10 best-selling world war ii books like The Red Eagles by David Downing

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The Red Eagles

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

World War II is nearly over. For the Russians, the enemy is no longer Nazi Germany, but the America…

If you liked the world war ii plot in The Red Eagles by David Downing , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Mission to Paris (Night Soldiers, #12) by Alan Furst

1. Mission to Paris (Night Soldiers, #12)

By: Alan Furst

3.66

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

It is the late summer of 1938, Europe is about to explode, the Hollywood film star Fredric Stahl is… read more

Similar categories in Alan Furst's Mission to Paris (Night Soldiers, #12) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
"Home at that moment was a starless night, a steady wind, not a human to be seen."

-Alan Furst, Mission to Paris (Night Soldiers, #12)

Cover of SS-GB by Len Deighton

2. SS-GB

By: Len Deighton

3.37

Format: 320 pages,

1941, and England invaded - and defeated - by the Germans... The King is a hostage in the tower, th… read more

Similar categories in Len Deighton's SS-GB book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Black Out (Inspector Troy, #1) by John Lawton

3. Black Out (Inspector Troy, #1)

By: John Lawton

3.96

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the tradition of John le Carre, Eric Ambler, and more recently, Joseph Kanon, Black Outis a stun… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Black Out (Inspector Troy, #1) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • world war ii
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Prodigal Spy

By: Joseph Kanon

4.29

Format: 192 pages,

What if the Communist witch-hunts of the 1950s had actually uncovered a spy? The bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's The Prodigal Spy book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Leaving Berlin

By: Joseph Kanon

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

New York Times Notable Book * NPR Best Books 2015 * Wall Street JournalBest Books of 2015 The accla… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Leaving Berlin book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2) by John Lawton

6. Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2)

By: John Lawton

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

Brilliantly evoking the intrigue of the Cold War and 1950s London, John Lawtons thrilling sequel to… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Los Alamos

By: Joseph Kanon

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A successful thriller tells an exciting, satisfying story and lets us look at the lives of some int… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Los Alamos book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller

8. A Divided Spy (Thomas Kell, #3)

By: Charles Cumming

2.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year comes a grip… read more

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9. The Good German

By: Joseph Kanon

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

With World War II finally ending, Jake Geismar, former Berlin correspondent for CBS, has wangled on… read more

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10. Defectors

By: Joseph Kanon

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Leaving Berlinand The Good Germancomes a thrilling and richly imagin… read more

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11. The Unfortunate Englishman (Joe Wilderness, #2)

By: John Lawton

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Having shot someone in what he believed was self-defense in the chaos of 1963 Berlin, Wilderness fi… read more

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12. Moscow Exile (Joe Wilderness #4)

By: John Lawton

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Moscow Blues begins in Washington, D.C., in the fragile postwar period where the Red Scare is growi… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Moscow Exile (Joe Wilderness #4) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • russia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of The Cutting Place (Maeve Kerrigan, #9) by Jane Casey

13. The Cutting Place (Maeve Kerrigan, #9)

By: Jane Casey

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

You've got to be in the club to know the truth.Everyone's heard the rumours about elite gentlemen's… read more

Similar categories in Jane Casey's The Cutting Place (Maeve Kerrigan, #9) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Sea of Spies (Richard Prince, #2) by Alex Gerlis

14. Sea of Spies (Richard Prince, #2)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.29

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

The Allies are desperate to stop neutral Turkey supplying vital materials to the Nazis – materials … read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Sea of Spies (Richard Prince, #2) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
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15. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Shanghai book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
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16. 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

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Munich Wolf book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • germany
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of The Berlin Exchange by Joseph Kanon

17. The Berlin Exchange

By: Joseph Kanon

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From “the most accomplished spy novelist working today” ( The Sunday Times , London), a “heart-poun… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's The Berlin Exchange book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10) by Richard Wake

18. Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

THE COMMUNISTS RULE HUNGARY, BUT WHO RULES THE COMMUNISTS?Alex Kovacs, an ordinary man and an extra… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • historical fiction
Cover of Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3) by John Lawton

19. Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

By: John Lawton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

It's London, the swinging sixties, and by all rights MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as goo… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of In At The Kill (Jonas Merrick series) by Gerald Seymour

20. In At The Kill (Jonas Merrick series)

By: Gerald Seymour

4.30

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

a suburban crime family grips a whole city with fear.And their ambition reaches further still. an … read more

Similar categories in Gerald Seymour's In At The Kill (Jonas Merrick series) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • fiction
Cover of The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8) by Richard Wake

21. The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8)

By: Richard Wake

4.30

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, and Alex Kovacs has returned to his home in Vienna after his years of fighting for… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Limoges Dilemma (Alex Kovacs, #4) by Richard Wake

22. The Limoges Dilemma (Alex Kovacs, #4)

By: Richard Wake

4.31

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

The war stops for nothing. If you are in the French Resistance, there is no time for grieving or se… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's The Limoges Dilemma (Alex Kovacs, #4) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lyon Resistance (Alex Kovacs, #3) by Richard Wake

23. The Lyon Resistance (Alex Kovacs, #3)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

France has been overrun and the Gestapo now controls the country with a sinister terror. The Resist… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's The Lyon Resistance (Alex Kovacs, #3) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • world war ii
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) by Alex Gerlis

24. Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.11

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gerlis is at the top of his game' Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station 'Utterly gripping and sta… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs, #1) by Richard Wake

25. Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs, #1)

By: Richard Wake

4.10

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the late 1930s in Europe and the darkness is gathering. The Nazis are marching, both inside A… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs, #1) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon

26. The Accomplice

By: Joseph Kanon

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Named “The Book of the Year” by Lee Child in The Guardian From “master of the genre” ( The Washi… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's The Accomplice book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Paris in Disguise (Alex Kovacs, #5) by Richard Wake

27. Paris in Disguise (Alex Kovacs, #5)

By: Richard Wake

4.37

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris is cold and hungry. The Germans are in the fourth year of their occupation, and while a Resis… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Paris in Disguise (Alex Kovacs, #5) book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • world war ii
  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of To Die in Vienna by Kevin Wignall

28. To Die in Vienna

By: Kevin Wignall

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal.He’s seen something that could get him k… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Wignall's To Die in Vienna book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12) by Richard Wake

29. Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

ALEX KOVACS IS BACK, DESPERATELY TRYING NOT TO BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS HIM. Or, rather, the hand … read more

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Cover of The Red Eagles by David Downing

30. The Red Eagles

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

World War II is nearly over. For the Russians, the enemy is no longer Nazi Germany, but the America… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's The Red Eagles book and David Downing's The Red Eagles

  • espionage
  • russia
  • war
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) by Richard Wake

31. Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13)

By: Richard Wake

4.37

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

WHEN FAMILY TIES LEAD TO DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.Everyman spy Alex Kovacs returns to action in Reunion … read more

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Alan Furst

3.66

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3.37

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3.96

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Alex Gerlis

4.53

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Noel Hynd

4.48

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