Books like The Longest Day: June 6, 1944
12 books with a reading profile close to The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 by Cornelius Ryan. Outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1879, Lieutenant George De Long led the USS Jeannette toward the North Pole, fueled by the incorrect scientific theory of an Open Polar Sea.
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Kon-Tiki
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Thor Heyerdahl documents his 1947 expedition to prove that ancient South Americans could have settled Polynesia.
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The Johnstown Flood
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
The book reconstructs the 1889 disaster in Pennsylvania, where the South Fork Dam collapsed after days of heavy rain.
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Lieutenant General Harold G.
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13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
On September 11, 2012, Islamic militants attacked a United States State Department mission and a nearby CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya.
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
by Tom Holland
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Tom Holland chronicles the collapse of the Roman Republic, beginning with the rise of Sulla and concluding with the establishment of the principate under Augustus.
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Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1887, journalist Nellie Bly feigned insanity to secure a commitment to the Women’s Medical College on Blackwell’s Island.
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Robert M.
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The Lost City of the Monkey God
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 2012, Douglas Preston joined a team of scientists to locate Ciudad Blanca, a legendary civilization hidden within the Honduran rainforest.
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10
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Walter Lord recreates the final hours of the RMS Titanic through a chronological sequence of events beginning at 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912.
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The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1943, the Army transforms Oak Ridge, Tennessee, into a secret city of thousands of workers building the weapon that will end the war, though almost none of them know what they are making.
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Tom Standage organizes human civilization into six distinct eras defined by a dominant beverage: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola.
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