15 must-read history books like Zeebrugge: Eleven VCs Before Breakfast by Barrie Pitt

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Zeebrugge: Eleven VCs Before Breakfast

By: Barrie Pitt

3.89

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the greatest stories of The Great War. This is the story, brilliantly told, of a desperate a…

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1. Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus, #11)

By: Ian Rankin

3.71

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

On the eve of the first Scottish parliament in three hundred years, Edinburgh is a city rife with p… read more

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2. Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-43

By: James Holland

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

June 11, 1940. Italian aircraft pummel the idyllic Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the first o… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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3. The Neptune Landing (Tinfish Run Book 3)

By: Ronald Bassett

3.38

Format: None pages,

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4. Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship

By: Richard Hough

3.73

Format: None pages,

The modern battleship era began with the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. In their day, battleshi… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road by Cat Jarman

5. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

By: Cat Jarman

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic by Leo McKinstry

6. Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic

By: Leo McKinstry

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who rescued Britain from Hitler's U-boats and made Alli… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Wolf Hunt: U-Boat warfare in South African waters (Jack Pembroke Naval Thrillers Book 2) by Justin Fox

7. The Wolf Hunt: U-Boat warfare in South African waters (Jack Pembroke Naval Thrillers Book 2)

By: Justin Fox

4.30

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

Jack Pembroke is back in another thrilling wartime adventure! For fans of Dewey Lambdin, Patrick O’… read more

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Cover of Nemesis (Courtney publication, #22; Courtney chronological, #8) by Wilbur Smith

8. Nemesis (Courtney publication, #22; Courtney chronological, #8)

By: Wilbur Smith

4.32

Format: 585 pages, Kindle Edition

A brand-new historical epic from the Master of Adventure, in which three strands of the Courtney fa… read more

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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

9. 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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10. 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
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine by Andrew Wilson

11. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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12. Stingers: Vietnam War - Helicopter Gunships

By: Fred Allen

4.47

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE VIDEO OF A VIETNAM HELICOPTER GUNSHIP IN LIVE COMBAT Experience intense comba… read more

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Cover of My Hundred Days of War (Malcolm MacPhail #2) by Darrell Duthie

13. My Hundred Days of War (Malcolm MacPhail #2)

By: Darrell Duthie

4.44

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

August 1918. Amiens, France. Allied armies have driven a massive hole in the German lines. But t… read more

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14. The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933-1939

By: Frank McDonough

4.48

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From historian Frank McDonough, the first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler… read more

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  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of Death of the Scharnhorst (Warship Battles of World War Two) by John Winton

16. 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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17. 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
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

18. 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 19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam by Lew Jennings

19. 19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam

By: Lew Jennings

4.42

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

19 Minutes to Live illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and cr… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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20. The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story

By: Phillip Ide

4.35

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

THE ODDS OF The story of an Assault Helicopter pilot's riveting memoir in Vietnam from June 1967 t… read more

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  • military fiction
Cover of The Forgotten Fleet: The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 (World War Two at Sea) by John Winton

21. The Forgotten Fleet: The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 (World War Two at Sea)

By: John Winton

4.10

Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition

John Winton, a naval novelist of some note, changes tack here with some unleavened military history… read more

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  • military fiction
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"Perhaps the final proof that the war was really over came at six o’clock on the first evening, with the pipe - ‘children to supper’."

-John Winton, The Forgotten Fleet: The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 (World War Two at Sea)

"The Prime Minister’s meaning was clear enough: the Fleet Train was the horse, and the fighting Fleet the cart. They must be kept in their proper order. As the size of the horse was fixed, it was poin…"

-John Winton, The Forgotten Fleet: The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 (World War Two at Sea)

Cover of Zeebrugge: Eleven VCs Before Breakfast by Barrie Pitt

22. Zeebrugge: Eleven VCs Before Breakfast

By: Barrie Pitt

3.89

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the greatest stories of The Great War. This is the story, brilliantly told, of a desperate a… read more

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  • world war i
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • 20th century
Cover of The Crew: The Story of a Lancaster Bomber Crew by David       Price

23. The Crew: The Story of a Lancaster Bomber Crew

By: David Price

4.35

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

A moving tribute to the sacrifice and bravery of the fliers of RAF Bomber Command. ****************… read more

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

24. 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 Innovation In The Face Of Adversity: Major-General Sir Percy Hobart And The 79th Armoured Division (British) by Michael J. Daniels

25. Innovation In The Face Of Adversity: Major-General Sir Percy Hobart And The 79th Armoured Division (British)

By: Michael J. Daniels

4.05

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

On 11 March 1943, the Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, m… read more

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26. The Big Little War: A World War II epic

By: James Dunford Wood

4.36

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Churchill, Wavell and the incredible story of how an RAF flying school in ancient biplanes beat ove… read more

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27. Strike From The Sea

By: Vincent Formosa

4.42

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

The latest action packed novel from Vincent FormosaIt has been a long war for Tim Chavell. A vetera… read more

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Cover of The Armed Rovers: Beauforts and Beaufighters Over the Mediterranean by Roy Conyers Nesbit

28. The Armed Rovers: Beauforts and Beaufighters Over the Mediterranean

By: Roy Conyers Nesbit

3.99

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

The little-known story of how the Royal Air Force kept supplies from reaching Rommel’s Afrika Korps… read more

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29. Napoleon (Power in Action)

By: John Bowle

3.30

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing biography of the man who rose to become the world’s most powerful man during the epon… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of A War for King and Empire (Malcolm MacPhail, #3) by Darrell Duthie

30. A War for King and Empire (Malcolm MacPhail, #3)

By: Darrell Duthie

4.51

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Early 1915. The Great War is only just beginning… Ypres, Belgium Malcolm MacPhail enlisted in the … read more

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31. Malcolm MacPhail's Great War (Malcolm MacPhail #1)

By: Darrell Duthie

4.42

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

FALL 1917. THE WESTERN FRONT IS IN STALEMATE.Captain Malcolm MacPhail of the Canadian Corps has bee… read more

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14 Best nonfiction books like Zeebrugge: Eleven VCs Before Breakfast by Barrie Pitt

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Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-43

James Holland

4.18

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River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

Cat Jarman

4.06

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Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic

Leo McKinstry

4.35

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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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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

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

Charles Whiting

4.17

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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

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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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