7 best-selling world war ii books like Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway by Roland Perry

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Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway

By: Roland Perry

4.14

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railw…

If you liked the world war ii plot in Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway by Roland Perry , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Commodore Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

1812 and the fate of Europe lies in the hands of newly appointed Commodore Hornblower. Dispatched t… read more

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  • war
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2. Hornblower and the Atropos

By: C.S. Forester

3.13

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Horn… read more

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  • war
Cover of Suspect (Joseph O'Loughlin, #1) by Michael Robotham

3. Suspect (Joseph O'Loughlin, #1)

By: Michael Robotham

4.20

Format: 42 pages,

London psychiatrist Joseph O'Loughlin seems to have the perfect life. He has a beautiful wife, an a… read more

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4. The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)

By: Jane Harper

4.32

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for t… read more

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5. Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2)

By: Jane Harper

3.24

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of Th… read more

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6. A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)

By: Marie Brennan

3.84

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the s… read more

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"I have often found this to be true since, that matters which seem terribly important in the early days of such a journey (what will people back home say?) fade into triviality with the passage of tim…"

-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)

"You may think you see plenty of stars, friend reader, but you are wrong. Night is both blacker and more brilliant than you can imagine, and the sky a glory that puts to shame the most splendid jewels…"

-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)

"... I think that was the moment at which I realised I was truly leaving. This is something the gentlemen readers of this memoir may not understand, but the ladies will know it all too well. If they a…"

-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)

"It’s—it’s as if there is a dragon inside me. I don’t know how big she is; she may still be growing. But she has wings, and strength, and—and I can’t keep her in a cage. She’ll die. I’ll die. I know i…"

-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)

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7. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

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8. The Dictionary of Lost Words

By: Pip Williams

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the… read more

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"The past came towards me, and I closed the book."

-Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

"Sometimes I think there may be more than two sides."

-Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

"It is context...that gives meaning. [Harry Nicholl]"

-Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

"She lived between the lines of the Dictionary as much as I did."

-Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

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9. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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10. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

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  • war
"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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11. The Murder Rule

By: Dervla McTiernan

3.67

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

For fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a mother daughter s… read more

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"Because it has to be done. Because if you see something like this, and you can fix it, then it’s your mess to clean up."

-Dervla McTiernan, The Murder Rule

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12. Still Life

By: Sarah Winman

4.17

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English so… read more

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"But when have women not sacrificed to live as they feel?"

-Sarah Winman, Still Life

"We were an unconventional family. Scandal was a rite of passage."

-Sarah Winman, Still Life

"No single act of generosity remains in isolation. The ripples are many."

-Sarah Winman, Still Life

"He needed to know everyone was safe because without them he was nothing."

-Sarah Winman, Still Life

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13. Dirt Creek

By: Hayley Scrivenor

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Austral… read more

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14. Love Stories

By: Trent Dalton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct ques… read more

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"True love is exposing all the pieces."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"Love is knowing when you've come home."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"You ever felt that kinda low? The kind you want to stay in?"

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"She realises now that grief is the price she will willingly pay to have loved someone so deeply."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

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15. The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

By: Holly Ringland

4.04

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

From international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland, comes a ha… read more

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"There's a certain kind of beauty that can only exist because of darkness."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"You can see it, but it's not really there. Just like the end of a rainbow, the horizon is an illusion."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Catch the gold in your eyelashes so we have light for later, Starry, so it won't be dark in our dreams."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Everything I've wanted most in life has been on the other side of finding the courage to ask for the help I need."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

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16. Kill Your Husbands

By: Jack Heath

3.77

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A witty, page-turning, twisty whodunit from the bestselling author of the Hangman series, perfect f… read more

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"Burn your bras. Kill your husbands."

-Jack Heath, Kill Your Husbands

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17. The Survivors

By: Jane Harper

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets... Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day… read more

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18. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

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19. The Nazis Knew My Name

By: Magda Hellinger

4.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The “thought-provoking…must-read” (Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped ) memoir by a Holoca… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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20. The Dentist (DS Cross Mysteries, #1)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.20

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

A homeless man. Violently strangled. No leads. Except for his past. An outsider himself, DS Geor… read more

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21. A Family of Strangers

By: Fiona Lowe

4.13

Format: None pages, None

Acutely observed, sharp and absorbing - an insightful exploration of the pain and beauty of mother-… read more

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22. Did I Ever Tell You This?

By: Sam Neill

4.06

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. Sister Viv

By: Grantlee Kieza

4.65

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to s… read more

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24. The Long Game (Detective Zoe Mayer #1)

By: Simon Rowell

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A summer of relentless heat. A local surfer named Ray Carlson is found dead in a house not far from… read more

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25. At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

By: Alli Parker

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
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26. 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
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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27. The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Five Valiant Destroyers and the Australian War in the Mediterranean

By: Mike Carlton

4.56

Format: 616 pages, Kindle Edition

When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, the British asked Australia for help. With s… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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28. Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's first land defeat in World War II

By: Michael Veitch

4.42

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining mo… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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29. The Tiger Man of Vietnam (Hachette Military Collection)

By: Frank Walker

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The Vietnamese hilltribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. This is the remarkable t… read more

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  • history
  • war
Cover of Cruiser: The Life and Loss of HMAS Perth and Her Crew by Mike Carlton

30. Cruiser: The Life and Loss of HMAS Perth and Her Crew

By: Mike Carlton

4.50

Format: 706 pages, Hardcover

Of all the Australians who fought in World War II, none saw more action nor endured so much of its … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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31. Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway

By: Roland Perry

4.14

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railw… read more

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  • war
  • cats
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

7 must-read history books like Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway by Roland Perry

Transform Your Habits

The Nazis Knew My Name

Magda Hellinger

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Nancy Wake

Russell Braddon

4.33

Transform Your Habits

The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Five Valiant Destroyers and the Australian War in the Mediterranean

Mike Carlton

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's first land defeat in World War II

Michael Veitch

4.42

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7 Best adult books like Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill

Transform Your Habits

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Bookbinder

Pip Williams

4.07

Transform Your Habits

There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir

Emma Espiner

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Lioness

Emily Perkins

3.43

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