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Flags Of Our Fathers
1.  Flags Of Our Fathers by James Bradley
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  "The incredibly moving story of ordinary young men doing extraordinary deeds, trying to survive not only the savagery of war but also it's aftermath."
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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Arena Books)
2.  Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Arena Books) by Dee Brown
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  "Does exactly what it says on the tin; makes the head pound, the heart ache and the blood boil at the injustice perpetrated."
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Stalingrad
3.  Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
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  "Or what happens to those who blindly follow leaders.Left to rot amid the ruins of a Russian winter with rats,lice,starvation,disease and an enemy hellbent on revenge."
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Berlin: The Downfall 1945
4.  Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor
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  "What happens to those who blindly follow leaders part 2.The death throes of a Reich ground to dust and rubble by the Red Army."
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We Were Soldiers Once...And Young: The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
5.  We Were Soldiers Once...And Young: The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam by Lt General Harold G Moore
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  "Places the reader right at the heart of one of the most brutal battles of the Vietnam conflict.At the very edge of life and death."
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The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy
6.  The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy by Martin Gilbert
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  "An evil like no other.Man's inhumanity to fellow man.There but for the grace of God ..."
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The Righteous
7.  The Righteous by Dr Martin Gilbert
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  "How light can still shine surrounded by darkness.Man's humanity to fellow man.He who saves one life ..."
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Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw
8.  Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies
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  "As Stalin looked on, Polish resistance fought so bravely that even the Nazi occupiers were forced to recognise their full military status."
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The Lance and the Shield: Life and Times of Sitting Bull
9.  The Lance and the Shield: Life and Times of Sitting Bull by Robert M. Utley
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  "A truly great figure; warrior,prophet, holy man,leader and defender of his Lakota people against the destruction wrought on it by the U.S. Government and citizens."
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D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II
10.  D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose
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  "Day of days.Details the start of the liberation of Europe and reminds us how much we all still owe those who took part."
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Mao: The Unknown Story
11.  Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
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  "Evil drips from every page and terror dwells in every chapter.How China fell from the wisdom of Confuscious to the cruelties of Communism."
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Band of Brothers
12.  Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
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  "From volunteering to victory, the humbling tale of the men of Easy Company."
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Rough Crossings
13.  Rough Crossings by Simon Schama
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  "One of those books that turns your preconceptions on their head.If the American Revolution was so just why did tens of thousands of slaves flee to the British ?"
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Churchill: A Life
14.  Churchill: A Life by Dr Martin Gilbert
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  "A colossus amongst the major events of the 20th Century.From social reform to fighting fascism showed unmatched wisdom and foresight."
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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
15.  Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors by Stephen E. Ambrose
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  "Reminds us how history is written by the victors not the vanquished.Criminals can be turned into heroes and heroes can die a criminal death."
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The Life of Mahatma Gandhi
16.  The Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Louis Fischer
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  "An all too rare example of a historical figure leading by pure example and gaining a following through a belief in tolerance above all."
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Fighter Boys: Saving Britain 1940
17.  Fighter Boys: Saving Britain 1940 by Patrick Bishop
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  "A wonderful people first history that makes the reader realise such a pivotal battle was not decided by strategy or weapons alone,but rather by the courage of the outnumbered RAF pilots."
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Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945
18.  Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945 by Patrick Bishop
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  "Another fine example of bringing the participants to the fore in telling the neglected story of those brave men who took the fight to the enemy despite gruesome odds."
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