Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution
By: Duncan Campbell-Smith
4.40
Format: 618 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of Frank Whittle – RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and Bri…
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1. The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers
By: Craig Harrison , Craig Harrison
4.75
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
It takes a tough mindset to be a successful sniper, to be able to dig in for days on your own as yo… read more
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2. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
By: Robert Tressell
4.20
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
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3. Take Six Girls: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters
By: Laura Thompson
3.70
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman… read more
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4. Happy Valley: The Story of the English in Kenya
By: Nicholas Best
3.83
Format: None pages,
The definitive story of the British in Kenya, from the explorer Joseph Thomson, whose exploits insp… read more
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5. 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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6. Next Stop Execution: The Autobiography of Oleg Gordievsky
By: None
4.45
Format: 122 pages,
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7. There was a Crooked Man (Stephen Attebrook Mystery #15)
By: Jason Vail
4.52
Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition
The corpse of one of medieval Ludlow’s tavern keepers, popular Red John Griffin, is found by the be… read more
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8. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943
By: James Holland
4.33
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland’s new book both recasts the controversial Italian Campaign a… read more
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9. The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
By: Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
4.24
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
In the high octane atmosphere of the Formula One pit lane, the spotlight is most often on the super… read more
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10. How To Build A Car
By: Adrian Newey
4.48
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but ne… read more
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11. 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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12. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
By: Max Hastings
4.30
Format: 896 pages, Hardcover
An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bes… read more
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"The merits of rival causes are never absolute. Even in the Second World War, the Western allied struggle against fascism was compromised by its reliance upon the tyranny of Stalin to pay most of the …"-Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
13. Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
By: Dan Jones
4.15
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Cr… read more
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14. 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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15. 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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16. Erebus: The Story of a Ship
By: Michael Palin
4.29
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more
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17. 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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18. Harrier 809: The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds
By: Rowland White
4.41
Format: 630 pages, Kindle Edition
‘A COMPELLING, FAST-PACED NARRATIVE THAT THRUSTS US INTO THE COCKPIT. A MUST-READ!’ Dan HamptonApri… read more
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- history
19. Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission
By: Rowland White
4.51
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynam… read more
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20. The Traitor of Colditz: The Definitive Untold Account of Colditz Castle: 'Truly revelatory' Damien Lewis
By: Robert Verkaik
4.07
Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition
'A vastly entertaining tale, bursting with astonishing stories and extraordinary characters ... A f… read more
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21. Concorde: The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner
By: Mike Bannister
4.54
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
October 24th 2023 will mark 20 years since Concorde disappeared from our skies. Yet still Mike Bann… read more
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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. A Nasty Little War: The West's Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution
By: Anna Reid
3.96
Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition
A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Thoroughly researched, stylish and entertaining' Financial … read more
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26. How Meteors Hit the Ground
By: Geoffrey Higges
3.63
Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition
The author describes the development of the first allied jet aircraft and its characteristics, and … read more
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27. Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution
By: Duncan Campbell-Smith
4.40
Format: 618 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of Frank Whittle – RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and Bri… read more
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28. Merlin: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII
By: Graham Hoyland
4.35
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito an… read more
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29. The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII
By: Will Iredale
4.39
Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner'Compellin… read more
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30. Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won the War
By: Jonathan Dimbleby
4.48
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
A gripping account of the Soviet victories of 1944 The year 1944 was the turning point of World … read more
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31. Hitler’s British Traitors: The Secret History of Spies, Saboteurs and Fifth Columnists
By: Tim Tate
3.79
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Hitler’s British Traitors is the first authoritative account of a well-kept secret: the British Fif… read more
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