18 must-read history books like Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok by Bram van der Stok

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Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok

By: Bram van der Stok

4.39

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

A memoir of the most decorated pilot in Dutch history and one of the World War II POWs who fled Naz…

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Cover of Lie in the Dark and Listen: The Remarkable Story of the WWII Bomber Pilot and Great Escaper Wing Commander Ken 'Shag' Rees by None, None, Wing Commander Ken Rees

1. Lie in the Dark and Listen: The Remarkable Story of the WWII Bomber Pilot and Great Escaper Wing Commander Ken 'Shag' Rees

By: None , None , Wing Commander Ken Rees

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Arguably the model for the Steve McQueen character in The Great Escape. By age 21 Ken had already t… read more

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Cover of The Germans in Normandy by Richard Hargreaves

2. The Germans in Normandy

By: Richard Hargreaves

4.18

Format: 471 pages, Kindle Edition

This account of the D-Day invasion—from the German point of view—includes maps and photos.   The Al… read more

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Cover of Conversations with Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers by Cole C. Kingseed

3. Conversations with Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers

By: Cole C. Kingseed

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company—the now… read more

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Cover of March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1) by Philip Kerr

4. March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1)

By: Philip Kerr

3.88

Format: None pages,

Hailed by Salman Rushdie as a "brilliantly innovative thriller-writer," Philip Kerr is the creator … read more

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Cover of The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill

5. The Great Escape

By: Paul Brickhill

4.03

Format: 320 pages,

One of the most famous true stories from the last war, The GREAT ESCAPE tells how more than six hun… read more

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6. Airborne: The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company

By: Ian Gardner

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Colonel Ed Shames is that rare man who can call himself a true warrior. A member of Easy Company of… read more

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7. Moonless Night: The World War Two Escape Epic

By: B.A. 'Jimmy' James , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the moment he was shot down to the final whistle, Jimmy James' one aim as a POW of the Germans… read more

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Cover of Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyre

8. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

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

9. 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

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Cover of The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist by Peter Tunstall

10. The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist

By: Peter Tunstall

4.45

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

“A remarkable memoir of a British lad’s salad days flying bombers against the Nazis and then repeat… read more

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Cover of SAS Ghost Patrol: The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi Stormtroopers by Damien Lewis

11. SAS Ghost Patrol: The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi Stormtroopers

By: Damien Lewis

4.36

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi StormtroopersThe Most Daring Mission Ever UndertakenSAS Gh… read more

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

12. 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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Cover of Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland by Norbert Hannig

13. Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland

By: Norbert Hannig

4.25

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Herr Norbert Hanning’s wartime career makes for fascinating and highly informative reading on an as… read more

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Cover of Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok by Bram van der Stok

14. Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok

By: Bram van der Stok

4.39

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

A memoir of the most decorated pilot in Dutch history and one of the World War II POWs who fled Naz… read more

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Cover of Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters by Erik Dorr

15. Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters

By: Erik Dorr

4.52

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The compelling WWII correspondence and artifacts of Major Dick Winters, commander of the Band of Br… read more

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Cover of The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 by Jonathan F. Vance

16. The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944

By: Jonathan F. Vance

4.31

Format: 541 pages, Kindle Edition

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi… read more

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Cover of Into Enemy Waters: A World War II Story of the Demolition Divers Who Became the Navy SEALS by Andrew Dubbins

17. Into Enemy Waters: A World War II Story of the Demolition Divers Who Became the Navy SEALS

By: Andrew Dubbins

4.66

Format: 457 pages, Kindle Edition

With echoes of Unbroken; the derring-do and bravado of The Right Stuff; and the battle-forged comra… read more

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Cover of Churchill's Hellraisers: The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress by Damien Lewis

18. Churchill's Hellraisers: The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress

By: Damien Lewis

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

An impossible mission in wartime Italy: the next explosive bestseller from Damien Lewis. In the … read more

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Cover of Ian Fleming and SOE's Operation POSTMASTER: The Top Secret Story Behind 007 by Brian Lett

19. Ian Fleming and SOE's Operation POSTMASTER: The Top Secret Story Behind 007

By: Brian Lett

3.90

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a true story of a force of ‘licensed to kill’ secret agents, commanded by a real war time s… read more

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Cover of The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II (Major Battles of World War Two) by Leo Heaps

20. The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II (Major Battles of World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.03

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

An account of heroism and courage in one of the Allies’ biggest military catastrophes of the Second… read more

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Cover of The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Müller by Jens Müller

21. The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Müller

By: Jens Müller

4.16

Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition

Jens Mulller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III (now in ?aga? … read more

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7 Best historical books like Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok by Bram van der Stok

Transform Your Habits

The Germans in Normandy

Richard Hargreaves

4.18

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The Great Escape

Paul Brickhill

4.03

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Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

Ben Macintyre

4.26

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

Tim Brady

4.01

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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

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

Terence Robertson

4.61

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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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