21 best-selling nonfiction books like Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly by David Fairbank White

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Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly

By: David Fairbank White

4.25

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane th…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly by David Fairbank White , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
"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 The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower by Hugh Ambrose, Stephen E. Ambrose

2. The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower

By: Hugh Ambrose , Stephen E. Ambrose

3.85

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

In North Africa, on the beaches at Normandy, and in the Battle of the Bulge, Dwight David Eisenhowe… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction

3. Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds

By: Robin Olds , Ed Rasimus , Christina Olds

3.41

Format: 32 pages,

The widely anticipated memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot, Robin Olds Robin Olds was a… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction

4. To Fly and Fight: Memoirs Of A Triple Ace

By: Chuck Yeager , None , None

3.75

Format: 320 pages,

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5. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat

By: Giles Milton

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine In the spring of 1939, a top-secre… read more

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6. The Fight in the Clouds: The Extraordinary Combat Experience of P-51 Mustang Pilots During World War II

By: James P. Busha

3.79

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

This is as close as you'll get to a World War II - era P-51 Mustang without flying one yourself.The… read more

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Cover of The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt

7. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

By: Douglas Brunt

4.23

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"

-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

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8. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Cover of Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West by Calder Walton

9. Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West

By: Calder Walton

4.30

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The riveting, untold story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with le… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

10. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

By: Keith O'Brien

4.43

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston

11. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

By: Douglas Preston

3.81

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara

12. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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13. Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

By: Brian Andrews

4.65

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a c… read more

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  • military fiction
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14. Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943

By: John C. McManus

4.30

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War "Out here, mention is seldom seen… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

15. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

By: Daniel de Visé

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw

16. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Strike of the Sailfish: Two Sister Submarines and the Sinking of a Japanese Aircraft Carrier by Stephen L. Moore

17. Strike of the Sailfish: Two Sister Submarines and the Sinking of a Japanese Aircraft Carrier

By: Stephen L. Moore

4.14

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping true-life thriller about the first US submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier—and … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka

18. Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture

By: Kyle Chayka

3.68

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

A history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture it… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
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20. 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
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Cover of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Craig L. Symonds

21. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

By: Craig L. Symonds

4.65

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From one of our most distinguished naval historians, the first wartime biography in a half-century … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Terence Robertson

22. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly by David Fairbank White

23. Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly

By: David Fairbank White

4.25

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane th… read more

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  • world war ii
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  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Old Man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime by David Grann

24. The Old Man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime

By: David Grann

3.72

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is her… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Torpedo 8: The Story of Swede Larsen’s Bomber Squadron by Ira Wolfert

25. Torpedo 8: The Story of Swede Larsen’s Bomber Squadron

By: Ira Wolfert

4.00

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

Torpedo 8 is the epic story of the death and rebirth of the famous bomber squadron led by Lieutenan… read more

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26. Flames in the Sky

By: Pierre Clostermann

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

English (translation) read more

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  • history
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Cover of Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor by Dick Lehr

27. Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor

By: Dick Lehr

4.30

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive and dramatic account of what became known as "Operation Vengeance" -- the targeted k… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of P-47 Pilots - The Fighter-Bomber Boys by Tom Glenn

28. P-47 Pilots - The Fighter-Bomber Boys

By: Tom Glenn

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a book about combat in WWII. It is also about patriotism, honor and plain old fashioned gut… read more

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Cover of Cease Buzzer!: Life as a U.S. Navy EA-6B Pilot in the Era of Top Gun by J.P. Springett II

29. Cease Buzzer!: Life as a U.S. Navy EA-6B Pilot in the Era of Top Gun

By: J.P. Springett II

4.49

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Deny, Degrade, Deceive, and Destroy – These are the objectives of the crews that flew the EA-6B “Pr… read more

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Cover of Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

30. Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45

By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

4.30

Format: 614 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fight… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23) by Vince Flynn

31. Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23)

By: Vince Flynn

4.53

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from V… read more

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  • military fiction

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Donald L. Miller

4.18

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The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Hugh Ambrose , Stephen E. Ambrose

3.85

Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds

Robin Olds , Ed Rasimus , Christina Olds

3.41

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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

Douglas Brunt

4.23

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Kara Swisher

3.99

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Brian Klaas

4.13

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

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Becca Rothfeld

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