7 must-read memoir books like Prisoner of the Rising Sun by Stanley Wort

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Prisoner of the Rising Sun

By: Stanley Wort

3.94

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

A memoir of serving in prewar Hong Kong, being held prisoner by the Japanese, and surviving slave l…

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1. Papillon

By: Henri Charrière

4.23

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

Henri Charrière, called "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris i… read more

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"The important thing was that we were alive..."

-Henri Charrière, Papillon

"You don't have to be a graduate of Saint-Cyr to know that all wrecks end up on shore."

-Henri Charrière, Papillon

"Everybody was stark naked, day and night. Luckily it was hot. They let me wear socks."

-Henri Charrière, Papillon

"My heart was flooded with warmth: at last I had escaped from the road down the drain, and now it was for good."

-Henri Charrière, Papillon

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2. The Alamo (John Milton, #11)

By: Mark Dawson

4.45

Format: 540 pages, Kindle Edition

New York isn’t ready for Britain’s most dangerous ex-assassin…John Milton has finally found a place… read more

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3. Code to Zero

By: Ken Follett

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A man wakes up to find himself lying on the ground in a railway station, his mind stripped bare of … read more

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"the war taught me that nothing counts as much as loyalty" "Bullshit. you still haven't learned that when humans are under pressure, we're all willing to lie" "even to the people we care?" "we lie mor…"

-Ken Follett, Code to Zero

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4. Shadows In The Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines In World War II

By: Larry Alexander

3.17

Format: None pages,

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5. The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

By: Kang Chol-Hwan , Pierre Rigoulot

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

As tensions between the US and North North Korea continue to escalate, stories of life inside our l… read more

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6. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more

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7. No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27)

By: Lee Child

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the wheels of a moving bus. The death is ruled a su… read more

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8. We Share the Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration

By: Rachael Cerrotti

4.25

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2022 Maine Literary Award for Memoir ''Cerrotti brings her podcast of the same name t… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Paradise (DS Walker, #2) by Patricia Wolf

9. Paradise (DS Walker, #2)

By: Patricia Wolf

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

As DS Lucas Walker recovers from his injuries, he heads from Caloodie, Queensland, to the Gold Coas… read more

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10. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

By: Barbara Demick

4.45

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw… read more

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"...the strength of the regime came from its ability to isolate its own citizens completely."

-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

"In North Korea, you don’t own your own home; you are merely awarded the right to live there."

-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

"He would wait hours for her, maybe two or three. It didn’t matter. The cadence of life is slower in North Korea. Nobody owned a watch."

-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

"Even in parts of the showcase capital of Pyongyang, you can stroll down the middle of a main street at night without being able to see the buildings on either side."

-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

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11. The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz

By: Ellie Midwood

4.47

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

“We must die standing up for something.” “And what are we standing up for?” “The most importa… read more

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12. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more

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13. Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

By: Daniel James Brown

4.49

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga… read more

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14. Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.17

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

“a provocative and stimulating addition to the study of World War II.” HistoryNetPerfect for reader… read more

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15. Where Away: A Modern Odyssey

By: George Sessions Perry

4.37

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

On 4th February 1942, the USS Marblehead was with an American-British-Dutch-Australian fleet patrol… read more

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16. Into the Silk: The Dramatic True Stories of Airmen Who Baled Out — And Lived (Developments in Aviation Book 1)

By: Ian Mackersey

4.24

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

From World War Two to the Jet Age, Ian Mackersey charts the thrilling and personal accounts of airm… read more

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17. Keeping Each Other Alive: A Vietnam War Memoir

By: Norman Hile

4.35

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

At the height of the Vietnam war, the U.S. Army drafted Norman Hile out of law school, trained him … read more

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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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  • memoir
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19. The Rise

By: Ian Rankin

3.65

Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition

In this short thriller from bestselling author Ian Rankin, murder comes to London’s most exclusive … read more

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20. A Light in the Window (Margarete's Journey, #1)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.18

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1941: Margarete Rosenbaum is working as a housemaid for a senior Nazi officer when his hous… read more

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21. Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.25

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of a Canadian paratrooper’s escape from behind enemy lines following the … read more

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22. The Girl in the Striped Dress

By: Ellie Midwood

4.48

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1947. A strange case scheduled for the Denazification Court lands on the desk of an Am… read more

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Cover of From the Dark We Rise (Margarete's Journey, #2) by Marion Kummerow

23. From the Dark We Rise (Margarete's Journey, #2)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.35

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

“Please, let me help. I won’t tell anyone.” It was madness to help an escaped prisoner in Nazi Germ… read more

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24. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.32

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more

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25. Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.21

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing account by the Royal Navy commander who led the escort of convoy HX231 during the Bat… read more

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26. Never Let Me Down Again (John Milton, #19)

By: Mark Dawson

4.55

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes your past catches up with you. But John Milton has decided to catch up with his past. … read more

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27. One Man's War

By: Robert Allison

4.01

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

The author recalls his adventures as a young naval aviator during World War II. The story begins wi… read more

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28. Killa City (John Milton, #17)

By: Mark Dawson

4.53

Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition

A storm is brewing in the heartlands of America and John Milton senses something in the air… Joh… read more

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29. One of Our Submarines (Pen & Sword Military Classics)

By: Edward Young

4.33

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

"[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiograph… read more

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30. The Girls from the Beach

By: Andie Newton

4.45

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

"We'd heard stories about the nurses in tent seven. A secret mission, stolen money, and spies..." … read more

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31. Prisoner of the Rising Sun

By: Stanley Wort

3.94

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

A memoir of serving in prewar Hong Kong, being held prisoner by the Japanese, and surviving slave l… read more

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4.56

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4.30

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4.36

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