User:AtTheAbyss/library

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The following is a list of non-fiction books pertaining to military history in my collection. It is in chronological order (war to war, not within wars), but beyond that you're on your own.


American Civil War[edit]

  • The Visual Dictionary of the Civil War


First World War[edit]

  • The First Air War 1914-1918 -Lee Kennett


Second World War[edit]

  • Commando: Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in World War II -Brigadier John Durnford Slater, British Army (Ret.)
  • The Fighter Pilots -Edward H. Sims
  • Breakout -John Deane Porter
  • Marauder Man -Kenneth T. Brown
  • Great American Air Battles of World War II -Martin W. Bowman
  • Black May -Michael Gannon
  • The Rape of Nanking -Iris Chang
  • The Gathering Storm -Winston Churchill
  • The Grand Alliance -W. Churchill
  • The Hinge of Fate -W. Churchill
  • Closing the Ring -W. Churchill
  • D-Day: The Greatest Invasion - A People's History -Dan van der Vat
  • Siegfried- The Nazis' Last Stand -Charles Whiting
  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf -Thomas J. Cutler
  • Ghost Soldiers -Hampton Sides
  • Weapons for the Future: Arms Development for a Modern Army -Captain Melvin M. Johnson, Jr. and Charles T. Haven. (Please note that this book was written in 1942, and as such may have incomplete information)
  • The U.S. Marine Corps in World War II: The Stories Behind the Photos -Steve Crawford

Korean War[edit]

  • Their War for Korea -Allen R. Millet


Vietnam War[edit]

  • Stingray -Maj. Bruce H. Norton, USMC (Ret.)


Gulf War[edit]

  • Jarhead -Anthony Swofford


War on Terror[edit]


Inter-Era[edit]

  • Tank Aces: Stories of America's Combat Tankers -Ralph Zumbro
  • Fighting Jets -Bryce Walker
  • Immediate Action -Andy McNab
  • Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines -Col. H. Avery Chenoweth USMCR (Ret.) Col. Brooke Nihart USMC (Ret.)