6 must-read history books like Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio by Flint Whitlock

Cover of Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio by Flint Whitlock

Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

By: Flint Whitlock

4.26

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning military historian Flint Whitlock, the first comprehensive account of the fighti…

If you liked the history plot in Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio by Flint Whitlock , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose

1. Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed t… read more

Similar categories in Stephen E. Ambrose's Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 book and Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller

2. 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

Similar categories in Donald L. Miller's Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany book and Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
"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

3. Legend: The Incredible Story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines

By: Eric Blehm

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The unforgettable account and courageous actions of the U.S. Army's 240th Assault Helicopter Compan… read more

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4. The Longest Battle: September 1944-February 1945: From Aachen to the Roer and Across

By: Harry Yeide

3.64

Format: None pages,

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Cover of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII by Bob Drury

5. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

By: Bob Drury

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more

Similar categories in Bob Drury's The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII book and Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

6. Defiant (Skyward, #4)

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic ser… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Defiant (Skyward, #4) book and Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

"The raging river is never kind to the lone leaf."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"The love of the oppressed found the souls of the broken, and the result was light."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Empathy for an enemy's pain was good, but you couldn't let that lead you into the fallacy of accepting their actions."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Rig,' I declared to him, 'I need science.' 'You need therapy.' 'You need better jokes.' 'You need a better sense of humor."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

Cover of Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival by Tom Clavin

7. Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival

By: Tom Clavin

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An American fighter pilot doomed to die in Buchenwald but determined to survive.On August 13, 1944,… read more

Similar categories in Tom Clavin's Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival book and Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America by Matthew Pearl

8. The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America

By: Matthew Pearl

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

On a quiet midsummer day in 1776, weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, thirt… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Pearl's The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America book and Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio by Flint Whitlock

9. Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

By: Flint Whitlock

4.26

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning military historian Flint Whitlock, the first comprehensive account of the fighti… read more

Similar categories in Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio book and Flint Whitlock's Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio

  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction

6 best-selling nonfiction books like Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio by Flint Whitlock

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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

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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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The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

Bob Drury

4.34

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Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival

Tom Clavin

4.30

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17 Best nonfiction books like Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival by Tom Clavin

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Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam

Bob Drury , Tom Clavin

4.19

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Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission

Bob Drury , Tom Clavin

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story Of A Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm and an Untold Rescue

Bob Drury , Tom Clavin

4.19

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The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

Bob Drury

4.34

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