24 Best history books like The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II by Christian Wolmar

Cover of The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II by Christian Wolmar

The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II

By: Christian Wolmar

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From an acclaimed historian and renowned railroad expert, the incredible, untold story of the engin…

If you liked the history plot in The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II by Christian Wolmar , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea by Walter R. Borneman

1. The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea

By: Walter R. Borneman

4.32

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the worl… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction

2. Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

By: Gabriel Wyner

4.23

Format: None pages,

The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who've despaired of ever learning a foreign l… read more

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Cover of The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James  Holland

3. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

By: James Holland

4.33

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland’s new book both recasts the controversial Italian Campaign a… read more

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

4. 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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save it by Stuart Maconie

5. The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save it

By: Stuart Maconie

4.32

Format: 299 pages, ebook

'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' Observer It was the spirit of our finest hour, th… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day by Garrett M. Graff

6. 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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko

7. 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
"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 Eastern Front: A History of the First World War by Nick Lloyd

8. The Eastern Front: A History of the First World War

By: Nick Lloyd

4.38

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the Eastern Front in the First World War, from the acclaimed military his… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Nasty Little War: The West's Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution by Anna Reid

9. A Nasty Little War: The West's Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution

By: Anna Reid

3.96

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Thoroughly researched, stylish and entertaining' Financial … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations by Patrick K. O'Donnell

10. The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations

By: Patrick K. O'Donnell

4.16

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Indispensables , the unknown and dramatic story of irregular gue… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance That Won the War by Giles Milton

11. The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance That Won the War

By: Giles Milton

4.42

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the motl… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi by Boyce Upholt

12. The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi

By: Boyce Upholt

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping history of the Mississippi River―and the centuries of human meddling that have transform… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. Godwin

By: Joseph O'Neill

3.60

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who might cha… read more

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Cover of Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World by Caroline Alexander

14. Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World

By: Caroline Alexander

4.00

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the NYT bestelling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most br… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between by Gretchen Whitmer

15. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between

By: Gretchen Whitmer

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Torpedo Run: The Story of WWII Submarine Hero Eugene B. Fluckey (American War Heroes) by Don Keith

16. Torpedo Run: The Story of WWII Submarine Hero Eugene B. Fluckey (American War Heroes)

By: Don Keith

4.56

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of Eugene Fluckey, the US Navy’s most innovative—and aggressive—submarine… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss

17. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

By: Evan Friss

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more

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

18. 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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law by Neil Gorsuch

19. Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law

By: Neil Gorsuch

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

America has always been a nation of laws. But today our laws have grown so vast and reach so deeply… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar by Max Hastings

20. Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar

By: Max Hastings

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life by Nathalie A. Cabrol

21. The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life

By: Nathalie A. Cabrol

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos t… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Beyond Mach 3: A Pilot’s Journey Through The U-2 and SR-71 (1950 to 1970) A Memoir by Buddy Brown

22. Beyond Mach 3: A Pilot’s Journey Through The U-2 and SR-71 (1950 to 1970) A Memoir

By: Buddy Brown

4.55

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Immerse yourself in sky-high adventure and the unwavering bravery of a legendary pilot who broke ba… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Destroyer Captain: The Life of Ernest E. Evans by James D. Hornfischer

23. Destroyer Captain: The Life of Ernest E. Evans

By: James D. Hornfischer

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

For the first time ever, acclaimed naval historian James D. Hornfischer, “the dean of World War II … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Truths: The Future of America First by Vivek Ramaswamy

24. Truths: The Future of America First

By: Vivek Ramaswamy

4.56

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A Gallery Book. Gallery Books has a great book for every reader. read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II by Christian Wolmar

25. The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II

By: Christian Wolmar

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From an acclaimed historian and renowned railroad expert, the incredible, untold story of the engin… read more

Similar categories in Christian Wolmar's The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II book and Christian Wolmar's The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II

  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome by James  Holland

26. Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome

By: James Holland

4.37

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed World War II historian James Holland vividly relates the dramatic last months of the cruc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
Cover of Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham

27. Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

By: Elyse Graham

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The riveting, untold story of the scholars, librarians, and university professors who were recruite… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
"She was also a woman, which for him was a plus."

-Elyse Graham, Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

"... because knowledge is, itself, a kind of magic, regardless of whether you get it from the stars or from the sublunary hermeneutics of the human fields of learning."

-Elyse Graham, Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

"The historical record often neglects certain kinds of stories. For example, in the Library of Congress, OSS veterans helped catalogue the OSS records; this was a good service to the country, but they…"

-Elyse Graham, Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

Cover of The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice by Simon Parkin

28. The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice

By: Simon Parkin

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Island of Extraordinary Captives, the riveting, untold true st… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Christopher L. Hayes

29. The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource

By: Christopher L. Hayes

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful, wide-angle … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lost in Austin: The Evolution of an American City by Alex Hannaford

30. Lost in Austin: The Evolution of an American City

By: Alex Hannaford

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A long-time Austinite and journalist’s exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Courage of Birds: And the Often Surprising Ways They Survive Winter by Pete Dunne

31. The Courage of Birds: And the Often Surprising Ways They Survive Winter

By: Pete Dunne

3.61

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From our own backyards to the rim of the Arctic ice, countless birds have adapted to meet the chall… read more

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  • nonfiction

28 Top nonfiction books like The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II by Christian Wolmar

Transform Your Habits

The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea

Walter R. Borneman

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

James Holland

4.33

Transform Your Habits

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

Alex Kershaw

4.38

Transform Your Habits

The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save it

Stuart Maconie

4.32

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American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Our Enemies Will Vanish

Yaroslav Trofimov

4.42

Transform Your Habits

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

Erik Larson

4.24

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