Best War Novels Non Fiction - April 2024

We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399563091
• ASIN: 0399563091
• ISBN: 0399563091
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉThe celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions, the savvy, sophisticated Gordievsky grew to see his nation's communism as both criminal an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101904194
• ASIN: 1101904194
• ISBN: 1101904194
• Manufacturer: Crown

World War One: 1914-1918 (Campfire Graphic Novels)

"The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our time."-Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign SecretaryThe First World War, also known as the Great War, involved over thirty nations and resulted in the deaths of millions of young men.  This stunning new book brings history to life as we see the war through the eyes of the young conscripted servicemen on all sides of the conflict. Introducing the advent of tanks, airplanes, air raids, submarines and gas attacks, we take a close look at the first modern war of the 20th Century. From the assassination of Archduke Franz... [Read More]

• ASIN: 9380741855
• UPC: 009380741855
• ASIN: 9380741855
• ISBN: 9789380741857
• Brand: Alan Cowsill
• Manufacturer: Campfire

The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)

This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. Wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250044235
• ASIN: 1250044235
• ISBN: 1250044235
• Brand: Tougias Michael J
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

Surviving The Forest: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate …She was a beautiful and happy young woman who lived a fairytale life. Shurka, her beloved husband and their two small children lived in a pretty house in a village in Poland, surrounded by a little garden with lilies. This was their life and nothing could harm it, or so they thought…WWII broke out and though the happy family thought the Germans would never reach their idyllic village, they quickly understood they were wrong and their happiness came to a brutal end. The family had to flee their house and find shelter in a neighboring Ghetto... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NDYGQ45
• ASIN: B07NDYGQ45

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All ... the GreatestRescue Mission of World War II

• ASIN: B001UID8DM
• ASIN: B001UID8DM
• Brand: Dutton Caliber
• Manufacturer: Dutton Caliber

Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope

The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too—a remarkable true story that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer’s Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life.Eastern Europe, 1944: Three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• Manufacturer: Harper

The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

"Judith Pearson does a remarkable job of bringing one of America's greatest spies back to life. I highly recommend this story of derring-do and white knuckles suspense." —Patrick O'Donnell, Combat Historian and Author of Operatives, Spies, and SaboteursThe remarkable story of one of WWII’s greatest spies.Virginia Hall left her comfortable Baltimore roots in 1931 to follow a dream of becoming a Foreign Service Officer.After watching Hitler roll over Poland and France, she enlisted to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), a secret espionage and sabotage organization. She w... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00KKT6D7A
• ASIN: B00KKT6D7A
• Manufacturer: Diversion Books

Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel

Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland.Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews esc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1503943372
• ASIN: 1503943372
• ISBN: 1503943372
• Brand: Lake Union Publishing
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

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• ASIN: B0035II95C
• ASIN: B0035II95C
• Manufacturer: Twelve

The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau

The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. Written with Alex Kershaw's trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, The Liberator traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberation of Europe—from the first landing in Italy to the final death throes of the Third Reich.Over five hundred bloody days, Sparks and his infantry unit battled from the beaches of Sicily through the mountains of Italy and France, ultimately enduring bitter and desperate winter combat against the die-... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307888002
• ASIN: 0307888002
• ISBN: 9780307888006
• Brand: Kershaw Alex
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

White Rose, Black Forest

An Amazon Charts bestseller.In the shadows of World War II, trust becomes the greatest risk of all for two strangers.December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family’s summer cottage was filled with laughter. Now, as deep drifts of snow blanket the Black Forest, German dissenter Franka Gerber is alone and hopeless. Fervor and brutality have swept through her homeland, taking away both her father and her brother and leaving her with no reason to live.That is, until she discovers an unconscious airman lying in the snow wearing a Luftwaffe uniform, his parachute flapping... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1503954056
• ASIN: 1503954056
• ISBN: 1503954056
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

• ASIN: 0062797158
• ASIN: 0062797158
• ISBN: 0062797158
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

Spilled Milk: Based On A True Story

"Randis later would testify at a criminal trial against her father, who was sentenced to prison for his crimes. He was sentenced to up to 16 years in 2004. Her painful — and ultimately triumphant — story is recounted in Randis' first novel, "Spilled Milk." - Brown, Stacy. Interview with the Pocono Record Newspaper "Spilled Milk is a story about resilience. The strength of the human mind and will power to live a better life." - The Weekly Sparkle"Beautifully written, hauntingly real, Spilled Milk is a must read for any young adult today." - F.P Lione, AuthorBrooke Nolan is a battered chil... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00D9GY2BU
• ASIN: B00D9GY2BU

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

“The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation. In Ghost Soldiers Hampt... [Read More]

• ASIN: 038549565X
• ASIN: 038549565X
• ISBN: 038549565X
• Brand: Anchor
• Manufacturer: Anchor

War and Peace (Complete Version, Best Navigation, Active TOC) - eBook

Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha,

• UPC: 613145885
• Rating: 4.203

H. G. Wells: Best Novels (The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, etc) - eBook

Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) — known as H. G. Wells — was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks

• UPC: 240332586

Unbroken : A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and

• UPC: 32723258
• Rating: 4.681

H. G. Wells: Best Novels (The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, etc) - eBook

In this collection you will find : Novels -The Time Machine -The War of the Worlds -The Invisible Man -The Island of Doctor Moreau -The Sleeper Awakes -A Modern Utopia -The Wheels of Chance -The

• UPC: 796865912

H. G. Wells: Best Novels (The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, etc) - eBook

In this collection you will find : Novels -The Time Machine -The War of the Worlds -The Invisible Man -The Island of Doctor Moreau -The Sleeper Awakes -A Modern Utopia -The Wheels of Chance -The

• UPC: 910990462

From Here to Eternity : A Novel

The completely restored, unexpurgated version of Jones' classic novel of war, just in time for the 60th anniversary of its National Book Award for fiction in 1962. With the help of Jones expert George Hendricks

• UPC: 21006104
• Rating: 4.231

War and Peace (Complete Version, Best Navigation, Active TOC) - eBook

Search a title: enter Forward2 forward2.wordpress.com The Best Russian Novel by Leo Tolstoy Active TOC: Table of Contents BOOK ONE: 1805 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

• UPC: 375854260

War and Peace (Complete Version, Best Navigation, Active TOC) - eBook

Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha,

• UPC: 377722699

The War of the Worlds (Best Navigation, Active TOC)(Prometheus Classics) - eBook

This work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. Written between 1895 and 1897, H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is one of the

• UPC: 953748111

The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Best Navigation, Active TOC) (Prometheus Classics) - eBook

This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun

• UPC: 960327267

Mary Ellen's Best of Helpful Hints by Mary Ellen Pinkham & Peal Higginbotham

• UPC: 402008673323
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

American Popular Novel after World War II : A Study of 25 Best Sellers, 1947-200

• UPC: 273871888746
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 36 USD

Bookmark War Theme Novelty Featuring Details On 50 Of The Best War Novels

• UPC: 324057585436
• Category: Bookmarks
• Price: 2 GBP