7 must-read american history books like Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway by N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss

Cover of Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway by N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss

Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway

By: N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss

4.45

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as "the single most effective pilot at Midway" (World War II magazine), Dusty Kleiss struck …

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1. Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

By: Louis Zamperini , David Rensin

4.27

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

Champion. Survivor.Hero. Legend. Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 9… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"I was raised to face any challenge."

-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

"God knew my needs and took care accordingly."

-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

"To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind."

-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

"It was all in His hands now - as it had always been."

-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

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2. Arnie: The Life of Arnold Palmer

By: Tom Callahan

3.64

Format: None pages,

At last, a major biography of one of golf's greatest legends. Arnold Palmer changed golf--and sport… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

3. 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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4. American Warrior: The True Story of a Legendary Ranger

By: David Fisher , Gary O'Neal

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

The epic story of one of America's greatest soldiers, Ranger Hall of Fame member Gary O'Neal, who s… read more

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5. Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam

By: Gregg Jones

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find … read more

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6. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

By: Evan Thomas

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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7. Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History

By: Kevin Maurer

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Kevin Maurer―the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning coauthor of No Easy Day ―comes t… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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8. Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space

By: Stephen Walker

4.57

Format: 512 pages, ebook

09.07 am. April 12, 1961. A top secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II by Henry Langrehr

9. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II

By: Henry Langrehr

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person a… read more

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  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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10. The Long March Home

By: Marcus Brotherton

4.56

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best frien… read more

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  • world war ii
  • american history
  • war
Cover of Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw

11. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

12. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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13. 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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14. Three Days at the Brink

By: Bret Baier

4.21

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

“I not put this extraordinary book down. Three Days at the Brink is a masterpiece: elegantly writt… read more

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  • biography
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  • military fiction
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Cover of A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko

15. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

By: Kevin Fedarko

4.36

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"

-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

Cover of The Immortals: The World War II Story of Five Fearless Heroes, the Sinking of the Dorchester, and an Awe-inspiring Rescue by Steven T. Collis

16. The Immortals: The World War II Story of Five Fearless Heroes, the Sinking of the Dorchester, and an Awe-inspiring Rescue

By: Steven T. Collis

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

During World War II, four chaplains were assigned to the SS Dorchester with more than 900 men on bo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 by James Carl Nelson

17. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham

18. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

By: John Grisham

4.49

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Cent… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine by Charles Lachman

19. Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine

By: Charles Lachman

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The white-knuckled war saga of the US Navy task force who achieved the impossible on June 4, 1944, … read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway by N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss

20. Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway

By: N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss

4.45

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as "the single most effective pilot at Midway" (World War II magazine), Dusty Kleiss struck … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Targeted: Beirut — The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror by Jack Carr

21. Targeted: Beirut — The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror

By: Jack Carr

4.65

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that chan… read more

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16 Top history books like Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway by N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss

Transform Your Habits

Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

Louis Zamperini , David Rensin

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

Evan Thomas

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History

Kevin Maurer

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space

Stephen Walker

4.57

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20 Top fiction books like The Long March Home by Marcus Brotherton

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After the Shadows (Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing, #1)

Amanda Cabot

4.06

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Counter Attack (Pearl River #1)

Patricia Bradley

4.25

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The Last Lifeboat

Hazel Gaynor

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Embers in the London Sky

Sarah Sundin

4.22

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