Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.12
Format: 543 pages,
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1. Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.24
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
From Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day , the inspiring story of … read more
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2. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.30
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
It is the young men born into the false prosperity of the 1920s and brought up in the bitter realit… read more
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"No matter how bad things got, no matter how anxious the staff became, the commander had to “preserve optimism in himself and in his command. Without confidence, enthusiasm and optimism in the command…"-Stephen E. Ambrose, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches
3. 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
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4. 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
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"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
5. Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa
By: Joseph H. Alexander
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
"The first complete and definitive account of the Battle of Tarawa." --Maj. Gen. Mike Ryan, USMC (… read more
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6. The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon
By: Alex Kershaw
4.17
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
On a cold morning in December, 1944, deep in the Ardennes forest, a platoon of eighteen men under t… read more
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7. Conversations with Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers
By: Cole C. Kingseed
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company—the now… read more
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8. Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
By: Malcolm MacPherson
3.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
Afghanistan, March 2002. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a U.S. soldier is s… read more
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9. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more
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"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying"-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
10. Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble
By: Antony Beevor
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day and Stalingradreconstructs the Battle of… read more
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11. Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
By: Cole C. Kingseed , Dick Winters
3.95
Format: 288 pages,
They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy.Immortalized as the Band of Brother… read more
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12. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)
By: Rick Atkinson
4.67
Format: 121 pages, Hardcover
The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph… read more
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13. Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.12
Format: 543 pages,
It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can make the difference between … read more
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14. Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
By: Ben Macintyre
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Hardcover
Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most re… read more
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15. To Hell and Back
By: Tom Brokaw , Audie Murphy
4.25
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in … read more
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"Suddenly I see the comedy of little men, myself included, who are pitted against a riddle that is as vast and indifferent as the blue sky above us. (pg. 170)"-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back
"Perhaps it is the knowledge that we carry in our hearts that nobody ultimately wins. Somewhere we all go down. Force used tyrannically is our common enemy. Why align ourselves with it in whatever sha…"-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back
"Now comes the picture of mass defeat, the most awesome spectacle of the war. It is in the bent bodies of old women who poke among ruins seeking some miserable object that will link their lives with t…"-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back
16. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
By: Günter K. Koschorrek
3.64
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
For the German soldier fighting under Hitler, keeping a diary was strictly forbidden. So Gunter Kos… read more
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17. Battle: The Story of the Bulge
By: John Toland , Carlo D'Este
3.23
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
"The perspective of 15 years, painstaking research, thousands of interviews, extensive analysis and… read more
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18. Clash of the Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II
By: Stephen Coonts , Barrett Tillman
4.24
Format: 96 pages,
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19. The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.29
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with an utterly … read more
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20. 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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21. Follow Me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice
By: Tom Clavin
3.63
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story… read more
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22. The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
By: Andrew Biggio
4.70
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero’s journey of a 28-… read more
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23. 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
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24. 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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25. The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion
By: John C. McManus
4.19
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Impressively researched, engrossing, lightning quick, and filled with human sorrow and elation, Joh… read more
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26. Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II
By: Adam Makos
4.53
Format: 395 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story… read more
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27. The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village
By: Stephen G. Rabe
4.04
Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition
The fateful days and weeks surrounding 6 June 1944 have been extensively documented in histories of… read more
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28. Return To The Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis
By: Eric Lichtblau
4.34
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of Fred Mayer, a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an… read more
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29. Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights
By: Martin Dugard
4.28
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O'Re… read more
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30. Coffin Corner Boys: One Bomber, Ten Men, and Their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France (World War II Collection)
By: Carole Engle Avriett
4.19
Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition
"Gripping…filled with…dramatic escapes, moments of surprising humanity, and acts of bravery." —Publ… read more
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31. One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon
By: Charles Fishman
4.14
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic … read more
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