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
The Visual Dictionary of the Civil War
First World War
The First Air War 1914-1918 -Lee Kennett
Second World War
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
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
The Visual Dictionary of the Civil War
First World War
The First Air War 1914-1918 -Lee Kennett
Second World War
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