16 best-selling world war ii books like Escape or Die: True Stories of Heroic Escape in the Second World War by Paul Brickhill

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Escape or Die: True Stories of Heroic Escape in the Second World War

By: Paul Brickhill

4.07

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this collection of eight true escape stories, Paul Brickhill captures the same spirit of adventu…

If you liked the world war ii plot in Escape or Die: True Stories of Heroic Escape in the Second World War by Paul Brickhill , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Last Enemy

By: Richard Hillary

4.25

Format: 159 pages,

THE LAST ENEMY recounts Richard Hillary's experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, i… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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2. Tail Gunner

By: Richard C. Rivaz

4.17

Format: None pages,

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. D DAY Through German Eyes: Book One and Book Two

By: Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

4.60

Format: None pages,

This new paperback edition contains Book One and Book Two of this series, revealing the hidden side… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war

4. The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

By: Slavomir Rawicz

2.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The harrowing true tale of seven escaped Soviet prisoners who desperately marched out of Siberia th… read more

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5. 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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6. Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2)

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.06

Format: 209 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes an autobiographi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
"The Greeks have a trick of disguising a poor quality wine by adding pine resin to it, the idea being that the taste of the resin is not quite so appalling as the taste of the wine. We drank retsina b…"

-Roald Dahl, Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2)

"Mary Welland was certainly lovely. She was gentle and kind. She remained my friend all the time I was in hospital. But there is a world of difference falling in love with a voice and remaining in lov…"

-Roald Dahl, Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2)

"You seem surprised to find us here,’ the man said. ‘I am,’ I said. ‘I wasn’t expecting to find anyone.’ ‘We are everywhere,’ the man said. ‘We are all over the country.’ ‘Forgive me,’ I said, ‘but I …"

-Roald Dahl, Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2)

7. Long Way Back to the River Kwai: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in World War II

By: Loet Velmans

4.15

Format: None pages, ebook

Loet Velmans was seventeen when the Germans invaded Holland. He and his family fled to London on th… read more

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8. The Jungle Is Neutral

By: F. Spencer Chapman

3.00

Format: None pages,

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9. The Devil's Alternative

By: Frederick Forsyth

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Russia faces famine. The Soviets are forced to pin their hopes for survival on the U.S. But as the … read more

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10. The Good Shepherd

By: C.S. Forester

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

The Good Shepherd has been adapted into a major motion picture, Greyhound, scripted by and starring… read more

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

11. 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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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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12. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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

By: Charles Whiting

4.17

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

“a provocative and stimulating addition to the study of World War II.” HistoryNetPerfect for reader… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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14. Sister Viv

By: Grantlee Kieza

4.65

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to s… read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. Xavier: A British Secret Agent with the French Resistance

By: Richard Heslop

4.39

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Colnel Richard Heslop, alias Xavier, was one of Britain's Greatest Special Operations agents in Fra… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. Accidental Agent: Behind Enemy Lines with the French Resistance

By: John Goldsmith

4.48

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

A covert agent’s memoir of three perilous missions in Nazi-occupied Paris, told with “unconditional… read more

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

17. 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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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history
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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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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

19. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.32

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
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20. The Long Road Home: An account of the author's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Germans during the Second World War (Memoirs from World War Two)

By: Adrian Vincent

4.21

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

The honest account of one prisoner-of-war’s struggle to survive through five years of Nazi imprison… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of 8 Miraculous Months in the Malayan Jungle: A WWII Pilot's True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival by Donald J. "DJ" Humphrey II

21. 8 Miraculous Months in the Malayan Jungle: A WWII Pilot's True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival

By: Donald J. "DJ" Humphrey II

4.46

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

A Grueling Survival Story About a WWII Hero’s Fight for Freedom On January 11, 1945, Major Donald … read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
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Cover of The Traitor of Colditz: The Definitive Untold Account of Colditz Castle: 'Truly revelatory' Damien Lewis by Robert Verkaik

22. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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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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  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • 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

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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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

25. No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.22

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

The eye-opening account of the forgotten and tumultuous Eastern Front in World War Two.Perfect for … read more

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Cover of ENDGAME 1945 victory, retribution, liberation (David Stafford World War II History) by David Stafford

26. ENDGAME 1945 victory, retribution, liberation (David Stafford World War II History)

By: David Stafford

4.57

Format: 678 pages, Kindle Edition

THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE FINAL CHAPTER OF WORLD WAR TWO IN EUROPE.‘A harrowing masterpiece of … read more

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27. 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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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of MISSION ACCOMPLISHED SOE and Italy 1943-1945 (David Stafford World War II History) by David Stafford

28. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED SOE and Italy 1943-1945 (David Stafford World War II History)

By: David Stafford

3.83

Format: 516 pages, Kindle Edition

THE FIRST COMPLETE AND AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNT OF BRITAIN’S SECRET WAR IN ITALY IN WW2.‘A gripping ac… read more

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29. Escape or Die: True Stories of Heroic Escape in the Second World War

By: Paul Brickhill

4.07

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this collection of eight true escape stories, Paul Brickhill captures the same spirit of adventu… read more

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  • war
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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30. The Tiger Man of Vietnam (Hachette Military Collection)

By: Frank Walker

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The Vietnamese hilltribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. This is the remarkable t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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31. The Dam Busters

By: Guy Gibson

4.71

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

• The original story of the Dam Busters by the bomber pilot who led the daring raid. • This new ill… read more

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18 Top history books like Escape or Die: True Stories of Heroic Escape in the Second World War by Paul Brickhill

Transform Your Habits

The Last Enemy

Richard Hillary

4.25

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Tail Gunner

Richard C. Rivaz

4.17

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D DAY Through German Eyes: Book One and Book Two

Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2)

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.06

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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?

Horace Greasley , Ken Scott

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

Ben Macintyre

4.25

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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ben Macintyre

4.51

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