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Night (Oprah's Book Club) Best Price: $4.26 If you haven't read this book then you must read it. I have nothing else to say about it than... | Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World Best Price: $18.95 This book is well researched and will expand your understanding of WWII considerably. Buchanan... | A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Best Price: $12.92 Surprisingly well written for someone with a background of being a civil
war soldier at such a... | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Best Price: $12.00 Team of Rivals starts with following the lives of four different people prior to the 1860... | Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives Best Price: $15.04 Please, please take the time to read this beautiful tribute to the fallen and their families and... |
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Best Price: $15.88 Have you ever heard of "the Galileo Defense?" The phrase describes the phenomenon of... | Death and Honor (Honor Bound) Best Price: $12.09 The book was a outstanding story by my favorite author. As a retired military man he is as... | The Killer Angels Best Price: $3.87 Once in a while I get caught reading a book that I really do not enjoy, but the redeeming... | Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope Best Price: $19.73 While I wish the Iraq war had never happened and personally think it was the biggest favor we... | The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century Best Price: $16.83 If you are looking for an interesting, well written book that does not trivialize WWII history... |
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The Art Of War Best Price: $3.35 I thought this would be the full edition. What I received was a condensed version with... | Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 Best Price: $10.70 Max Hastings, Retribution; the Battle for Japan, 1944-45
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American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories) Best Price: $14.91 This was a terrific book!!! Gave a detailed look into the actions of the Young men and women... | Faith of My Fathers Best Price: $8.95 This is not a political book but should be read by all who will vote in the upcoming election,... | The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy) Best Price: $17.19 Another wow from Rick Atkinson. Loved this book as much as an Army at Dawn. Can hardly wait for... | Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army [Revised and Updated] Best Price: $10.45 Unfortunately the information in this volume is but a small fraction of what has been going on... | Hiroshima Best Price: $2.50 There are works of fiction and nonfiction that transcend their genres. This is one of those... |
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Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11 Best Price: $16.06 I first heard about this book from a childhood friend, Chuck Savall, who was one of the pilots... | Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th Best Price: $7.25 This is a unique look into a serious time in our history. While i am part of a newer generation... | War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq Best Price: $16.00 This is the real deal. This guy has been there from the beginning. He has met with the... | Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam Best Price: $15.49 This is an important and timely book. In order to understand the roots of modern Middle Eastern... | The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage Best Price: $17.29 This book has a most intriguing look at the Lincolns as human beings. The Lincolns certainly... |
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II Best Price: $7.00 If you enjoy history, this book is a must read. Doris Kearns Goodwin makes history interesting.... | The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Best Price: $14.48 I really enjoyed this book and the photos; I learned a lot. (It should be required reading.) ... | On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Best Price: $8.53 This book, as many have stated, is great for understanding the psychology of someone returning... | Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History Best Price: $7.00 Maus, A Survivor's Tale is a son's pictorial version of his father's story of survival during... | Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Best Price: $4.38 One of those books; I can't seem to put down. I'm thankful I have watched the movie, Band of... |
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Escape from the Deep: A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew Best Price: $14.64 I have the privilege of being the friend of the son of one of the men who served on the USS... | Alexander Hamilton Best Price: $5.93 It was my ambition in college to someday write a biography of the most neglected of the Founding... | Shadow Warriors: The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender Best Price: $15.47 Shadow Warriors is biased. How could it not be? The author, who is known for his scrutiny and... | A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn - the Last Great Battle of the American West Best Price: $13.75 With so many accolades, it is a challenge to say something to add to the fine reviews preceding... | Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior Best Price: $8.46 Anyone who is remotely considering a career in SF needs to read this book. It really put it all... |
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This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War Best Price: $12.50 Academic. Readable. Redundant in places. Should have been longer in some ways, and shorter in... | Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq Best Price: $16.46 Scheuer has long been arguing that Arab violence against the United States is... | Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers" Best Price: $14.16 I'll admit when I first saw this I thought "Yeah another Easy company survivor jumpin' on... | The Art of War (Shambhala Classics) Best Price: $2.08 I read this amazing book, here in Brazil.This book is full of eternal advices for military and... | Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization Best Price: $18.61 Baker states that the result of WWII could not have been worse than it was. Oh no? Had the... |
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The Guns of August Best Price: $4.35 The Guns of August is an easy to read and flowing history of the early days of World War I. The... | The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition) Best Price: $5.00 I've used Wiesenthal's The Sunflower as a text in college courses several times. On each... | Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Best Price: $5.98 Stephen Kinzer takes a very pointed and critical look at the rise of the American Century as a... | Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) Best Price: $11.68 In my humble opinion, Battle Cry of Freedom is one of the best one-volume histories of the Civil... | Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present Best Price: $10.08 It is written from an American point of view. But it is factual.
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The Hiding Place Best Price: $5.33 This is an absolutely extraordinary book. Never have I read a book in which the spiritual beauty... | Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends Best Price: $7.61 Easy Company from Band of Brothers revisited. Two of the men who became lifelong friends relate... | The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom Best Price: $3.93 After reading snippets of this book for years, I finally got it. The story was interesting and... | US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 Best Price: $4.69 This is THE definitive guide to survival. There is nothing here to filter out, no political... | 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War Best Price: $16.99 I'm neither an historian nor an academic, so I can't vouch for the absolute accuracy of Morris's... |
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Best Price: $5.85 As will be the case with all my reviews, I'm going to record my reaction to the book, not... | Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers Best Price: $8.83 As the Title states this is about Before, During, and After WWII. I never did consider these... | Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times Best Price: $5.99 Well, our government wasn't exactly out to get us, but it was hell-bent on conducting a covert... | Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II Best Price: $3.67 Even though most people seem to know the outcome. (I didn't) it was a great summer read. There... | Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11 Best Price: $15.19 Creed and Newman have done an excellent job of researching and writing about the fight to save... |