18 best-selling nonfiction books like Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment by Hamish Ross

Cover of Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment by Hamish Ross

Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment

By: Hamish Ross

4.26

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

An Irish solicitor and international rugby player, Blair 'Paddy' Mayne became one of the most outst…

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Cover of South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914 - 1917 by Ernest Shackleton

1. South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914 - 1917

By: Ernest Shackleton

4.05

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In 1914, as the shadow of war falls across Europe, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shack… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Scott's Last Expedition: The Journals by Beryl Bainbridge, Robert Falcon Scott

2. Scott's Last Expedition: The Journals

By: Beryl Bainbridge , Robert Falcon Scott

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

3. Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945

By: Leo Marks

4.09

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

In 1942, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went off to fight … read more

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4. The Phantom Major

By: Virginia Cowles

3.00

Format: None pages, paperback

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5. Captain Scott

By: Ranulph Fiennes

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Presents the story of one of the greatest explorers who ever lived by 'the world's greatest living … read more

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6. Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.22

Format: None pages,

The incredible untold story of WWII s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern m… read more

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7. Operation Certain Death

By: Damien Lewis

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

This book chronicles the story of the single most daring Special Forces operation since World War T… read more

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8. The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories

By: Ellery Queen , Dashiell Hammett

3.68

Format: 330 pages, hardcover

Contents:Too many have lived They can only hang you once A man called Spade The assistant murderer … read more

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9. Cowboy Song: The Authorised Biography of Philip Lynott

By: Graeme Thomson

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first biography to be written with the cooperation of the Lynott Estate, Cowboy Song is the def… read more

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Cover of Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14) by Bernard Cornwell

10. 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 fiction
  • military history
Cover of Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly by Jeremy Clarkson

11. Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.14

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

Get tucked in to a third bestselling helping of Clarkson's Farm from our favourite wellie-wearing w… read more

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

12. 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
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of French Foreign Legion Commando by Harry Dobson

13. French Foreign Legion Commando

By: Harry Dobson

4.38

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

A link to my website that contains a few pictures and blogs from my military LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA -T… read more

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Cover of Lionheart (Richard the Lionheart, #1) by Ben Kane

14. Lionheart (Richard the Lionheart, #1)

By: Ben Kane

4.20

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

1179. Henry II's Norman conquerors have swept through England, Wales - and now Ireland. Irish noble… 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

15. 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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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

16. 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 SAS Bravo Three Zero: The Gripping True Story by Des Powell

17. SAS Bravo Three Zero: The Gripping True Story

By: Des Powell

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

'An incredible story, and so well told' Bear Grylls'Honesty, integrity and real experience that put… read more

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  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
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

18. 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
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine by Andrew Wilson

19. 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
Cover of Stakeknife's Dirty War: The Inside Story of Scappaticci, the IRA's Nutting Squad and the British Spooks Who Ran the War by Richard O'Rawe

20. Stakeknife's Dirty War: The Inside Story of Scappaticci, the IRA's Nutting Squad and the British Spooks Who Ran the War

By: Richard O'Rawe

4.02

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sensational exposé of British Intelligence’s top informer in the upper ranks of the IRA, Ri… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History by Saul David

21. SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History

By: Saul David

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning historian Saul David, the first authorised history of the SBS. Britain’s SBS … read more

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

22. 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
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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

23. 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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  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes by Damien Lewis

24. SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes

By: Damien Lewis

4.44

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee ChildSAS Great Escapes Two… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Churchill's Shadow Raiders: The Race to Develop Radar, World War II's Invisible Secret Weapon by Damien Lewis

25. Churchill's Shadow Raiders: The Race to Develop Radar, World War II's Invisible Secret Weapon

By: Damien Lewis

4.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning war reporter and internationally bestselling author Damien Lewis, a blistering a… read more

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  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ypres, 1917: A Personal Account (Full Pack — A Private’s War) by NORMAN GLADDEN

26. Ypres, 1917: A Personal Account (Full Pack — A Private’s War)

By: NORMAN GLADDEN

4.26

Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling eyewitness account of the bloody battle of Passchendaele. Perfect for fans of Lyn Ma… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment by Hamish Ross

27. Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment

By: Hamish Ross

4.26

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

An Irish solicitor and international rugby player, Blair 'Paddy' Mayne became one of the most outst… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of 1945: Victory in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

28. 1945: Victory in the West

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.55

Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition

'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to … read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Anders Lassen VC, MC, of the SAS by Mike Langley

29. Anders Lassen VC, MC, of the SAS

By: Mike Langley

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The dramatic true story of the heroic Danish World War II soldier who received Britain’s highest mi… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War by Saul David

30. Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

By: Saul David

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed historian Saul David, a stunning and gripping new history of the British airborne ex… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Born of the Desert: With the SAS in North Africa by Malcolm James

31. Born of the Desert: With the SAS in North Africa

By: Malcolm James

4.33

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

An SAS medical officer’s gripping memoir of his WWII service in North Africa.Born of the Desert is … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction

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