13 Best military fiction books like Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron by Frank E. Walton

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Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

By: Frank E. Walton

4.16

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 214 was hastily organized in the field during World War II to meet th…

If you liked the military fiction plot in Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron by Frank E. Walton , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany by Stephen E. Ambrose

1. Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

From Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day , the inspiring story of … read more

Similar categories in Stephen E. Ambrose's Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew

2. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

By: Sherry Sontag , Christopher Drew , Annette Lawrence Drew

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and ad… read more

Similar categories in Sherry Sontag's Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • military history
"Fuck you, God. Nothing gets through HY-80"

-Sherry Sontag, Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

Cover of The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2) by Ian W. Toll

3. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)

By: Ian W. Toll

4.61

Format: 688 pages, Paperback

The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challe… read more

Similar categories in Ian W. Toll's The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2) book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

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

4. The Greatest Generation

By: Tom Brokaw

4.67

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

"In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documenta… read more

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5. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice

By: Adam Makos

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For readers of Unbrokenand The Boys in the Boatcomes an unforgettable tale of courage from America'… read more

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6. Baa Baa Black Sheep

By: Gregory Boyington

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black… read more

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7. The Right Stuff

By: Tom Wolfe

4.08

Format: 432 pages,

Tom Wolfe began The Right Stuffat a time when it was unfashionable to contemplate American heroism.… read more

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8. Silent Running

By: James F. Calvert

4.17

Format: 427 pages, Paperback

A riveting, tension-filled chronicle of life underwater by a much decorated hero who became the sec… read more

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Cover of Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America by Bill O'Reilly

9. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.25

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in th… read more

Similar categories in Bill O'Reilly's Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of True Believer (Terminal List, #2) by Jack Carr

10. True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

By: Jack Carr

4.34

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

In acclaimed author Jack Carr’s follow-up to The Terminal List, former Navy SEAL James Reece’s skil… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's True Believer (Terminal List, #2) book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • military fiction
"To those before us, to those amongst us, to those we'll see on the other side, Lord let me not prove unworthy of my brothers."

-Jack Carr, True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

"Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon, and he made his web gear…"

-Jack Carr, True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

Cover of Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II by Alex Kershaw

11. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

Similar categories in Alex Kershaw's Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent

12. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man

By: Lynn Vincent

4.45

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

A human drama unlike any other—the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Vincent's Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

13. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more

Similar categories in Malcolm Gladwell's The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

Cover of Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 by Ian W. Toll

14. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

By: Ian W. Toll

4.59

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a … read more

Similar categories in Ian W. Toll's Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll

15. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

By: Ian W. Toll

4.76

Format: 944 pages, Hardcover

Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more

Similar categories in Ian W. Toll's Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"

-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

Cover of Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim  Brady

16. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

By: Tim Brady

4.01

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more

Similar categories in Tim Brady's Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Every Living Thing  (All Creatures Great and Small, #8) by James Herriot

17. Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8)

By: James Herriot

4.49

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than twenty years, James Herriot has captivated millions of readers and television viewers… read more

Similar categories in James Herriot's Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8) book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • nonfiction
Cover of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Craig L. Symonds

18. 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

Similar categories in Craig L. Symonds's Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron by Frank E. Walton

19. Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

By: Frank E. Walton

4.16

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 214 was hastily organized in the field during World War II to meet th… read more

Similar categories in Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Special Men: A LRP's Recollections by Dennis Foley

20. Special Men: A LRP's Recollections

By: Dennis Foley

4.46

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives readers an inside view of US Army special forces through his… read more

Similar categories in Dennis Foley's Special Men: A LRP's Recollections book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Coffin Corner Boys: One Bomber, Ten Men, and Their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France (World War II Collection) by Carole Engle Avriett

21. Coffin Corner Boys: One Bomber, Ten Men, and Their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France (World War II Collection)

By: Carole Engle Avriett

4.19

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

"Gripping…filled with…dramatic escapes, moments of surprising humanity, and acts of bravery." —Publ… read more

Similar categories in Carole Engle Avriett's Coffin Corner Boys: One Bomber, Ten Men, and Their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France (World War II Collection) book and Frank E. Walton's Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron

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

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Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

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4.23

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The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)

Ian W. Toll

4.61

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Bill O'Reilly

4.25

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Vince Flynn

4.25

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Mark Greaney

4.41

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Vince Flynn

3.73

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Brad Thor

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