Military history

Military history

  1. Hell before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945
    Hell before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945
    Hell before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945 John C. McManus
    4
  2. The Last 100 Days: The Tumultuous and Controversial Story of the Final Days of World War II in Europe
    The Last 100 Days: The Tumultuous and Controversial Story of the Final Days of World War II in Europe
    The Last 100 Days: The Tumultuous and Controversial Story of the Final Days of World War II in Europe John Toland
    4.3
  3. Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
    Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
    Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East Michael B. Oren
    4.3
  4. John Ransom’s Diary: Andersonville
    John Ransom’s Diary: Andersonville
    John Ransom’s Diary: Andersonville John Ransom
  5. The Nightingale’s Song
    The Nightingale’s Song
    The Nightingale’s Song Robert Timberg
  6. The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang
    The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang
    The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang Sun Tzu
    5
  7. We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
    We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
    We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance David Howarth
    4
  8. The Red Line: The Gripping Story of the RAF’s Bloodiest Raid on Hitler’s Germany
    The Red Line: The Gripping Story of the RAF’s Bloodiest Raid on Hitler’s Germany
    The Red Line: The Gripping Story of the RAF’s Bloodiest Raid on Hitler’s Germany John Nichol
    4.2
  9. The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
    The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
    The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Robert Southey
    3.9
  10. On War
    On War
    On War Carl von Clausewitz
    3.6
  11. The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West
    The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West
    The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West Dore Gold
    3.4
  12. The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
    The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
    The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam Barbara W. Tuchman
    3.9
  13. Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace
    Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace
    Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace Max Hastings
    4
  14. SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History
    SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History
    SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History Saul David
    4.3
  15. West Pointers and the Civil War: The Old Army in War and Peace
    West Pointers and the Civil War: The Old Army in War and Peace
    West Pointers and the Civil War: The Old Army in War and Peace Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh
    4.6
  16. Radicalized: New Jihadists and the Threat to the West
    Radicalized: New Jihadists and the Threat to the West
    Radicalized: New Jihadists and the Threat to the West Peter R.
    4.1
  17. Killing the Bismarck: Destroying the Pride of Hitler’s Fleet
    Killing the Bismarck: Destroying the Pride of Hitler’s Fleet
    Killing the Bismarck: Destroying the Pride of Hitler’s Fleet Iain Ballantyne
    4.2
  18. Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission
    Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission
    Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission Bret Baier
    2
  19. The Zimmermann Telegram
    The Zimmermann Telegram
    The Zimmermann Telegram Barbara W. Tuchman
    4.2
  20. The History of the Peloponnesian War
    The History of the Peloponnesian War
    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides
    3.9
  21. Women in the War
    Women in the War
    Women in the War Lucy Fisher
    4
  22. Arctic Rescue: A Memoir of the Tragic Sinking of HMS Glorious
    Arctic Rescue: A Memoir of the Tragic Sinking of HMS Glorious
    Arctic Rescue: A Memoir of the Tragic Sinking of HMS Glorious Ronald Healiss
    3.8
  23. Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan
    Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan
    Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan Patrick Bishop
    3.6
  24. Back in Action: An American Soldier’s Story of Courage, Faith, and Fortitude
    Back in Action: An American Soldier’s Story of Courage, Faith, and Fortitude
    Back in Action: An American Soldier’s Story of Courage, Faith, and Fortitude David Rozelle
    3.8
  25. The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
    The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
    The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 Richard Zacks
    3.6
  26. Diary of a Dirty Little War: The Spanish-American War of 1898
    Diary of a Dirty Little War: The Spanish-American War of 1898
    Diary of a Dirty Little War: The Spanish-American War of 1898 Harvey Rosenfeld
    1
  27. Thrilling Days in Army Life
    Thrilling Days in Army Life
    Thrilling Days in Army Life General George A. Forsyth
    3.7
  28. Jefferson’s War: America’s First War on Terror 1801–1805
    Jefferson’s War: America’s First War on Terror 1801–1805
    Jefferson’s War: America’s First War on Terror 1801–1805 Joseph Wheelan
    3.3
  29. The Imjin and Kapyong Battles: Korea, 1951
    The Imjin and Kapyong Battles: Korea, 1951
    The Imjin and Kapyong Battles: Korea, 1951 S.P. MacKenzie
  30. Giants in Their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade
    Giants in Their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade
    Giants in Their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade Kent Gramm
  31. Hope and Honor
    Hope and Honor
    Hope and Honor General Sid Shachnow
    4.3
  32. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
    Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
    Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam Stephen W. Sears
    3.3
  33. Catkiller 3-2: An Army Pilot Flying for the Marines in the Vietnam War
    Catkiller 3-2: An Army Pilot Flying for the Marines in the Vietnam War
    Catkiller 3-2: An Army Pilot Flying for the Marines in the Vietnam War Raymond G. Caryl
    4
  34. Alexander the Great: Journey to the End of the Earth
    Alexander the Great: Journey to the End of the Earth
    Alexander the Great: Journey to the End of the Earth Norman F. Cantor
    3.9
  35. The Rough Riders
    The Rough Riders
    The Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt
    3.9
  36. Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home to Fight as Confederate Soldiers
    Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home to Fight as Confederate Soldiers
    Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home to Fight as Confederate Soldiers Tom McMillan
    2
  37. The Miracle of Dunkirk
    The Miracle of Dunkirk
    The Miracle of Dunkirk Walter Lord
    4.1
  38. The Making of a Civilian Soldier in the Civil War: The First Diary of Private WIlliam J. McLean Along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and the Affair of Edwards Ferry
    The Making of a Civilian Soldier in the Civil War: The First Diary of Private WIlliam J. McLean Along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and the Affair of Edwards Ferry
    The Making of a Civilian Soldier in the Civil War: The First Diary of Private WIlliam J. McLean Along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and the Affair of Edwards Ferry Dennis D. Urban
  39. The Battle for the Mediterranean: Allied and Axis Campaigns from North Africa to the Italian Peninsula, 1940-45
    The Battle for the Mediterranean: Allied and Axis Campaigns from North Africa to the Italian Peninsula, 1940-45
    The Battle for the Mediterranean: Allied and Axis Campaigns from North Africa to the Italian Peninsula, 1940-45 Anthony Tucker-Jones
  40. The Great Rescue: American Heroes, an Iconic Ship, and the Race to Save Europe in WWI
    The Great Rescue: American Heroes, an Iconic Ship, and the Race to Save Europe in WWI
    The Great Rescue: American Heroes, an Iconic Ship, and the Race to Save Europe in WWI Peter Hernon
    4
  41. Compassionate Soldier: Remarkable True Stories of Mercy, Heroism, and Honor from the Battlefield
    Compassionate Soldier: Remarkable True Stories of Mercy, Heroism, and Honor from the Battlefield
    Compassionate Soldier: Remarkable True Stories of Mercy, Heroism, and Honor from the Battlefield Jerry Borrowman
    3.6
  42. The Missile Next Door: The Minuteman in the American Heartland
    The Missile Next Door: The Minuteman in the American Heartland
    The Missile Next Door: The Minuteman in the American Heartland Gretchen Heefner
    3.8
  43. The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East
    The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East
    The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East Guy Laron
    3.9
  44. On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier
    On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier
    On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier Barrett Tillman
    3.9
  45. Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine’s Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.
    Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine’s Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.
    Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine’s Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S. Kenneth Sewell
    4.1
  46. A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies
    A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies
    A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies Martin J. Sherwin
    4
  47. Fallen Tigers: The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China during World War II
    Fallen Tigers: The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China during World War II
    Fallen Tigers: The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China during World War II Daniel Jackson
  48. Inside the Nazi Ring: A Naval Attaché in Sweden, 1940-45
    Inside the Nazi Ring: A Naval Attaché in Sweden, 1940-45
    Inside the Nazi Ring: A Naval Attaché in Sweden, 1940-45 H.M. Denham
    4.5
  49. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
    The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
    The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism John U. Bacon
    3.7
  50. Those Who Fall
    Those Who Fall
    Those Who Fall John Muirhead
    4.1