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Day Of Deceit
by Robert B. Stinnett • 1999
FDR provoked Japan into attacking, then hid the intercepted warnings from Pearl Harbor.
3.68
489
Day Of Deceit Summary
Day Of Deceit 89%
FDR provoked Japan into attacking, then hid the intercepted warnings from Pearl Harbor.
by Robert B. Stinnett 1999
3.68
489 ratings
Island Infernos
by John C. McManus • 2021
Behind every Pacific island invasion: a hidden war of logistics, codebreaking, and command feuds.
4.46
703
Island Infernos Summary
Island Infernos 87%
Behind every Pacific island invasion: a hidden war of logistics, codebreaking, and command feuds.
by John C. McManus 2021
4.46
703 ratings
Family of Spies
by Christine Kuehn • 2025
A 1994 letter claimed her grandfather helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor. Every word was true.
4.22
15k+
Family of Spies Summary
Family of Spies 87%
A 1994 letter claimed her grandfather helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor. Every word was true.
by Christine Kuehn 2025
4.22
15k+ ratings
Strong Men Armed
by Robert Leckie • 1961
The Marine Corps' Pacific campaign stripped of myth: chaos that no map could prepare them for.
4.38
1k+
Strong Men Armed Summary
Strong Men Armed 87%
The Marine Corps' Pacific campaign stripped of myth: chaos that no map could prepare them for.
by Robert Leckie 1961
4.38
1k+ ratings
The Forgotten Highlander
by Alistair Urquhart • 2010
Death Railway, hellship, Nagasaki. A Scottish soldier breaks his silence to demand Japan atone.
4.54
6k+
The Forgotten Highlander Summary
The Forgotten Highlander 87%
Death Railway, hellship, Nagasaki. A Scottish soldier breaks his silence to demand Japan atone.
by Alistair Urquhart 2010
4.54
6k+ ratings
The Girls of Pearl Harbor
by Soraya M. Lane • 2019
Three nurses arrive in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor turns their island into a battlefield of love and loss.
4.29
12k+
The Girls of Pearl Harbor Summary
The Girls of Pearl Harbor 86%
Three nurses arrive in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor turns their island into a battlefield of love and loss.
by Soraya M. Lane 2019
4.29
12k+ ratings
Hiroshima
by John Hersey • 1946
Six people. One flash. The morning Hiroshima vanished, and the lives that somehow continued.
4.05
91k+
Hiroshima Summary
Hiroshima 86%
Six people. One flash. The morning Hiroshima vanished, and the lives that somehow continued.
by John Hersey 1946
4.05
91k+ ratings
Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand • 2010
Olympian. Castaway. POW. Louie Zamperini survived three nightmares. The fourth was his own hatred.
4.39
1.0M+
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken 86%
Olympian. Castaway. POW. Louie Zamperini survived three nightmares. The fourth was his own hatred.
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010
4.39
1.0M+ ratings
Woodsong
by Gary Paulsen • 1990
A secret room tracked the U-boat; the Lusitania never received a warning.
3.93
4k+
Woodsong Summary
Woodsong 86%
A secret room tracked the U-boat; the Lusitania never received a warning.
by Gary Paulsen 1990
3.93
4k+ ratings
The Greatest Generation Speaks
by Tom Brokaw • 1998
World War II veterans stayed silent for decades. Their letters reveal what they could not say.
4.10
2k+
The Greatest Generation Speaks Summary
The Greatest Generation Speaks 86%
World War II veterans stayed silent for decades. Their letters reveal what they could not say.
by Tom Brokaw 1998
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Girls of Atomic City
by Denise Kiernan • 2013
The young women of Oak Ridge built the atomic bomb. None of them knew it.
3.73
32k+
The Girls of Atomic City Summary
The Girls of Atomic City 85%
The young women of Oak Ridge built the atomic bomb. None of them knew it.
by Denise Kiernan 2013
3.73
32k+ ratings
The Bomber Mafia
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2021
They believed a bombsight could make war humane. The jet stream laughed, and Tokyo burned.
4.02
65k+
The Bomber Mafia Summary
The Bomber Mafia 85%
They believed a bombsight could make war humane. The jet stream laughed, and Tokyo burned.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2021
4.02
65k+ ratings
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
by Herbert P. Bix • 2000
Hirohito was no puppet. A hidden record of how Japan's emperor directed the Pacific War.
3.86
3k+
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Summary
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan 85%
Hirohito was no puppet. A hidden record of how Japan's emperor directed the Pacific War.
by Herbert P. Bix 2000
3.86
3k+ ratings
To Risk It All
by James G. Stavridis • 2022
Nine naval crises and the decision code each reveals for leading when the stakes are catastrophic.
3.98
684
To Risk It All Summary
To Risk It All 85%
Nine naval crises and the decision code each reveals for leading when the stakes are catastrophic.
by James G. Stavridis 2022
3.98
684 ratings
Impounded
by Linda Gordon • 2006
Dorothea Lange's internment photos were impounded: they showed the humanity the government denied.
4.28
393
Impounded Summary
Impounded 85%
Dorothea Lange's internment photos were impounded: they showed the humanity the government denied.
by Linda Gordon 2006
4.28
393 ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 85%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
Human Smoke
by Nicholson Baker • 2008
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
4.06
2k+
Human Smoke Summary
Human Smoke 85%
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
by Nicholson Baker 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
In the Hurricane's Eye
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2018
Yorktown was won not by siege but by hurricane season and a French admiral's wild gamble.
4.13
6k+
In the Hurricane's Eye Summary
In the Hurricane's Eye 85%
Yorktown was won not by siege but by hurricane season and a French admiral's wild gamble.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2018
4.13
6k+ ratings
Nisei Daughter
by Monica Itoi Sone • 1979
A Seattle girl's American childhood shatters when Pearl Harbor turns her family into the enemy.
3.90
1k+
Nisei Daughter Summary
Nisei Daughter 85%
A Seattle girl's American childhood shatters when Pearl Harbor turns her family into the enemy.
by Monica Itoi Sone 1979
3.90
1k+ ratings
50 Battles That Changed the World
by William Weir • 2001
From Marathon to Stalingrad, fifty clashes that decided who rules and what we believe.
3.65
288
50 Battles That Changed the World Summary
50 Battles That Changed the World 85%
From Marathon to Stalingrad, fifty clashes that decided who rules and what we believe.
by William Weir 2001
3.65
288 ratings
Supreme Commander
by Seymour Morris Jr. • 2014
Eleven million lives saved, a constitution written in nine days: the occupation that remade Japan.
4.12
224
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander 85%
Eleven million lives saved, a constitution written in nine days: the occupation that remade Japan.
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014
4.12
224 ratings
The Longest Day
by Cornelius Ryan • 1959
Hitler slept. Rommel was at a birthday party. Eisenhower stared at a weather map. Then Omaha.
4.34
26k+
The Longest Day Summary
The Longest Day 85%
Hitler slept. Rommel was at a birthday party. Eisenhower stared at a weather map. Then Omaha.
by Cornelius Ryan 1959
4.34
26k+ ratings
Beyond Band of Brothers
by Dick Winters • 2006
The commander of Easy Company on Brecourt Manor, Bastogne, and what it actually costs to lead men.
4.33
20k+
Beyond Band of Brothers Summary
Beyond Band of Brothers 85%
The commander of Easy Company on Brecourt Manor, Bastogne, and what it actually costs to lead men.
by Dick Winters 2006
4.33
20k+ ratings
Freedom from Fear
by David M. Kennedy • 1999
How World War I's broken peace became the Depression, and World War II made modern America.
4.21
5k+
Freedom from Fear Summary
Freedom from Fear 85%
How World War I's broken peace became the Depression, and World War II made modern America.
by David M. Kennedy 1999
4.21
5k+ ratings
Hunting the Caliphate
by Wes J. Bryant • 2019
A kill chain run from a Baghdad room, strapped by politics: hunting ISIS from the inside.
4.03
165
Hunting the Caliphate Summary
Hunting the Caliphate 85%
A kill chain run from a Baghdad room, strapped by politics: hunting ISIS from the inside.
by Wes J. Bryant 2019
4.03
165 ratings
1812
by Walter R. Borneman • 2004
A burned capital, failed invasions, a victory after peace: the disaster that united a country.
3.91
2k+
1812 Summary
1812 85%
A burned capital, failed invasions, a victory after peace: the disaster that united a country.
by Walter R. Borneman 2004
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Cruel Sea
by Nicholas Monsarrat • 1951
On Atlantic convoy duty, a British corvette crew finds the sea more lethal than the war.
4.23
9k+
The Cruel Sea Summary
The Cruel Sea 85%
On Atlantic convoy duty, a British corvette crew finds the sea more lethal than the war.
by Nicholas Monsarrat 1951
4.23
9k+ ratings
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson • 1999
His grandfather's codebreaking saved the world. The treasure it protected could destroy his.
4.23
117k+
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon 85%
His grandfather's codebreaking saved the world. The treasure it protected could destroy his.
by Neal Stephenson 1999
4.23
117k+ ratings
Curse of The Narrows
by Laura M. MacDonald • 2005
Before Hiroshima, the largest manmade blast leveled a Canadian city. Oppenheimer studied its ruins.
3.99
1k+
Curse of The Narrows Summary
Curse of The Narrows 85%
Before Hiroshima, the largest manmade blast leveled a Canadian city. Oppenheimer studied its ruins.
by Laura M. MacDonald 2005
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Way of the Knife
by Mark Mazzetti • 2013
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
3.85
4k+
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife 85%
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
by Mark Mazzetti 2013
3.85
4k+ ratings
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett • 1978
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
4.22
171k+
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle 85%
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
by Ken Follett 1978
4.22
171k+ ratings
D-Day, June 6, 1944
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1994
A weather window, a scattered airborne drop, and destroyers scraping sand reversed D-Day.
4.32
32k+
D-Day, June 6, 1944 Summary
D-Day, June 6, 1944 85%
A weather window, a scattered airborne drop, and destroyers scraping sand reversed D-Day.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1994
4.32
32k+ ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 85%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
by Brian Kilmeade • 2015
North African pirates enslaved Americans and demanded tribute. Jefferson chose war and built a navy.
3.80
17k+
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Summary
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates 85%
North African pirates enslaved Americans and demanded tribute. Jefferson chose war and built a navy.
by Brian Kilmeade 2015
3.80
17k+ ratings
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy • 1986
Soviet refinery burns; Kremlin blames NATO, launches blitzkrieg, and ignites World War III.
4.21
85k+
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising 84%
Soviet refinery burns; Kremlin blames NATO, launches blitzkrieg, and ignites World War III.
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
85k+ ratings
The One Percent Solution
by Gordon Lafer • 2017
Bureaucrats, not presidents, designed occupied Japan. Their blueprint was done before Hiroshima.
4.50
70
The One Percent Solution Summary
The One Percent Solution 84%
Bureaucrats, not presidents, designed occupied Japan. Their blueprint was done before Hiroshima.
by Gordon Lafer 2017
4.50
70 ratings
In My Time
by Dick Cheney • 2011
From Yale dropout to the man who ran Desert Storm and picked himself for vice president.
3.79
3k+
In My Time Summary
In My Time 84%
From Yale dropout to the man who ran Desert Storm and picked himself for vice president.
by Dick Cheney 2011
3.79
3k+ ratings
World War One
by Daniel Wrinn • 2021
Scuttling a ship, leaping from a train, fighting in Eden: the Great War you haven't read.
3.91
54
World War One Summary
World War One 84%
Scuttling a ship, leaping from a train, fighting in Eden: the Great War you haven't read.
by Daniel Wrinn 2021
3.91
54 ratings
Fate Is the Hunter
by Ernest K. Gann • 1961
Fifty feet kept a crowded airliner alive. That margin, in early aviation, never widened.
4.56
3k+
Fate Is the Hunter Summary
Fate Is the Hunter 84%
Fifty feet kept a crowded airliner alive. That margin, in early aviation, never widened.
by Ernest K. Gann 1961
4.56
3k+ ratings
The Hidden History of the Korean War
by I.F. Stone • 1952
Advance warning of North Korea's invasion was ignored. For Cold War hawks, a crisis was the point.
4.13
164
The Hidden History of the Korean War Summary
The Hidden History of the Korean War 84%
Advance warning of North Korea's invasion was ignored. For Cold War hawks, a crisis was the point.
by I.F. Stone 1952
4.13
164 ratings
The Situation Room
by George Stephanopoulos • 2024
Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.
4.33
11k+
The Situation Room Summary
The Situation Room 84%
Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.
by George Stephanopoulos 2024
4.33
11k+ ratings
1001 Nights in Iraq
by Shant Kenderian • 2005
How does a Chicago teen end up in Saddam's navy, dodging American bombs, praying for capture?
3.93
146
1001 Nights in Iraq Summary
1001 Nights in Iraq 84%
How does a Chicago teen end up in Saddam's navy, dodging American bombs, praying for capture?
by Shant Kenderian 2005
3.93
146 ratings
Cape Cod and the Civil War
by Stauffer Miller • 2010
A peninsula voted its morals over its money, then became the Union's lifeline at sea.
4.14
7
Cape Cod and the Civil War Summary
Cape Cod and the Civil War 84%
A peninsula voted its morals over its money, then became the Union's lifeline at sea.
by Stauffer Miller 2010
4.14
7 ratings
The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang • 1997
The Japanese army turned Nanking into a mass grave, then the government erased the crime.
4.26
55k+
The Rape of Nanking Summary
The Rape of Nanking 84%
The Japanese army turned Nanking into a mass grave, then the government erased the crime.
by Iris Chang 1997
4.26
55k+ ratings
War as I Knew It
by George S. Patton Jr. • 1947
Relentless attack, improvised supply, and a belief that defense loses wars: Patton's own account.
4.12
3k+
War as I Knew It Summary
War as I Knew It 84%
Relentless attack, improvised supply, and a belief that defense loses wars: Patton's own account.
by George S. Patton Jr. 1947
4.12
3k+ ratings
Freedom's Forge
by Arthur Herman • 2012
The decisive American weapon in World War II wasn't the atomic bomb; it was the assembly line.
4.33
3k+
Freedom's Forge Summary
Freedom's Forge 84%
The decisive American weapon in World War II wasn't the atomic bomb; it was the assembly line.
by Arthur Herman 2012
4.33
3k+ ratings
My Men Are My Heroes
by Brad Kasal • 2007
Grenade. He used his body as a shield. The photo went global. Recovery nearly broke him.
4.17
624
My Men Are My Heroes Summary
My Men Are My Heroes 84%
Grenade. He used his body as a shield. The photo went global. Recovery nearly broke him.
by Brad Kasal 2007
4.17
624 ratings
The Imagineers of War
by Sharon Weinberger • 2017
DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.
3.69
565
The Imagineers of War Summary
The Imagineers of War 84%
DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.
by Sharon Weinberger 2017
3.69
565 ratings
Nineteen Steps
by Millie Bobby Brown • 2023
She loves two men. Then a London shelter crush kills 173, including her father and sister.
3.76
21k+
Nineteen Steps Summary
Nineteen Steps 84%
She loves two men. Then a London shelter crush kills 173, including her father and sister.
by Millie Bobby Brown 2023
3.76
21k+ ratings
The Golden Age of Piracy
by Benerson Little • 2016
No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.
3.40
366
The Golden Age of Piracy Summary
The Golden Age of Piracy 84%
No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.
by Benerson Little 2016
3.40
366 ratings
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