RAAF Black Cats: The Secret History of the Covert Catalina Mine-Laying Operations to Cripple Japan's War Machine
By: Robert Cleworth
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In March 1945 Reg Cleworth, a navigator on PBY Catalina seaplanes flying out of Darwin, went missin…
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1. The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
By: Antony Beevor
3.91
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and … read more
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2. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more
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"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
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"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
3. The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War
By: Jonathan Dimbleby
2.64
Format: 110 pages, Hardcover
The Battle of the Atlantic was -- though often overlooked -- crucial to the Allied victory. If the … read more
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4. First Light
By: Geoffrey Wellum
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
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5. The Bone Man of Kokoda
By: None
3.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 2005 Nishimura, now in his mid-eighties and seriously ill, was forced to return to Japan. His st… read more
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6. Apache Dawn
By: Damien Lewis
4.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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7. 44 Days: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia
By: Michael Veitch
4.16
Format: 114 pages,
The epic World War II story of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barel… read more
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8. Eagle Trap
By: Geoffrey Archer
4.05
Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition
Revenge is not a possibility, but a certainty.He was head of an international drugs ring, a kidnapp… read more
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9. Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic
By: Leo McKinstry
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who rescued Britain from Hitler's U-boats and made Alli… read more
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10. Making History
By: Stephen Fry
3.93
Format: 594 pages, Kindle Edition
Michael Young is a brilliant young history student whose life is changed when he meets Leo Zuckerma… read more
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"Dieu n’est pas l’Auteur de l’Univers, c’est le scénariste de votre biopic."-Stephen Fry, Making History
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"Literary studies were no more than a series of autopsies performed by heartless technicians. Worse than autopsies: biopsies. Vivisection. Even movies, which I love more than anything, more than life …"-Stephen Fry, Making History
11. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
By: Max Hastings
4.25
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operati… read more
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12. Sharpe's Assassin (Sharpe, #21)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.SHA… read more
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13. Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
By: Stephen Fry
4.35
Format: 414 pages, Hardcover
The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty,… read more
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"His reward is the eternal fame that is both priceless and worthless"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Bij onze geboorte ligt ons lot al vast, en niemand heeft ooit het zijne kunnen ontlopen (Hektor)"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Forget him. What is treasure? Or Briseis, or honor, or anything? Next to the life of the one I loved best and dearest? My beloved, my only Patroclus."-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
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14. The Whirlwind (RAF Saga #4)
By: Alan Savage
4.32
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
As World War II rages, The Whirlwind concludes the gripping saga of the Bayley family.In the winter… read more
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15. Nothing Ventured (William Warwick, #1)
By: Jeffrey Archer
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Nothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand-new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s #1 New Yo… read more
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16. Tornado: In the Eye of the Storm
By: John Nichol
4.46
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Former Tornado Navigator John Nichol tells the incredible story of the RAF Tornado force during the… read more
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17. Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4)
By: John Wooldridge
4.08
Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition
A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons which revolutionised aerial warfare.Perfect for people wh… read more
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18. The Rush
By: Michelle Prak
3.73
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this riveting psychological thriller—perfect for fans of Jane Harper’s The Survivors and Erica F… read more
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19. RAAF Black Cats: The Secret History of the Covert Catalina Mine-Laying Operations to Cripple Japan's War Machine
By: Robert Cleworth
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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20. Harrier 809: The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds
By: Rowland White
4.41
Format: 630 pages, Kindle Edition
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21. The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1)
By: Pierre Clostermann
4.57
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
'THE BIG SHOW is as close as you'll ever get to fighting for your life from the cockpit of a Spitfi… read more
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22. Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine
By: Andrew Wilson
4.41
Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition
Normandy, June 1944. Tank commander Andrew Wilson, a twenty-year-old lieutenant, is in charge of a … read more
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23. Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)
By: Peter Gretton
4.21
Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition
An engrossing account by the Royal Navy commander who led the escort of convoy HX231 during the Bat… read more
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24. Flames in the Sky
By: Pierre Clostermann
4.15
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
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25. Eject! Eject!
By: John Nichol
4.59
Format: None pages, Audiobook
'Eject! Eject!' When the call is made to abandon an aircraft, it's only the beginning of the stor… read more
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26. More Than I Ever Had
By: Rae Blair
4.27
Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition
1789, Birmingham, Theo makes a life changing decision and sails to the other side of the world as p… read more
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27. The Big Little War: A World War II epic
By: James Dunford Wood
4.36
Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition
Churchill, Wavell and the incredible story of how an RAF flying school in ancient biplanes beat ove… read more
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28. The Fight for Australia: From Changi and Darwin to Kokoda - the triumph of individual bravery, mateship, and national courage that saved us in World War ll
By: Roland Perry
4.26
Format: 516 pages, Kindle Edition
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29. The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
By: Michael Veitch
4.33
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In the thick of World War II, during the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate lu… read more
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30. Bullets and Barbed Wire: From Guadalcanal to Cape Gloucester (WW2 Pacific Military History Series Book 1)
By: Daniel Wrinn
4.11
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover a newfound appreciation for the war in the Pacific. From the shores of Cape Gloucester … read more
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31. Lancaster Men: The Aussie Heroes of Bomber Command
By: Peter Rees
4.25
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
More than 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite flyers who … read more
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