazi regime: a twelve-year descent into ba… read more

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28. Hitler’s Winter: The German Battle of the Bulge

By: Anthony Tucker-Jones

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Based on new research, Hitler's Winter tells the story of the Battle of the Bulge from the German p… read more

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29. Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle

By: Mark E. Stille

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history an… read more

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30. Smashing Hitler's Guns: The Rangers at Pointe-du-Hoc, D-Day 1944

By: Steven J. Zaloga

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Ranger attack on the German gun batteries at Pointe-du-Hoc in the early morning hours of D-Day … read more

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31. America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War

By: H.W. Brands

4.37

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands narrates the fierce debate over Amer… read more

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24 Top war books like Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and his Band of Brothers by Erik Dorr

Transform Your Habits

A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Philip Caputo

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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