12 must-read military fiction books like Fire and Steel: The End of World War Two in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

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Fire and Steel: The End of World War Two in the West

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.55

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The final volume in one of the most acclaimed works of military history of this generation. Her…

If you liked the military fiction plot in Fire and Steel: The End of World War Two in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams , here is a list of 12 books like this:

1. Endgame, 1945: The Missing Final Chapter of World War II

By: David Stafford

3.22

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

To end a history of World War II at VE Day is to leave the tale half told. While the war may have s… read more

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2. A Realm Divided: England in 1215

By: Dan Jones

3.93

Format: 300 pages,

1215 - the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history … read more

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3. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

By: Tom Holland

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more

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  • history
  • war
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4. 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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  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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5. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

By: Katja Hoyer

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more

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  • history
  • war
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6. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

By: David H. Petraeus

4.06

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

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7. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France

By: James Holland

4.45

Format: 650 pages, Hardcover

D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the seventy-six days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Alli… read more

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  • american history
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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8. Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe

By: James Holland

4.33

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted took place, larger even than the Nor… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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9. The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962

By: Max Hastings

4.40

Format: 538 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tens… read more

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  • american history
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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10. To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945

By: John C. McManus

4.59

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

From the liberation of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender, the final volume of John C. McMan… read more

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  • american history
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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11. France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain

By: Julian T. Jackson

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

One of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twen… read more

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  • history
  • war
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12. Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe

By: Rachel Chrastil

3.84

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

'Compassionate and thought-provoking history' Daily Telegraph'Superb on the human consequences of w… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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13. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II

By: James Holland

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l… read more

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  • american history
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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14. A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma and Britain: 1941–45

By: Robert Lyman

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

By 1941 the Japanese reigned supreme in their newly conquered territories throughout Asia. But chan… read more

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  • history
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15. 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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  • american history
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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16. 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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  • military fiction
  • history
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17. 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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  • history
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18. Alvesdon

By: James Holland

4.28

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

Wiltshire, 1939In the small village of Alvesdon, the Castell family and their farm have been staple… read more

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19. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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  • war
"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

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20. Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar

By: Max Hastings

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably… read more

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  • history
  • war
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21. Paris '44: The Shame and the Glory

By: Patrick Bishop

4.20

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of Paris, a heart-stopping countdown narrat… read more

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17 Best history books like Fire and Steel: The End of World War Two in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

Transform Your Habits

Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

Tom Holland

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

James Holland

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

Katja Hoyer

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

David H. Petraeus

4.06

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Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War

Max Hastings

4.06

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Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Road Of Bones: The Siege Of Kohima 1944 The Epic Story Of The Last Great Stand Of Empire

Fergal Keane

4.26

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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943

Antony Beevor

4.32

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