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1. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
By: Ian W. Toll
4.61
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challe… read more
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- history
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2. Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War
By: Robert Leckie
4.37
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for … read more
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3. Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War
By: Sam R. Watkins
3.64
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
A classic Civil War memoir,Co. Aytchis the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
4. The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45
By: John Toland
3.43
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Ja… read more
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- history
- war
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- world war ii
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5. Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
By: James D. Hornfischer
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
With The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailorsand Ship of Ghosts, James D. Hornfischer created essentia… read more
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- history
- military fiction
- war
- military history
- world war ii
- nonfiction
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7. Crack! and Thump: With a Combat Infantry Officer in World War II
By: Barry Basden , None
4.72
Format: 64 pages,
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- world war ii
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8. Samurai!
By: Martin Caidin , Saburō Sakai , Fred Saito
3.65
Format: 448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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9. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
By: Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge
4.47
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emer… read more
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"Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"War is such self-defeating, organized madness the way it destroys a nation's best."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
10. Midnight in the Pacific: Guadalcanal--The World War II Battle That Turned the Tide of War
By: Joseph Wheelan
2.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The first U.S. offensive of World War II began with no fanfare early August 7, 1942. But, before it… read more
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11. Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II
By: Robert Leckie
3.50
Format: 295 pages, Paperback
Penguin delivers you to the front lines of The PacificTheater with the real-life stories behind the… read more
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12. We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.00
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
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13. We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
By: Harold G. Moore , Joseph L. Galloway
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both releva… read more
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14. Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
By: William Craig
4.25
Format: None pages,
Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, cost the lives of nearly two million me… read more
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15. Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller
By: Burke Davis
4.64
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From commanding the Horse Marines in Peking to leading the Inchon landing, Puller became a legend i… read more
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16. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day
By: James Holland
4.47
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more
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- history
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17. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
By: Robert Leckie
4.22
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Now the inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC Here is one of the most riveting first-per… read more
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- memoir
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
"It was a darkness without time. It was an impenetrable darkness. To the right and left of me rose those terrible formless things of my imagination, which I could not see because there was no light. I…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"And now to that Victim whose Sign rose above the world two thousand years ago, to be menaced now by that other sign now rising, I say a prayer of contrition. I, whom you have seen as irreverent and i…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
"There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone n…"-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
18. Old Soldiers Never Die
By: Frank Richards
4.47
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
Arguably the greatest of all published memoirs of the Great War, Old Soldiers Never Die is Private … read more
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19. 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
20. Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War
By: C. V. (Chad) Spawr
4.29
Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition
The Viet-Nam War for America began in 1964, and finally ended in 1975. Nearly 59,000 Americans died… read more
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21. Living on Borrowed Time
By: William Horton
3.98
Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition
As a medic in Europe during World War II, William Horton had some pretty crazy experiences. Luckily… read more
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22. A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II
By: Harry H. Crosby
4.58
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
"Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war a… read more
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- memoir
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- world war ii
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23. World War II at Sea: A Global History
By: Craig L. Symonds
4.58
Format: 770 pages, Hardcover
Author of Lincoln and His Admirals (winner of the Lincoln Prize), The Battle of Midway (Best Book o… read more
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"the battlecruiser HMS Hood, which at 860 feet was the pride of the fleet. While her eight 15-inch guns were the largest then afloat, her Achilles’ heel was her relatively thin armor, which made her m…"-Craig L. Symonds, World War II at Sea: A Global History
24. Advance Men: My Reconnaissance Tour With Patton's Third Army
By: William C. "Bill" McCormick
4.09
Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition
A World War II memoir. I served in Troop A of the 43rd Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron a… read more
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25. 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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26. Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam
By: James M. Dixon
4.39
Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition
Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being draft… read more
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27. Hitler and His Admirals: A History of the German Navy in World War Two (World War Two at Sea)
By: Anthony Martienssen
4.29
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
From pre-war preparations to the Battle of the Atlantic, all the way through to the eventual defeat… read more
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28. Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.42
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
By choice, chance and God’s hand, I survived some extremely trying times in the Marine Corps during… read more
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- world war ii
- history
29. From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden: The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero
By: Murray Soskil
4.28
Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition
The author, Murray Soskil, is the recipient of two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and six Battle Star… read more
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- history
30. Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway
By: Walter Lord
4.29
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
Outgunned and outmanned on the Pacific Ocean, a small American fleet defied the odds and turned the… read more
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"In ticking off the things that weren’t done, it was easy to forget the big thing that was done. Against overwhelming odds, with the most meager resources, and often at fearful self-sacrifice, a few d…"-Walter Lord, Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway
31. Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne
By: Ted G. Arthurs
4.34
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
A no-holds-barred, straight-in-your-face account of combat in VietnamYou know it's going to be hot … read more
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