14 Top world war ii books like Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White

Cover of Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White

Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission

By: Rowland White

4.51

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynam…

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1. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

By: Donald L. Miller

4.18

Format: 671 pages, Hardcover

Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Cover of Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain by Len Deighton

2. Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain

By: Len Deighton

3.91

Format: 736 pages,

It was the battle that proved Great Britain was a vital force in World War II. It inspired Churchil… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14) by Bernard Cornwell

3. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more

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  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • audiobook
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4. The Scarlet Papers

By: Matthew Richardson

4.33

Format: 567 pages, Kindle Edition

VIENNA, 1946: A brilliant German scientist snatched from the ruins of Nazi Europe. MOSCOW, 1964:… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of From The Ashes (DI Nick Dixon Crime, #14) by Damien Boyd

5. From The Ashes (DI Nick Dixon Crime, #14)

By: Damien Boyd

4.64

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Long lives are being cut short in this thriller from the bestselling DI Nick Dixon crime series. … read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James  Holland

6. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

By: James Holland

4.33

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland’s new book both recasts the controversial Italian Campaign a… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic by Leo McKinstry

7. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin

8. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

By: Michael Palin

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James  Holland

9. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

By: James Holland

4.47

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor

10. Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921

By: Antony Beevor

3.90

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France by James  Holland

11. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France

By: James Holland

4.45

Format: 650 pages, Hardcover

D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the seventy-six days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Alli… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

By: Katja Hoyer

4.23

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"Some of the “songs"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

Cover of Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942 by Max Hastings

13. 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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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • audiobook
Cover of Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War by Al Murray

15. Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War

By: Al Murray

4.10

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Al Murray's passion for military history and the Second World War in particular has always run para… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe by James  Holland

16. Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe

By: James Holland

4.33

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted took place, larger even than the Nor… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 by Max Hastings

17. The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962

By: Max Hastings

4.40

Format: 538 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tens… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood Runs Cold (DS Max Craigie, #4) by Neil Lancaster

18. Blood Runs Cold (DS Max Craigie, #4)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.46

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

She was taken against her will. On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes fo… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Lawrence of Arabia by Ranulph Fiennes

19. Lawrence of Arabia

By: Ranulph Fiennes

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pre-order the authoritative, illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the man who inspired the ic… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Golden Library (Ben Hope #29) by Scott Mariani

20. The Golden Library (Ben Hope #29)

By: Scott Mariani

4.46

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn the secret – or die trying Has ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope finally got out of his depth? Th… read more

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Cover of Night Intruder: A Personal Account of the Radar War Between the RAF and Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Forces (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 1) by Jeremy Howard-Williams

21. Night Intruder: A Personal Account of the Radar War Between the RAF and Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Forces (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 1)

By: Jeremy Howard-Williams

4.24

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing memoir of one RAF fighter pilot’s battle against the Luftwaffe in the dead of night.I… read more

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22. Luck of the Draw

By: Frank Murphy

4.22

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and und… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White

23. Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission

By: Rowland White

4.51

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynam… read more

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  • audiobook
  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • technology
Cover of Concorde: The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner by Mike Bannister

24. Concorde: The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner

By: Mike Bannister

4.54

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

October 24th 2023 will mark 20 years since Concorde disappeared from our skies. Yet still Mike Bann… read more

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  • history
  • technology
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Eject! Eject! by John  Nichol

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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Luck of a Lancaster: 107 Operations, 244 Crew, 103 Killed in Action by Gordon Thorburn

26. Luck of a Lancaster: 107 Operations, 244 Crew, 103 Killed in Action

By: Gordon Thorburn

4.25

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

No 9 Squadron of Bomber Command converted from the Wellington to the Lancaster in August 1942. W496… read more

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Cover of 1945: Victory in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

27. 1945: Victory in the West

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.55

Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition

'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to … read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII by Will Iredale

28. The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII

By: Will Iredale

4.39

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner'Compellin… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
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  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War by Saul David

29. Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

By: Saul David

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed historian Saul David, a stunning and gripping new history of the British airborne ex… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Operation Afterlight: A WWII Thriller of Air Combat and Espionage by Robert Lassen

30. Operation Afterlight: A WWII Thriller of Air Combat and Espionage

By: Robert Lassen

4.50

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

'THIS WARTIME THRILLER WILL KEEP YOU GRIPPED TO THE VERY END' James Swallow 'A BIG, BLOCKBUSTER OF… read more

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Cover of Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar by Max Hastings

31. Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar

By: Max Hastings

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

18 Best audiobook books like Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Scarlet Papers

Matthew Richardson

4.33

Transform Your Habits

From The Ashes (DI Nick Dixon Crime, #14)

Damien Boyd

4.64

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15 Best history books like Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar by Max Hastings

Transform Your Habits

The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

James Holland

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

Michael Palin

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944

Antony Beevor

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe

James Holland

4.33

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