War biographies

  1. Stalin: History in an Hour
    Stalin: History in an Hour Rupert Colley
    4
  2. George Washington: History in an Hour
    George Washington: History in an Hour David B. McCoy
    4
  3. Warlord: A Life of Churchill at War, 1874–1945
    Warlord: A Life of Churchill at War, 1874–1945 Carlo D’Este
    4.3
  4. 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 Capt. David Rozelle
    3.8
  5. Gurkha Brotherhood
    Gurkha Brotherhood Captain Kailash Limbu
    4.1
  6. To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876
    To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 Bret Baier
    4
  7. The Holocaust: History in an Hour
    The Holocaust: History in an Hour Jemma J. Saunders
    4.2
  8. Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times—a POW’s Inspiring Story
    Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times—a POW’s Inspiring Story Capt. Gerald Coffee USN, retired
    3.8
  9. Churchill: History in an Hour
    Churchill: History in an Hour Andrew Mulholland
    4.1
  10. The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany
    The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany Richard Fine
  11. Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler John Toland
    4.1
  12. Tomorrow I’m Dead: A Killing Field Survivor Becomes the Freedom Army’s Greatest Soldier
    Tomorrow I’m Dead: A Killing Field Survivor Becomes the Freedom Army’s Greatest Soldier Būn Yom
    3.8
  13. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965
    The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 William Manchester
    4.3
  14. The Secret Holocaust Diaries
    The Secret Holocaust Diaries Nonna Bannister
    4.2
  15. Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
    Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy Larry Loftis
    4
  16. Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign
    Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign Stanley Weintraub
    4.5
  17. War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
    War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line David Nott
    4.6
  18. Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman
    Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman James C. Humes
    4
  19. George Washington’s Military Genius
    George Washington’s Military Genius Dave R. Palmer
    4.4
  20. Hitler: History in an Hour
    Hitler: History in an Hour Rupert Colley
    3.9
  21. Same Planet, Different Worlds
    Same Planet, Different Worlds John Duncanson
  22. Company Commander
    Company Commander Charles B. MacDonald
    4.2
  23. Hitler, Mussolini, and Me: A Sort of Triography
    Hitler, Mussolini, and Me: A Sort of Triography Charles Davis
    3.9
  24. Chastise: The Dambusters
    Chastise: The Dambusters Max Hastings
    3.5
  25. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 1: Visions of Glory, 1874–1932
    The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 1: Visions of Glory, 1874–1932 William Manchester
    4.5
  26. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 2: Alone, 1932–1940
    The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 2: Alone, 1932–1940 William Manchester
    4.6
  27. Rashi
    Rashi Elie Wiesel
    2.8
  28. A Rare Recording of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin
    A Rare Recording of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin Trotsky
    3
  29. They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans
    They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans Joseph L. Galloway
    3.5
  30. Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything
    Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything Sara W. Berry
    3.2
  31. Winston Churchill CEO
    Winston Churchill CEO Alan Axelrod
    4.2
  32. A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis
    A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis Françoise Frenkel
    3.8
  33. The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä
    The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä Tapio Saarelainen
    3.6
  34. The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers
    The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers Craig Harrison
    4.4
  35. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz
    The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson
    4.4
  36. The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler
    The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler King
    3
  37. Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947
    Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947 Norman Lebrecht
    5
  38. Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield
    Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
    4.6
  39. The Girls Who Went to War: Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women’s forces
    The Girls Who Went to War: Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women’s forces Duncan Barrett
    4
  40. Our Land at War
    Our Land at War Duff Hart-Davis
    4
  41. Hitler's War
    Hitler's War Harry Turtledove
    3.9
  42. Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
    Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan John Bruning
    4.5
  43. Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
    Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant
    3.9
  44. Negotiator: The Life and Career of James B. Donovan
    Negotiator: The Life and Career of James B. Donovan Philip J. Bigger
    3.4
  45. The Last Days of Stalin
    The Last Days of Stalin Joshua Rubenstein
    3.9
  46. The Forgotten Holocaust
    The Forgotten Holocaust Scott Mariani
    4
  47. Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
    Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee Michael Korda
    4.5
  48. The Survivor
    The Survivor Felipe Albero Gomez
    4.3
  49. A Time for War: Veterans’ Stories from One American Town: Scituate, Massachusetts
    A Time for War: Veterans’ Stories from One American Town: Scituate, Massachusetts Ronald B. Wheatley
    3.7
  50. Joan of Arc
    Joan of Arc Mark Twain
    4.2