7 best-selling espionage books like The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea by John Pina Craven

Cover of The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea by John Pina Craven

The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea

By: John Pina Craven

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Packed with the technological details and insights into military strategy that fans of Tom Clancy r…

If you liked the espionage plot in The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea by John Pina Craven , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew

1. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

By: Sherry Sontag , Christopher Drew , Annette Lawrence Drew

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and ad… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • naval history
  • nonfiction
"Fuck you, God. Nothing gets through HY-80"

-Sherry Sontag, Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

Cover of Bread (87th Precinct, #29) by Ed McBain

2. Bread (87th Precinct, #29)

By: Ed McBain

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Investigating the murder of a warehouse watchman, the cops of the 87th Precinct face a disturbing o… read more

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Cover of Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet by Andrew Karam, None, Roger Thompson

3. Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet

By: Andrew Karam , None , Roger Thompson

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

There are a lot of books about submarines - not many have been written by submariners. Join veteran… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • naval history
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a  Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew by Alex Kershaw

4. Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew

By: Alex Kershaw

3.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

By October, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tangwas legendary-she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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5. Easy Go

By: Michael Crichton , John Lange

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Beneath the sands of the Egyptian desert lies treasure beyond imagining. And when a professor of ar… read more

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6. Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot

By: Mark Vanhoenacker

4.60

Format: None pages, Audio

A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imag… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of For Crew and Country: The Inspirational True Story of Bravery and Sacrifice Aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts by John F. Wukovits

7. For Crew and Country: The Inspirational True Story of Bravery and Sacrifice Aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts

By: John F. Wukovits

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In For Crew and Country, John Wukovits tells of the most dramatic naval battle of the Pacific War a… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • naval history
  • military history
  • war
  • nonfiction

8. I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages,

After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with … read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. Infinity Beach

By: Jack McDevitt

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

We are alone, because centuries of SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) missions found … read more

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10. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany

By: Shaun Whiteside , Norman Ohler

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this highly original book, a bestseller in Germany, Norman Ohler investigates the murky, chaotic… read more

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11. All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion

By: Jerome Preisler , Kenneth Sewell

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Forty years ago, in May 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank in mysterious circumstances with a lo… read more

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12. Eye of the Needle

By: Ken Follett

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthle… read more

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  • espionage
  • war

13. Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion

By: Ed Offley

3.94

Format: None pages,

One Navy admiral called it "one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era." The U.S. Navy o… read more

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14. Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man (87th Precinct, #27)

By: Ed McBain

2.18

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

-- In Warner Books mass market editions, McBain's titles have over 277,000 copies in print in the l… read more

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15. Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants

By: None

4.16

Format: 114 pages,

read more

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16. Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid

By: Peter Sasgen

4.43

Format: 269 pages, ebook

"Sasgen vividly recounts the pulsating drama of the Hellcats." - "Naval History" In 1945, American … read more

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Cover of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII by Bob Drury

17. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

By: Bob Drury

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael   Lewis

18. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

By: Michael Lewis

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks

19. All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

By: Mel Brooks

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"I didn’t realize it but I might have created the first cell phone. Had I patented it, I probably would have made so much money that I wouldn’t have had to write this book."

-Mel Brooks, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

Cover of Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum

20. Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

By: Anne Applebaum

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Unity is an anomaly. Polarization is normal. Skepticism about liberal democracy is also normal. And the appeal of authoritarianism is eternal."

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

"Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will."

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

"Olga Tokarczuk, 2019: We horen niet langer de harmonie van de wereld, maar de kakofonie van geluiden, een ondraaglijke ruis waarin we wanhoping een een rustiger melodie proberen te ontdekken, al is h…"

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

"Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion of the power of the state: at times when people fear death, they go along with measures that they believe, rightly or wrongly, will save them—ev…"

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

21. Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam

By: Morgan Miller

4.56

Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition

2024 IBPA Gold Ben Franklin Award Winner • 2024 Foreword Review INDIES FinalistMorgan and I both se… read more

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Cover of Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Terence Robertson

22. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • naval history
  • military history
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sub Tales: Stories That Seldom Surface by Charles Hood

23. Sub Tales: Stories That Seldom Surface

By: Charles Hood

4.31

Format: 560 pages, Kindle Edition

This is our top-selling book over the last three years and a good choice to dive into our multi-boo… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Spy in Moscow Station: A Counterspy's Hunt for a Deadly Cold War Threat by Eric Haseltine

24. The Spy in Moscow Station: A Counterspy's Hunt for a Deadly Cold War Threat

By: Eric Haseltine

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling, true story of the race to find a leak in the United States Embassy in Moscow--before… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Undersea Warrior: The World War II Story of "Mush" Morton and the USS Wahoo by Don Keith

25. Undersea Warrior: The World War II Story of "Mush" Morton and the USS Wahoo

By: Don Keith

4.46

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of Dudley “Mush” Morton, the most admired—and feared—submarine commander … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • naval history
  • military history
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union by Peter Sasgen

26. Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

By: Peter Sasgen

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Thrilling submarine espionage and an inside look at the U.S. Navy’s “silent service” Stalking the R… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • naval history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro by Thomas   Maier

27. Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro

By: Thomas Maier

3.93

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the Bestselling Author and Television Producer of MASTERS OF SEX, a True Story of Espionage an… read more

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  • espionage
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia by Robert B. Baer

28. The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia

By: Robert B. Baer

3.69

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of the thrilling hunt for a KGB spy in the top ranks of the CIA and the… read more

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  • espionage
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea by John Pina Craven

29. The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea

By: John Pina Craven

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Packed with the technological details and insights into military strategy that fans of Tom Clancy r… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • naval history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Supersonic Bone: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber by Kenneth P. Katz

30. The Supersonic Bone: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber

By: Kenneth P. Katz

4.13

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

“This profusely illustrated and thoroughly researched book conveys a wealth of information” about t… read more

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Cover of Tim Dorsey Collection #2 (Serge Storms, #6-10) by Tim Dorsey

31. Tim Dorsey Collection #2 (Serge Storms, #6-10)

By: Tim Dorsey

4.50

Format: 1818 pages, Kindle Edition

Five acid-splashed Florida capers in one great package! Prepare for the road trip of a lifetime wit… read more

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Sherry Sontag , Christopher Drew , Annette Lawrence Drew

4.23

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4.02

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Alex Kershaw

3.73

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4.33

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4.14

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3.13

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John Grisham , Robin Waterfield

4.06

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