13 must-read nonfiction books like MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival by Kenneth D. Evans

Cover of MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival by Kenneth D. Evans

MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival

By: Kenneth D. Evans

4.51

Format: 518 pages, Hardcover

On Day 9 of the Battle of the Bulge, 2nd Lt. Donald N Evans was shot down behind enemy lines. Defyi…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival by Kenneth D. Evans , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory A. Freeman

1. The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

By: Gregory A. Freeman

4.36

Format: None pages,

An astonishing, never-before-told story of the Second World War, based on newly declassified docume… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war

2. The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France

By: Peter Stevens , Seth Meyerowitz

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Unbroken, the remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner… read more

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3. Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam

By: Gregg Jones

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find … read more

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4. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

By: Hampton Sides

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. T… read more

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Cover of Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force by Dan Schilling

5. Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force

By: Dan Schilling

4.30

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special O… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of The Shangri-La Raiders (When Heroes Flew #2) by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

6. The Shangri-La Raiders (When Heroes Flew #2)

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.59

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Japan in 1942, The Shangri-La Raide… read more

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  • war
Cover of When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1) by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

7. When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1)

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.52

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

For B-24 bomber pilot Al Lycoming, the mission was history in the making. Dispatched to Benghazi… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

8. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

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  • war
Cover of Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall by Zeke Faux

10. Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

By: Zeke Faux

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. The Last Restaurant in Paris

By: Lily Graham

4.34

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris 1944. To save her people, she served the enemy. In enemy-occupied Paris, as the locals go … read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets by Burkhard Bilger

12. Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets

By: Burkhard Bilger

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

As a boy growing up in Oklahoma, Burkhard Bilger often heard his parents tell stories about the Ger… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim  Brady

13. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

By: Tim Brady

4.01

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of The Paris Affair by Melanie Hudson

14. The Paris Affair

By: Melanie Hudson

4.44

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Nurse Edith Cavell, o… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle by Douglas L Edwards

15. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

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Cover of Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II by Henry Langrehr

16. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II

By: Henry Langrehr

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

17. 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 A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II by Harry H. Crosby

18. A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II

By: Harry H. Crosby

4.58

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

"Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of An Innocent Child (Margot's Secret #2) by Roberta Kagan

19. An Innocent Child (Margot's Secret #2)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.51

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

In the haunting backdrop of a world in turmoil, love, loyalty, and lineage converge in this grippin… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love by Rebecca  Frankel

20. Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love

By: Rebecca Frankel

4.31

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A 2021 National Jewish Book Award Finalist One of Smithsonian Magazine 's Best History Books of 202… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of Save my Children. An Astonishing Tale of Survival and its Unlikely Hero by Leon Kleiner

21. Save my Children. An Astonishing Tale of Survival and its Unlikely Hero

By: Leon Kleiner

4.64

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A young Jewish boy and his siblings fleeing a world destroyed by hate. A notoriously cruel anti-Se… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1) by Ashley Weaver

22. A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

By: Ashley Weaver

3.99

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England… read more

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  • world war ii
"This, I thought, was perhaps the ultimate symbol of the decadently rich, huge amounts of space devoted to nothing in particular."

-Ashley Weaver, A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

"I didn't have time to marvel at this exceptionally efficient tousling before his mouth found mine. The kissing was done as he did everything else—thoroughly and extremely competently."

-Ashley Weaver, A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

"I looked up at Major Ramsey. I could almost see the various scenarios flashing across his eyes as he considered his options. Then, he leaned toward me so close, his lips were almost touching my cheek…"

-Ashley Weaver, A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

Cover of A Time to Serve (A Time to Serve #1) by Chris Glatte

23. A Time to Serve (A Time to Serve #1)

By: Chris Glatte

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Clyde and Abigail Cooper are happy newlyweds. She’s from Seattle’s upper crust, and he’s from the w… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of The Apprentice of Buchenwald: The True Story of the Teenage Boy Who Sabotaged Hitler’s War Machine (Holocaust Survivor True Stories) by Oren Schneider

24. The Apprentice of Buchenwald: The True Story of the Teenage Boy Who Sabotaged Hitler’s War Machine (Holocaust Survivor True Stories)

By: Oren Schneider

4.49

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

Alexander Rosenberg was a smart and curious teenager who spoke many languages, collected stamps, pl… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967 by Dennis M Witt

25. Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967

By: Dennis M Witt

4.31

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Firefights, mortar attacks, and friendly fire were all part of the experiences of an infantryman in… read more

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Cover of Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II by Adam Makos

26. Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II

By: Adam Makos

4.53

Format: 395 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of Lipstick in Auschwitz: The Unbelievable True Story of a World War II Holocaust Survivor by Miriam Nick

27. Lipstick in Auschwitz: The Unbelievable True Story of a World War II Holocaust Survivor

By: Miriam Nick

4.31

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

She made it through the first selection… but can she survive to see the end of the war?Marysia is o… read more

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Cover of When Heroes Flew: The Roof of the World by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

28. When Heroes Flew: The Roof of the World

By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard

4.61

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A legendary WWII airlift mission cuts through the snaggletoothed Himalaya Mountains, where both the… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of The Last Word: A Novel Of The War In The Pacific by Ron  Miner

29. The Last Word: A Novel Of The War In The Pacific

By: Ron Miner

4.47

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

In the year 2038, the last surviving veteran of World War II offers his final testament to a small … read more

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  • war
Cover of The Medic's Wife: A True Story of Love, Loss and Resilience Amidst the Holocaust and WWII (Historical Fiction Memoir) by Edmumd A. Kruszynski

30. The Medic's Wife: A True Story of Love, Loss and Resilience Amidst the Holocaust and WWII (Historical Fiction Memoir)

By: Edmumd A. Kruszynski

4.71

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

How far would you go to protect the one you love? Based on a true story.1944. During the chaos of W… read more

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Cover of MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival by Kenneth D. Evans

31. MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival

By: Kenneth D. Evans

4.51

Format: 518 pages, Hardcover

On Day 9 of the Battle of the Bulge, 2nd Lt. Donald N Evans was shot down behind enemy lines. Defyi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war

13 must-read history books like MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival by Kenneth D. Evans

Transform Your Habits

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

Gregory A. Freeman

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force

Dan Schilling

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

Zeke Faux

4.26

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11 Top audiobook books like Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force by Dan Schilling

Transform Your Habits

The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

Transform Your Habits

The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan

Eric Blehm , None

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander

Pete Blaber

4.33

The Chosen Few: A Company of Paratroopers and Its Heroic Struggle to Survive in the Mountains of Afghanistan

Gregg Zoroya

3.92

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