15 must-read military fiction books like The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII by Will Iredale

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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…

If you liked the military fiction plot in The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII by Will Iredale , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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

By: Donald L. Miller

4.18

Format: 671 pages, Hardcover

Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Cover of Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 by Antony Beevor

2. Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943

By: Antony Beevor

4.32

Format: 494 pages, Paperback

The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also chan… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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3. Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-43

By: James Holland

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

June 11, 1940. Italian aircraft pummel the idyllic Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the first o… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

4. Spitfire Pilot: A Personal Account of the Battle of Britain

By: None

3.00

Format: None pages,

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5. First Light

By: Geoffrey Wellum

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

"In First Light, Geoffrey Wellum tells the inspiring, often terrifying true story of his coming of … read more

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6. The Cauldron (Tweed & Co., #13)

By: Colin Forbes

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

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7. Harvey

By: Mary Chase

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

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8. How They Broke Britain

By: James O'Brien

4.29

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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9. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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10. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

By: Michael Palin

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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12. Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

By: David McCloskey

4.30

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen… read more

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13. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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14. The Passenger

By: Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

3.95

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

Hailed as a remarkable literary discovery, a lost novel of heart-stopping intensity and harrowing a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
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15. The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior

By: Michael Jones

4.07

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

As a child he was given his own suit of armor; at the age of sixteen, he helped defeat the French a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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16. Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War

By: Al Murray

4.10

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Al Murray's passion for military history and the Second World War in particular has always run para… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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17. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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18. The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks

By: Jacob F. Field

3.79

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twent… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945–1955 by Harald Jähner

19. Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945–1955

By: Harald Jähner

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Germany, 1945: a country in ruins. Cities have been reduced to rubble and more than half of the pop… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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20. Lawrence of Arabia

By: Ranulph Fiennes

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pre-order the authoritative, illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the man who inspired the ic… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White

21. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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22. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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23. The Whistleblower

By: Robert Peston

3.89

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

1997. A desperate government clings to power; a hungry opposition will do anything to win. And jour… read more

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Cover of 1945: Victory in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

24. 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
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25. 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 history
  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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26. 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
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Cover of Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Battle by Stephen Fisher

27. Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Battle

By: Stephen Fisher

4.65

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

'Stephen Fisher is one of the best kept secrets in military history. With his wealth of knowledge a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military history
Cover of Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar by Max Hastings

28. 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
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of David Stirling: The Phoney Major: The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS by Gavin Mortimer

29. David Stirling: The Phoney Major: The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS

By: Gavin Mortimer

4.03

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Aristocrat, gambler, innovator and special forces legend, the life of David Stirling should need no… read more

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30. The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World

By: Ben Macintyre

4.51

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue att… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • military history
Cover of Arnhem: Black Tuesday by Al Murray

31. Arnhem: Black Tuesday

By: Al Murray

4.50

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Battle of Arnhem is one of the best-known stories in British military history: a daring but thw… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military history

23 Best history books like The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII by Will Iredale

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Donald L. Miller

4.18

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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943

Antony Beevor

4.32

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Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-43

James Holland

4.18

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James O'Brien

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Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

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D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.30

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David McCullough

4.09

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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Tom Holland

4.22

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