17 must-read history books like The Hurricats: The Incredible True Story of Britain's 'Kamikaze' Pilots of World War Two by Ralph Barker

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The Hurricats: The Incredible True Story of Britain's 'Kamikaze' Pilots of World War Two

By: Ralph Barker

4.09

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

The Incredible True Story of Britain's 'Kamikaze' Pilots of World War Two 'IF WE FAIL IN THIS, THEN…

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1. The Seventh Scroll (Ancient Egypt, #2)

By: Wilbur Smith

3.55

Format: 199 pages,

The Seventh Scroll, an ancient papyrus written by the slave Taita, holds the secret to the location… read more

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2. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

By: William L. Shirer

4.21

Format: 1147 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Hitler boasted that The Third Reich would last a thousand years. It lasted only 12. But those 12 ye… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
"One of them was Fritz Thyssen, one of the earliest and biggest contributors to the party. Fleeing the "Nazi regime has ruined German industry." And to all he met abroad he proclaimed, "What a fool ( …"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

"To some Germans and, no doubt, to most foreigners it appeared that a charlatan had come to power in Berlin. To the majority of Germans Hitler had — or would shortly assume — the aura of a truly chari…"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

"In our new age of terrifying, lethal gadgets, which supplanted so swiftly the old one, the first great aggressive war, if it should come, will be launched by suicidal little madmen pressing an electr…"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

"Adolf Hitler is probably the last of the great adventurer-conquerors in the tradition of Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon, and the Third Reich the last of the empires which set out on the path taken ea…"

-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

3. Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505

By: None , None

4.20

Format: 251 pages,

Hans Goebeler is known as the man who "pulled the plug" on U-505 in 1944 to keep his beloved U-boat… read more

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4. U.S.S. Seawolf: Submarine Raider of the Pacific

By: James D. Horan , Gerold Frank , None

0.00

Format: 400 pages,

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5. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Here we meet Horatio Hornblower, a young man of 17, in this Volume #1 of what becomes the 11 volume… read more

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6. A Curious History of Sex

By: Kate Lister

4.17

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not a comprehensive study of every sexual quirk, kink and ritual across all cultures throug… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Vulvas aren’t dainty. They can eat a penis and push out a baby."

-Kate Lister, A Curious History of Sex

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7. The Good Shepherd

By: C.S. Forester

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

The Good Shepherd has been adapted into a major motion picture, Greyhound, scripted by and starring… read more

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  • world war ii
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8. Madhouse at the End of the Earth

By: Julian Sancton

4.27

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"

-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth

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9. Ten Steps to Nanette

By: Hannah Gadsby

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared tha… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Nanette is basically Eat Pray Love for autistic queer folk."

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

"So, I will just share it here, because I truly believe that the only universal “body"

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

"It really is something when you can make collecting and organising objects boring to a young kid with autism spectrum disorder (but that’s exactly what Stamp Explorer managed to do)."

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

"And I needed my audience to trust me because I needed my audience to feel safe, and I needed my audience to feel safe so that I could take that safety away and not give it back. Why? Because that is …"

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

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10. Storm Warning (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 1)

By: Alan Savage

4.27

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

A thrilling adventure story set in World War II, and the first book in the Honourable Duncan Morant… read more

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11. The Vortex (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 4)

By: Alan Savage

4.41

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

In the final book of the Duncan Morant series, one man risks it all in war to win the heart of a wo… read more

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12. The Calm and the Storm (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 3)

By: Alan Savage

4.31

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

The third book in the Duncan Morant series finds Duncan battling enemy boats in Malta as World War … read more

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13. The Flowing Tide (Honourable Duncan Morant Book 2)

By: Alan Savage

4.39

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

The second book in the Duncan Morant series, this is an epic tale of love, hope and survival.With F… read more

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14. The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist

By: Peter Tunstall

4.45

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

“A remarkable memoir of a British lad’s salad days flying bombers against the Nazis and then repeat… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4) by John Wooldridge

15. Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4)

By: John Wooldridge

4.08

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons which revolutionised aerial warfare.Perfect for people wh… read more

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16. SAS great escapes

By: Damien Lewis

4.26

Format: 10 pages, Audible Audio

No food. No water. Out of ammo. Safety is south. But between there and here is 150 miles of barren … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. 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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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history
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18. The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1)

By: Pierre Clostermann

4.57

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

'THE BIG SHOW is as close as you'll ever get to fighting for your life from the cockpit of a Spitfi… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine by Andrew Wilson

19. Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine

By: Andrew Wilson

4.41

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Normandy, June 1944. Tank commander Andrew Wilson, a twenty-year-old lieutenant, is in charge of a … read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII by J.E. Johnson

20. Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII

By: J.E. Johnson

4.48

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

Johnnie Johnson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939 as a week-end flier, and finis… read more

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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Greatest Raid of All: Operation Chariot and the Mission to Destroy the Normandie Dock at St Nazaire (Daring Military Operations of World War Two) by C.E. Lucas Phillips

21. The Greatest Raid of All: Operation Chariot and the Mission to Destroy the Normandie Dock at St Nazaire (Daring Military Operations of World War Two)

By: C.E. Lucas Phillips

4.30

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid account of the famous St Nazaire Raid that demonstrates the sheer bravery of the British Co… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

22. Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton's book is a brilliant account of his career in the navy through Worl… read more

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  • history
Cover of D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy by Hans Hoeller

23. D-Day Tank Hunter: The World War II memoirs of a frontline officer from North Africa to the bloody soil of Normandy

By: Hans Hoeller

4.52

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the last German veterans of World War II recounts his wartime experiences - with the harrowi… read more

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  • history
Cover of From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden: The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero by Murray Soskil

24. From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden: The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero

By: Murray Soskil

4.28

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The author, Murray Soskil, is the recipient of two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and six Battle Star… read more

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  • history
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25. Nancy Wake

By: Russell Braddon

4.33

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the incredible true story of the greatest spy you’ve never heard of—as told to the author b… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ace of Aces: The Incredible Story of Pat Pattle - the Greatest Fighter Pilot of WWII (Ace Pilots of World War II) by E.C.R. Baker

26. Ace of Aces: The Incredible Story of Pat Pattle - the Greatest Fighter Pilot of WWII (Ace Pilots of World War II)

By: E.C.R. Baker

4.39

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Pat Pattle was a legend in the RAF … he was far and away the greatest ace the Middle East was ever… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Hurricane: The Plane That Saved Britain by Adrian Stewart

27. Hurricane: The Plane That Saved Britain

By: Adrian Stewart

4.30

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

The riveting exploits of a fighter aircraft – and an underrated aerial hero of the Second World War… read more

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  • aviation
Cover of Spitfire!: The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot by Brian Lane

28. Spitfire!: The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot

By: Brian Lane

4.20

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

• This new illustrated Kindle edition published by Spitfire Publishers in July 2018 substitutes Bri… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot by Ralph Alshouse

29. 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot

By: Ralph Alshouse

4.78

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

"My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airpla… read more

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Cover of SECRET AGENT the true story of the Special Operations Executive (David Stafford World War II History) by David Stafford

30. SECRET AGENT the true story of the Special Operations Executive (David Stafford World War II History)

By: David Stafford

4.12

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive history of the formation of Britain’s Special Operations Executive from those who we… read more

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Cover of The Hurricats: The Incredible True Story of Britain's 'Kamikaze' Pilots of World War Two by Ralph Barker

31. The Hurricats: The Incredible True Story of Britain's 'Kamikaze' Pilots of World War Two

By: Ralph Barker

4.09

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

The Incredible True Story of Britain's 'Kamikaze' Pilots of World War Two 'IF WE FAIL IN THIS, THEN… read more

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  • world war ii
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
  • history

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4.21

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4.17

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4.27

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