Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II
By: Charles B. MacDonald
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
As a newly commisioned Captain of a veteran Army regiment, MacDonald's first combat was war at its …
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1. 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
2. Tigers In The Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius
By: Otto Carius
4.06
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the mo… read more
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3. What It is Like to Go to War
By: Karl Marlantes
4.00
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Matterhorn, this is a powerful nonfiction book abo… read more
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"Thinking you might be crazy can drive you crazy."-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War
"The time for debilitating fear is before and after the mission."-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War
"Quitting is unthinkable and pain is just weakness leaving the body"-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War
"Everything is touched by the holy when it is in the presence of death."-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War
4. Domes of Fire (The Tamuli, #1)
By: David Eddings
4.33
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Danger stalked Queen Ehlana's realm. When an ambasador from the far-off Tamul Empire begged for hel… read more
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5. The Shining Ones (The Tamuli, #2)
By: David Eddings
3.94
Format: 489 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Book Two of The Tamuli. The New York Times Bestseller! Years ago, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hid… read more
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6. If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story
By: George Wilson
4.16
Format: None pages, Paperback
"If you survive your first day, I'll promote you." So promised George Wilson's World War II command… read more
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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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8. 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
9. 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
10. 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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11. 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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12. The Sapphire Rose (The Elenium, #3)
By: David Eddings
3.96
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
The concluding volume of the masterful Elenium trilogy. The jewel of life is rescued from the dista… read more
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13. The Ruby Knight (The Elenium, #2)
By: David Eddings
3.96
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ehlana, Queen of Elenia, has been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustains her life, but it will end s… read more
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15. Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II
By: Charles B. MacDonald
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
As a newly commisioned Captain of a veteran Army regiment, MacDonald's first combat was war at its … read more
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16. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
By: Bob Drury
4.34
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more
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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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"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. Hey Doc!: The Battle of Okinawa As Remembered by a Marine Corpsman
By: Ed Wells
4.36
Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition
An amazing story of perseverance and everyday courage. This is the wartime memories of a Marine Cor… read more
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19. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.25
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more
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20. 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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21. Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
By: Doyle D. Glass
4.56
Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition
Redesigned cover art and upgraded manuscript to showcase the true story of 164 Marines and Navy Cor… read more
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"A hailstorm of rocket-propelled grenades, thundering mortars, and AK-47 machine-gun fire strafed the exposed men from all directions. The Marines of Mike Company had walked into an ambush laid by ove…"-Doyle D. Glass, Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
22. 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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23. 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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24. Full Bloody Circle (Miles to Vietnam #4)
By: William Peter Grasso
4.55
Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition
The Miles to Vietnam saga continues as First Lieutenant Jif Miles of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobil… read more
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25. The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War
By: Douglas L. Edwards
4.59
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
The Iron Triangle, tells the story of a ill conceived mission that goes horribly wrong. It is a cha… 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. Roll Me Over: An Infantryman's World War II
By: Raymond Gantter
4.18
Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition
When Raymond Gantter arrived in Normandy in the fall of 1944, bodies were still washing up from the… 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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29. D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy
By: Hans Hoeller
4.52
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
One of the last German veterans of World War II recounts his wartime experiences - with the harrowi… read more
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30. Never Say Goodbye: A True Story
By: Robert Anstey
4.45
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
While this evil war has torn half the world apart, it has also pulled half the world together. This… read more
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31. Life of a Dogface WWII Combat Infantryman
By: Bill O'Brien
4.08
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Bill O’Brien was drafted for World War 2 and sent to the European Theater just weeks after D-Day, r… read more
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