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The Promise by Ruth Saberton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo matter what promises you make, some dark secrets refuse to stay buried... When Nell Summers stumbles across a photograph in her late father’s belongings, the faded image of a young soldier leads her to question everything she knows...Categorized as:
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![Gone to Sea in a Bucket by David Black]()
Gone to Sea in a Bucket by David Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLike all young men of a certain age, Harry Gilmour had his own notion of how a naval battle should be. This wasn’t it.Norway, 1940: Sub Lieutenant Harry Gilmour’s first encounter with battleship action is not the adventure he had hoped for. Faced with a thankless task and ill equipped to handle it, Gilmour’s inexperience leads to a damning allegation. His future hangs in the balance... -
![Back to Battle by Max Hennessy, John Harris]()
Back to Battle by Max Hennessy, John Harris
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe crescendo of war; a crushing blow; a path to redemption... Peacetime political maneuverings are threatening Kelly Maguire’s ambitions for captain’s rank. But the outbreak of war, and the need for those who are willing to risk everything, changes all that... -
![The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway by Jeff Shaara]()
The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway by Jeff Shaara
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In a "riveting" (Booklist) tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left off, Jeff Shaara transports us to the Battle of Midway in another masterpiece of military historical fiction.Spring 1942. The United States is reeling from the blow the Japanese inflicted at Pearl Harbor. But the Americans are determined to turn the tide... -
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![The Iceman by P.T. Deutermann]()
The Iceman by P.T. Deutermann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Iceman is an action-packed World War II military thriller featuring a daring United States Navy submarine commander during the Pacific war in 1942-43.In 1942, off the port city of St. Nazaire in occupied France, a United States Navy S-class submarine assigned to the Royal Navy lurks just outside the borders of the minefield protecting a German U-boat base... -
![Final Harbor: Volume 1 by Harry Homewood]()
Final Harbor: Volume 1 by Harry Homewood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA DEADLY GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK She was a monster, sleek and gleaming, designed to strike without warning like the dreaded shark. She was the USS Mako, as fearless and bold as any submarine that ever prowled the blue Pacific. Her mission: seek out and destroy the hitherto invincible ships of the Japanese Imperial Navy — and revenge the earlier defeats of a long and dirty war... -
![Harm's Way by James Bassett]()
Harm's Way by James Bassett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRockwell Terry is a career naval captain who has served since WWI. Now is the dawn of another world war as his ship patrols outside Pearl Harbor. He leads a sheltered life, goes nowhere and sees no one. With the outbreak of the war, his past begins to emerge... -
![Command by Antony Melville-Ross]()
Command by Antony Melville-Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrozen fingers, broken bones, shattered hearts… the situation could not get worse. Or so Lieutenant Peter Harding thought. The Trigger has just left UK shores and is on its way to northern Norway when the relentless storm hits. Harding’s crew are barely surviving the Artic conditions which face them... -
![The Lion at Sea by Max Hennessy]()
The Lion at Sea by Max Hennessy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMidshipman Kelly Maguire has always had a love affair with the sea. And when war clouds gather over Europe, Maguire is put to the test along with the marine might of the Royal Navy. From the Hellish battles of Gallipoli to the barbarous action at Antwerp, Maguire begins to learn the lessons a sailor must face. Glory and danger abound in this sizzling saga of adventure, blood and guts... -
![The Final Storm by Jeff Shaara]()
The Final Storm by Jeff Shaara
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Final Storm opens a new front in Jeff Shaara’s gripping chronicle of World War II as soldiers, sailors, and marines sacrifice all for one final push toward decisive victory in the fierce maelstrom of the Pacific theater. As the war in Europe winds down in the wake of the Normandy invasion, the United States has turned its vast military resources toward an all-out effort against the Japanese... -
![Ghosts of Bungo Suido by P.T. Deutermann]()
Ghosts of Bungo Suido by P.T. Deutermann
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling WWII adventure set in a submarine in the Pacific, by the Boyd Award-winning author of Pacific Glory In late 1944, America's naval forces face what seems an insurmountable threat from Japan: immense Yamato-class battleships, which dwarf every other ship at sea. Built in secrecy, these ships seem invincible, and lay waste to any challengers... -
![Death And Honor by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV]()
Death And Honor by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn 1943, Argentina Marine pilot turned-agent Cletus Frade is setting up an OSS-operated airline. But before Frade can get airborne, two interwoven German operations must be grounded. And for Frade-whose father was killed by the Nazis-the mission is about to get personal... -
![To Risks Unknown: an all-action tale of naval warfare set at the height of WW2 from the master storyteller of the sea by Douglas Reeman]()
To Risks Unknown: an all-action tale of naval warfare set at the height of WW2 from the master storyteller of the sea by Douglas Reeman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMulti-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman is the master of naval fiction and this action-packed, high-octane WW2 historical adventure is no exception. Jam-packed with tension, drama and all-guns-blazing warfare, it's perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith... -
![The Nugget by P.T. Deutermann]()
The Nugget by P.T. Deutermann
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA novice naval aviator grows into a hero in this gripping and authentic World War II adventure by master storyteller P. T. Deutermann Lieutenant Bobby Steele, USN, is a fresh-faced and eager naval aviator: a "Nugget," who needs to learn the ropes and complex procedures of taking off and returning safely to his aircraft carrier... -
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![The Dangerous Years by Max Hennessy]()
The Dangerous Years by Max Hennessy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is talk of peace across Europe as the First World War draws to its bloody conclusion and the German naval fleet limps into Scapa Flow for a humiliating surrender. But for Lieutenant Kelly Maguire, new conflicts arise in Russia, the Mediterranean and the Far East. Maguire faces brutal choices and violent action... -
![Ice Brothers by Sloan Wilson]()
Ice Brothers by Sloan Wilson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bestselling World War II adventure story based on Sloan Wilson's experiences as a Coast Guard officer on the Greenland patrolAfter the attack on Pearl Harbor, Paul Schuman, a college senior and summer sailor, enlists in the Coast Guard. His beautiful, mercurial wife, Sylvia, wants him to stay at home in Massachusetts, but Paul is ready for adventure and eager to serve his country... -
![Dust On The Sea by Edward L. Beach]()
Dust On The Sea by Edward L. Beach
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorld War Two. The battle for the Pacific rages. The most destructive subs in the U.S. Navy are dispatched to Bungo Suido in the Yellow Sea to harass and destroy enemy troop ships--a near-suicide mission in the very heart of Japan's home waters. Reissue... -
![His Majestys U-boat by Douglas Reeman]()
His Majestys U-boat by Douglas Reeman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFebruary 1943. As the balance of the war slowly shifts in Britain's favour, Lieutenant-Commander Steven Marshall brings his battle-scarred submarine into home port. Captain and crew are exhausted after fourteen months' continuous service, but for most there can be no thought of leave. If the enemy collapse in North Africa is to be exploited, every experienced man will be needed... -
![The Darkening Sea by Alexander Kent]()
The Darkening Sea by Alexander Kent
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis sequel to "Beyond the Reef" begins in 1809 after Bolitho's return from the West Indies and the capture of Martinique. To his surprise and dismay, Bolitho is ordered to take command of an operation against the French in the Indian Ocean, in order to protect English trade routes... -
![The War Girls by V.S. Alexander]()
The War Girls by V.S. Alexander
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPerfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Kristin Harmel, and Pam Jenoff, this new historical fiction novel from an acclaimed author is based on true WWII stories of life in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Occupation and the women who served the Allies as agents and spies... -
![The Ship by C.S. Forester]()
The Ship by C.S. Forester
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne vital convoy can break Mussolini’s stranglehold on Malta – but it is intercepted in the Mediterranean by enemy warships … Five light British cruisers are left to beat back the armed might of the Italian battle fleet and C.S. Forester – creator of Horatio Hornblower – takes us aboard HMS Artemis as she steams into battle against overwhelming odds... -
![Up Periscope by Robb White]()
Up Periscope by Robb White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story 1943 - the Pacific War. U.S. Submarine 'Shark' is gliding through enemy waters on a dangerous mission. Ken Braden, young officer just out of the Underwater Demolition School, has to swim ashore to a Jap-held island, photograph a code and get back to the patrolling sub. - without detection... -
![Stalingrad by Theodor Plievier]()
Stalingrad by Theodor Plievier
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fictional account of the the destruction of the entire German Sixth Army in the decisive battle of the European War. Translated from German by Richard and Clara Winston... -
![Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins]()
Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMay 1944. The eve of the Allied invasion of Europe. When American OSS agent Craig Osbourne is taken aboard a German E-boat off the coast of Brittany, he thinks that his war – and possibly his life – are over. But the Lili Marlene is actually operated by the Royal Navy out of an ultrasecret base on the English coast... -
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![Fox on the Rhine by Douglas Niles, Michael Dobson]()
Fox on the Rhine by Douglas Niles, Michael Dobson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Führer is dead ... but the war still goes on!Backed by a cadre of SS officers, Himmler seizes control of the Reich and instigates a plan to change the course of the war.First, an armistice with Russia.Second, the mass production of jet fighters... -
![The Far Reaches by Homer Hickam]()
The Far Reaches by Homer Hickam
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy. Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific... -
![The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War by David Downing]()
The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War by David Downing
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis provocative alternate history looks at World War II from a new angle - what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941. Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this book plays out the dramatic consequences of opportunities taken and examines the grotesque possibilities of a Third Reich triumphant... -
![The Ambassador's Son by Homer Hickam]()
The Ambassador's Son by Homer Hickam
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is 1943, and the struggle against Japan rages across the steaming, jungle-choked Solomon Islands. As the fate of the South Pacific hangs precariously in the balance, Lieutenant David Armistead--a Marine Corps hero and cousin of President Franklin Roosevelt--is rumored to have deserted, perhaps to the enemy. For Coast Guard Commander Josh Thurlow, the news is particularly bad... -
![Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll]()
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacific, when the U.S... -
![Spearhead: The Incredible True Story of World War II's Expendable Heroes by Adam Makos]()
Spearhead: The Incredible True Story of World War II's Expendable Heroes by Adam Makos
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring bond with his enemy...
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