16 Top nonfiction books like Death of the Scharnhorst (Warship Battles of World War Two) by John Winton

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Death of the Scharnhorst (Warship Battles of World War Two)

By: John Winton

4.09

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome Ger…

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1. The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt

By: William L. Shirer

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The Bismarck was the greatest warship ever built. But the Allies had to sink it - or risk losing th… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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2. 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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  • military history
Cover of Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

3. Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.27

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of the most infamous massacre of American soldiers in World War Two.An ideal book for peo… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. The Calm and the Storm (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 3)

By: Alan Savage

4.31

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

The third book in the Duncan Morant series finds Duncan battling enemy boats in Malta as World War … read more

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5. 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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6. Death in the Sky (RAF Saga #2)

By: Alan Savage

4.37

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

The second instalment in Alan Savage’s thrilling RAF series, Death in the Sky continues the saga of… read more

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7. Tracking The Wolf Pack

By: Len Levinson

4.30

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

A tense World War Two submarine thriller! Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, H. Jay Riker, Patrick Rob… read more

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8. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.25

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Into the Silk: The Dramatic True Stories of Airmen Who Baled Out — And Lived (Developments in Aviation Book 1) by Ian Mackersey

9. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
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10. The Fighting Tenth: The Tenth Submarine Flotilla and the Siege of Malta (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: John Wingate

4.33

Format: 475 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic account of ‘the most concentrated submarine battle in history’.Ideal for fans of Max Hastin… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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12. The Battle of the Bulge: Britain's Untold Story (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.22

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

An eye-opening account of the forgotten involvement of British soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge.… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II by Mike Guardia

13. The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II

By: Mike Guardia

4.40

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

From the beaches of Normandy to the shores of Iwo Jima. Harrowing tales of combat…as told by the me… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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14. Trafalgar

By: Nicholas Best

4.51

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

Two hundred years ago Napoleon Bonaparte planned to lead his Grande Armée to Britain, the only coun… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

15. 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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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17. Flames in the Sky

By: Pierre Clostermann

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

English (translation) read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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18. Death of the Scharnhorst (Warship Battles of World War Two)

By: John Winton

4.09

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome Ger… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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19. Coronel and Falkland

By: Barrie Pitt

4.09

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

1914.Britain’s Naval supremacy is being challenged for the first time since Trafalgar. At large in… read more

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  • history
  • military history
Cover of The Greatest Raid of All: Operation Chariot and the Mission to Destroy the Normandie Dock at St Nazaire (Daring Military Operations of World War Two) by C.E. Lucas Phillips

20. The Greatest Raid of All: Operation Chariot and the Mission to Destroy the Normandie Dock at St Nazaire (Daring Military Operations of World War Two)

By: C.E. Lucas Phillips

4.30

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid account of the famous St Nazaire Raid that demonstrates the sheer bravery of the British Co… read more

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  • history
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Cover of Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

21. Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton's book is a brilliant account of his career in the navy through Worl… read more

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  • history
  • military history
Cover of One Hell of a War: General Patton's 317th Infantry Regiment in WWII by Dean Dominique

22. One Hell of a War: General Patton's 317th Infantry Regiment in WWII

By: Dean Dominique

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

If you like "Band of Brothers", you will love "One Hell of a War"! Submitted for the 2015 Pulitzer … read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy by Hans Hoeller

23. D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy

By: Hans Hoeller

4.52

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the last German veterans of World War II recounts his wartime experiences - with the harrowi… read more

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  • history
  • military history
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24. Alamein (Major Battles of World War Two)

By: C.E. Lucas Phillips

4.19

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second Battle of El Alamein was a crucial turning point in the Second World War. In the word… read more

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  • history
  • military history
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25. Somewhere in the South Pacific (Todd Ingram, #7)

By: John J. Gobbell

4.45

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of John F. Kennedy’s daring naval mission at the height of World War II,… read more

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Cover of The Raiders of Arakan: V Force and the Battle for Burma in World War Two (Daring Military Operations of World War Two) by C.E. Lucas Phillips

26. The Raiders of Arakan: V Force and the Battle for Burma in World War Two (Daring Military Operations of World War Two)

By: C.E. Lucas Phillips

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

In this narrative history, Brigadier Lucas Phillips records for the first time the exploits of a li… read more

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  • military history
Cover of Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland', Eastern Front 1944–45 by Thorolf Hillblad

27. Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland', Eastern Front 1944–45

By: Thorolf Hillblad

3.98

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Few new personal accounts by Waffen-SS soldiers appear in English; even fewer originate from the mu… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Escape of the Amethyst by C.E. Lucas Phillips

28. Escape of the Amethyst

By: C.E. Lucas Phillips

4.35

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding true story of the ordeal and escape of the British frigate Amethyst from Chinese Com… read more

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  • history
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29. 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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30. The Sun Sets Westward: Thrilling Action in the Pacific (The Long Gray Target Book 4)

By: Roger Maxim

4.26

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

Come aboard a racing American destroyer and experience the “island-hopping” campaign across the Pac… read more

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31. Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway

By: N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss

4.45

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as "the single most effective pilot at Midway" (World War II magazine), Dusty Kleiss struck … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history

21 must-read history books like Death of the Scharnhorst (Warship Battles of World War Two) by John Winton

Transform Your Habits

The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt

William L. Shirer

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

4.27

Transform Your Habits

America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

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

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17 Best history books like Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

Transform Your Habits

Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

4.17

Transform Your Habits

America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

Charles Whiting

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

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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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