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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 46 reviews Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1988
Hold Until Relieved!
+ Engaging and Informative Read + As good as Band of Brothers + The British Band of Brothers
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Classics of Naval Literature) 200 reviews E. B. Sledge
US Naval Institute Press, 1996
The best on WW2 overall.
+ Realistic Portrait of War + Bought this for my dad. + Good sale + Satisfaction Guaranteed
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Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest 425 reviews Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 2001
One of the best!
+ Great story... + Real American Heroes + It's been said already, but I'll say it again
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The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice 36 reviews Alex Kershaw
Da Capo Press, 2004
The Town That Lost It's Sons
+ A true landmark! + Another tale of the Greatest Generation + Not Your Ordinary WWII Book + Freedom's Price in Microcosm
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A Soldier's Story (Modern Library War) 16 reviews Omar N. Bradley
Modern Library, 1999
Great Military History makes you proud to be an American
+ Gives A Good Overall Picture of World War II in Europe. + A Must read for any history student + Great Work from a Great General
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Gods and Generals 235 reviews Jeff Shaara
Ballantine Books, 1998
Gods and Generals
+ God's and Generals + Successfully following a Tough Act + The Book - Gods and Generals
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We were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam 250 reviews Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
Random House, 1992
A MOVING TRIBUTE.
+ This is the real deal + Clear, concise and not judgemental + Many years prior to this work was another: + An excellent historical account of this battle with commentary included
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Biggest Brother : The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers 70 reviews Larry Alexander
NAL Hardcover, 2005
Spectacular
+ The Leader of the Band of Brothers + They Don't Make Men Like This Anymore + A Role model for the ages + Just a great read.
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Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany 270 reviews Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1998
good narrative
+ Excellent Read + Citizen Soldiers + Perfect. + Another WWII classic from Ambrose
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Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot 19 reviews Starr Smith
Zenith Press, 2005
A True American Hero who served his country with humility
+ A true American hero + Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot
I am glad I didn't pay attention to some of the reviewers of this book. Once I started reading the book, I couldn't put it down. The author used a lot of back ground information to give credence to what General Stewart accomplished during WWII, which I found very useful. He also mentions at times ...
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D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II 308 reviews Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1995
Excellent History
+ A lot of detail + A detail account of the largest amphibious assault in history + Excellent Read! + excellent service and product
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Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters 108 reviews Dick Winters, Cole C. Kingseed
Berkley Hardcover, 2006
Great book!
+ Dick Winters + First Class Character + Great Book + one of our unsung heros.
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Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich 53 reviews David Kenyon Webster, Stephen E. Ambrose
Delta, 2002
Best Band of Brothers Autobiography
+ Not Band of Brothers + slacker soldier, great book. + The less heroic side of "Band of Brothers", written in the 1950s, well ahead of its time + The honest perspective of a paratrooper
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The Fighting First: The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day 10 reviews Flint Whitlock
Basic Books, 2005
D-Day and The Fighting First
+ The Fighting First + D-Day the First Division + Good solid book, but not excellent
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour 128 reviews James D. Hornfischer
Bantam, 2004
Ranks with Shattered Sword
+ Simply The Best + One of the finest book's On Naval warfare I have ever read! + The Battle Off Samar + Great Valor Should Never Be Forgotten
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The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon 56 reviews Alex Kershaw
Da Capo Press, 2005
Must read for WWII buffs
+ GI Joe's Story + Great book + excellent story of heroism + Another great story of heroism from America's citizen soldiers in WWII Europe
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The Killer Angels 517 reviews Michael Shaara
Ballantine Books, 1987
Beautifully written and a joy to read
+ There is a Reason This Won a Pulitzer Prize + The Killer Angels + history class
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The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day 76 reviews Cornelius Ryan
Simon & Schuster, 1994
great reading
+ A Great Read + The best book on D-Day + This book will always remain one of the best descriptions of D-Day
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Guernica, the Crucible of World War II 1 review Gordon Thomas
Stein & Day Pub, 1975
The Birth of Air Raids
Unparalleled in the history of warfare, the Luftwaffe's elite "Condor Legion" flattened the remote Basque town of Guernica in April 1937 during the experimental Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. This historical novel dissects the facts on why and how the ancient capital of Basque honor and history ...
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The Fighting First: The Untold Story Of The Big Red One on D-Day 10 reviews Flint Whitlock
Basic Books, 2005
D-Day and The Fighting First
+ The Fighting First + D-Day the First Division + Good solid book, but not excellent
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