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Eric Recommends . . .

The books in this starter batch are all written by friends and colleagues I can personally vouch for. In fact, I dreamed up or edited several of these books during my book-editing days. Later on, when the hubbub of developing a new website is behind me, I'll add more recommended reading, including non-military fiction and non-fiction books. Keep checking back, this catalogue is going to grow over time.

To learn more about any given book seen here, simply click on the cover to get to the right Amazon.com page.

First to the Rhine: The 6th Army Group in World War II (Hardcover)
by Harry Yeide & Mark Stout
TANK KILLERS: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force (Paperback)
by Harry Yeide
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht (Hardcover)
by Robert F. Dorr & Thomas D. Jones
     
Last Man Standing: The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944 (Hardcover)
by Dick Camp
Inferno: The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II (Hardcover)
by Joseph A. Springer
The Black Sheep: ( Paperback)
by Bruce Gamble
     
Black Sheep One: The Life of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington ( Paperback)
by Bruce Gamble
The Dauntless Dive Bomber of World War Two: (Paperback)
by Barrett Tillman
LeMay (Great Generals): (Paperback)
by Barrett Tillman
     
The Devil's Sandbox: With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq (Hardcover)
by John R. Bruning
Hammer from Above: Marine Air Combat Over Iraq (Paperback)
by Jay Stout
Fortress Ploesti: The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil (Hardcover)
by Jay A. Stout
     
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The Influence of Air Power upon History (Giniger Book) (Hardcover)
by Walter J. Boyne
Mustang Ace:Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot (Kindle Edition)
by Robert Goebel
The First Hellcat Ace (Kindle Edition)
by USN (Ret) Cdr Hamilton McWhorter III (Author), Jay A. Stout (Author)
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At the Mercy of Strangers: Growing Up on the Edge of the Holocaust (Kindle Edition) by Suzanne Loebl (Author)
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour (Paperback) by James D. Hornfischer (Author)
Clash of The Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II (Paperback) by Barrett Tillman (Author)
Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl (Paperback)
by Marion E. Carl (Author), Barrett Tillman (Author)
Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia: The Normandy Invasion A-Z (Paperback)
by Barrett Tillman (Author)

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway (Paperback)
by Jonathan Parshall (Author), Anthony Tully (Author)
Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War (Bluejacket Books) (Paperback)
by Eric Larrabee
(Author)

Kaigun : Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 (Hardcover)
by David C. Evans (Author), Mark R. Peattie (Author)
General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman (Paperback)
by Ed Cray (Author)

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer (Paperback)
by Nathaniel C. Fick (Author)
The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education (Hardcover)
by Craig M. Mullaney (Author)

Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway & Guadalcanal (Hardcover)
by John B. Lundstrom (Author)
The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway (Paperback)
by John B. Lundstrom (Author)
First Team And the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942 (Paperback)
by John B. Lundstrom (Author)
War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945 (Paperback)
by Edward S. Miller (Author)

Bankrupting the Enemy: The U.S. Financial Siege of Japan Before Pearl Harbor (Hardcover)
by Edward S. Miller (Author)
Day of Infamy, 60th Anniversary: The Classic Account of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor (Paperback)
by Walter Lord (Author)
Untold Valor: Forgotten Stories of American Bomber Crews over Europe in World War II (Paperback)
by Rob Morris (Author)

     

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
(Kindle Edition)
by Donald L. Miller (Author)

Descending From The Clouds: A Memoir of Combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)
by Spencer Wurst (Author),
Gayle Wurst (Author)
Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Sergeant Bob Slaughter (Paperback)
by John Robert Slaughter (Author), Alex Kershaw (Author)
Praying for Slack: A Marine Corps Tank Commander in Viet Nam (Hardcover)
Robert E. Peavey (Author)

Warriors: An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam (Mass Market Paperback)
by Robert Tonsetic (Author)

DAYS OF VALOR: An Inside Account of the Bloodiest Six Months of the Vietnam War (Hardcover)
by Robert Tonsetic (Author)

West Dickens Avenue: A Marine at Khe Sanh (Mass Market Paperback)
by John Corbett (Author)

An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe (Mass Market Paperback)
by Norman J. Fortier (Author)
Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater (Mass Market Paperback)
by George Loving (Author)
Jungle Ace: The Story of One of the USAAF's Great Fighter Leaders, Col. Gerald R. Johnson (The Warriors) (Paperback)
by John R. Bruning (Author)

Ship Strike Pacific (Paperback)
by John R. Bruning Jr. (Author)
House to House (Hardcover)
by David Bellavia (Author)
John Bruning (Contributor)
Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of her Survivors (Paperback)
by James D. Hornfischer (Author)