11 Best history books like Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII by J.E. Johnson

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Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII

By: J.E. Johnson

4.48

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

Johnnie Johnson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939 as a week-end flier, and finis…

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Cover of The First And The Last by Adolf Galland

1. The First And The Last

By: Adolf Galland

2.74

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A fearless leader with 104 victories to his name, Galland was a legendary hero in Germany's Luftwaf… read more

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

2. Carrier Pilot: One of the greatest pilot's memoirs of WWII - a true aviation classic.

By: None

3.97

Format: None pages,

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

3. 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
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Lightning and the Few (Jox McNabb #1) by Patrick Larsimont

4. The Lightning and the Few (Jox McNabb #1)

By: Patrick Larsimont

4.40

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss this thrilling wartime adventure! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barna… read more

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  • aviation
Cover of Fighter Fury (Harry Rose Novels, #4) by Russell Sullman

5. Fighter Fury (Harry Rose Novels, #4)

By: Russell Sullman

4.34

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Recalled from night fighter trials in Scotland, Squadron Leader Harry Rose resumes command of Excal… read more

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Cover of The Raiders and the Cross (Jox McNabb #2) by Patrick Larsimont

6. The Raiders and the Cross (Jox McNabb #2)

By: Patrick Larsimont

4.41

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling WWII adventure across the war-torn skies of Britain, France and Malta. Perfect for fa… read more

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Cover of 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

7. 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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8. Into the Silk: The Dramatic True Stories of Airmen Who Baled Out — And Lived (Developments in Aviation Book 1)

By: Ian Mackersey

4.24

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

From World War Two to the Jet Age, Ian Mackersey charts the thrilling and personal accounts of airm… read more

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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Duel of Eagles: The Classic Pilot's Account of the Battle of Britain (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 1) by Peter Townsend

9. Duel of Eagles: The Classic Pilot's Account of the Battle of Britain (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 1)

By: Peter Townsend

4.55

Format: 577 pages, Kindle Edition

'REMARKABLE' Sunday Times -- 'A FINE BOOK' Len Deighton 'The greatest book on the Battle of Britai… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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

10. 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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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

11. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

12. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.32

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1) by Pierre Clostermann

13. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Submariners: Life in British Submarines, 1901-1999 (20th Century Naval Innovations) by John Winton

14. The Submariners: Life in British Submarines, 1901-1999 (20th Century Naval Innovations)

By: John Winton

4.33

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The entire span of British submarine history has been carefully recorded the tragedies in both pe… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine by Andrew Wilson

15. 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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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16. Typhoon Pilot

By: Desmond Scott

4.33

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A decorated WWII flying ace and Royal Air Force Group Captain recounts his experience in the air ov… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII by J.E. Johnson

17. Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII

By: J.E. Johnson

4.48

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

Johnnie Johnson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939 as a week-end flier, and finis… read more

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  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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18. Flames in the Sky

By: Pierre Clostermann

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

English (translation) read more

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  • history
  • war
  • military history
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Flying Circus: The Autobiography of a WW2 Bomber Pilot by Richard Leven

19. My Flying Circus: The Autobiography of a WW2 Bomber Pilot

By: Richard Leven

3.99

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the no-holds-barred autobiography of a World War II bomber pilot.My Flying Circus is the au… read more

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Cover of Fly For Your Life: The Story of Spitfire & Hurricane Ace Robert Stanford Tuck by Larry Forrester

20. Fly For Your Life: The Story of Spitfire & Hurricane Ace Robert Stanford Tuck

By: Larry Forrester

4.76

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Fly For Your Life is the official biography of Royal Air Force (RAF) Ace Robert Stanford Tuck. Thru… read more

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Cover of Duel in the Dark: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Blitz (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 2) by Peter Townsend

21. Duel in the Dark: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Blitz (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 2)

By: Peter Townsend

4.33

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A WAR HERO – DASHING AND DISTINGUISHED’ NEW YORK TIMES Adolf Hitler’s plan to eliminate Britain f… read more

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12 Best nonfiction books like Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII by J.E. Johnson

Transform Your Habits

The First And The Last

Adolf Galland

2.74

Transform Your Habits

Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942

Max Hastings

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Into the Silk: The Dramatic True Stories of Airmen Who Baled Out — And Lived (Developments in Aviation Book 1)

Ian Mackersey

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Duel of Eagles: The Classic Pilot's Account of the Battle of Britain (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 1)

Peter Townsend

4.55

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8 best-selling history books like The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1) by Pierre Clostermann

Transform Your Habits

Into the Silk: The Dramatic True Stories of Airmen Who Baled Out — And Lived (Developments in Aviation Book 1)

Ian Mackersey

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Duel of Eagles: The Classic Pilot's Account of the Battle of Britain (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 1)

Peter Townsend

4.55

Transform Your Habits

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

Terence Robertson

4.61

Transform Your Habits

The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1)

Pierre Clostermann

4.57

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