12 Top world war ii books like Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books) by Marion E. Carl

Cover of Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books) by Marion E. Carl

Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books)

By: Marion E. Carl

4.33

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full…

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Cover of An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe by Norman "Bud" Fortier

1. An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe

By: Norman "Bud" Fortier

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY. When the skies of Euro… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II by Alex Kershaw

2. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History by Kevin Maurer

3. 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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  • aviation
  • biography
Cover of Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and his Band of Brothers by Erik Dorr

4. 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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  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy

5. 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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  • aviation
  • biography
Cover of The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II by Mike Guardia

6. The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II

By: Mike Guardia

4.40

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

From the beaches of Normandy to the shores of Iwo Jima. Harrowing tales of combat…as told by the me… read more

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  • military history
Cover of MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East 1941-51 by Bill Yenne

7. MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East 1941-51

By: Bill Yenne

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

General Douglas MacArthur ended World War II controlling one of the most powerful air forces in the… read more

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  • aviation
Cover of The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric Hammel

8. The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal

By: Eric Hammel

4.29

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the st… read more

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  • aviation
  • military history
Cover of Valor: The Astonishing World War II Saga of One Man's Defiance and Indomitable Spirit by Dan Hampton

9. Valor: The Astonishing World War II Saga of One Man's Defiance and Indomitable Spirit

By: Dan Hampton

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Valor is the magnificent story of a genuine American hero who survived the fall of the Philippines … read more

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  • biography
Cover of Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943 by Jeffrey R. Cox

10. Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March–October 1943

By: Jeffrey R. Cox

4.32

Format: 911 pages, Kindle Edition

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the cruc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • military history
Cover of Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II by Philip Ardery

11. Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II

By: Philip Ardery

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

" Winner of the Best Aeronautical Book Award from the Reserve Officers Association of the United St… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • military history
Cover of Ace in a Day: The Memoir of an Eighth Air Force Fighter Pilot in World War II by Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff

12. Ace in a Day: The Memoir of an Eighth Air Force Fighter Pilot in World War II

By: Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff

4.50

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Wayne K. Blickenstaff, known as “Blick,” was a stalwart of the 350th Fighter Squadron of the 353rd … read more

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Cover of Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

13. Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45

By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

4.30

Format: 614 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fight… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of America's Few: Marine Aces of the South Pacific by Bill Yenne

14. America's Few: Marine Aces of the South Pacific

By: Bill Yenne

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Using the parallel stories of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and Joseph "Smokey Joe" Foss, the two top-s… read more

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Cover of 35 Missions to Hell and Back: A Mighty 8th Air Force, 390th Bomb Group (H) History by Charles J "chuck" Richardson

15. 35 Missions to Hell and Back: A Mighty 8th Air Force, 390th Bomb Group (H) History

By: Charles J "chuck" Richardson

4.39

Format: 507 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-plus years in the writing, and for an additional ten years, this gut-wrenching, heartwarming… read more

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Cover of Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books) by Marion E. Carl

16. Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books)

By: Marion E. Carl

4.33

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full… read more

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  • aviation
  • biography
  • military history
Cover of B-17 Memories: From Memphis Belle to Victory by James Lee Hutchinson

17. B-17 Memories: From Memphis Belle to Victory

By: James Lee Hutchinson

4.42

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

The Memphis Belle, completed 25 missions and became the symbol of Eighth Air Force success in the a… read more

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Cover of Fly Boy Heroes: The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients of the Air War against Japan by James H. Hallas

18. Fly Boy Heroes: The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients of the Air War against Japan

By: James H. Hallas

4.40

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John W. Finn, though suffering multi… read more

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Cover of Black Cat Raiders of WWII by Richard C. Knott

19. Black Cat Raiders of WWII

By: Richard C. Knott

4.32

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Thanks to the PBY's daring pilots and their effective tactics, the slow outdated Catalina patrol bo… read more

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7 best-selling biography books like Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Bluejacket Books) by Marion E. Carl

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An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe

Norman "Bud" Fortier

4.22

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Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

Alex Kershaw

4.32

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

Kevin Maurer

4.34

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

Erik Dorr

4.48

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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Philip Caputo

4.16

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

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

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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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