9 must-read world war ii books like Undercover Agent: How one of SOE's youngest agents helped defeat the Nazis by Mark Seaman

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Undercover Agent: How one of SOE's youngest agents helped defeat the Nazis

By: Mark Seaman

3.96

Format: 535 pages, Kindle Edition

Tony Brooks was unique. He was barely out of school when recruited in 1941 by the Special Operation…

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1. Rise of the Governor (The Walking Dead: Novels, #1)

By: Robert Kirkman , Jay Bonansinga

3.86

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Based on "The Walking Dead" graphic novels/comic books and the series starring Andrew Lincoln ("Tea… read more

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2. Fair Stood the Wind for France

By: H.E. Bates

3.99

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

Treacherous mud clutched at the wheels and the Wellington up-ended. End of mission. The great bombe… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
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3. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more

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  • nonfiction
"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

4. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

'I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to' And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des … read more

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  • nonfiction

5. Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

By: Ben Macintyre

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Hardcover

Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most re… read more

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6. A Colder War (Thomas Kell, #2)

By: Charles Cumming

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

A COLDER WAR, Cumming returns with MI6 agent Tom Kell (A Foreign Country), in a tour de force that … read more

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7. Nobody Walks

By: Mick Herron

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited new novel by British espionage fiction master Mick Herron, author of the 2013 Crim… read more

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8. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

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  • espionage
"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

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9. Armored (Armored, #1)

By: Mark Greaney

4.37

Format: 510 pages, Kindle Edition

A novel inspired by #1 New York Times best-selling author Mark Greaney’s Audible Original drama, Ar… read more

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10. The Year of the Locust

By: Terry Hayes

3.57

Format: 652 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer'Ticks all the boxe… read more

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  • espionage
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11. Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

By: Adam Kay

4.12

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Twas The Nightshift Before Christm… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Who's that you can see in his suit of magenta? It's me - I've been soaked head to toe in placenta."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

"Full marks to the anaesthetist wearing a badge that says; 'He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake'."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

"ENT is commonly known as Early Nights and Tennis - a good choice of specialty if you like a quiet Christmas. See also, dermaholiday."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

"I ask why. then remember why most people do most things, and thus find myself introduced - at the tender age of twenty-four - to the sexual kink of mummification."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

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12. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

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  • espionage
"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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13. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

By: Adam Kay

3.91

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing p… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. A Spy Alone

By: Charles Beaumont

4.14

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is first class' The Times 'A stunning debut' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time ‘A marvellously con… read more

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  • espionage
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15. Outback (DS Walker, #1)

By: Patricia Wolf

4.18

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Two missing backpackers. One vast outback. DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie… read more

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16. Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3)

By: Rory Clements

4.15

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

'A masterpiece of spies, intrigue and political shenanigans' Sunday ExpressCan a ruthless spy ring … read more

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  • espionage
  • war
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17. Hitler's Secret (Tom Wilde, #4)

By: Rory Clements

4.12

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Autumn of 1941, the war is going badly for Britain and its allies. If the tide is going to … read more

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  • world war ii
  • espionage
  • war
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18. Nucleus (Tom Wilde #2)

By: Rory Clements

4.14

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author of CORPUS The eve of war: a secret so dea… read more

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  • espionage
  • war
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19. Flawed Hero: Truth, lies and war crimes

By: Chris Masters

4.21

Format: 717 pages, Kindle Edition

The shocking story of the case against Australia's most highly decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • war
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20. 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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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • war
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21. 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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  • nonfiction
  • war
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22. An Englishman at War: The Wartime Diaries of Stanley Christopherson DSO MC & Bar 1939-1945

By: Stanley Christopherson

4.47

Format: 556 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An astonishing record...There is no other wartime diary that can match the scope of these diaries’… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. The Way of the Hermit: My 40 years in the Scottish Wilderness

By: Ken Smith

4.23

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Could you leave behind the bustle of modern society and spend your days immersed in nature? In The … read more

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24. Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

By: Matthew A. Cole

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning investigative journalist, a hard-hitting exposé of the unchecked crimes of SE… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • war
"In 2007, for example, a Gold Squadron sniper was pushed out of the unit after he killed three unarmed people—including a child—in at least two different operations. He was, nonetheless, allowed to re…"

-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

"The SEALs represented an inherent contradiction. For all their specialized training and elite capabilities, many struggled with foundational, almost rudimentary, ethical actions: to not steal, to obe…"

-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

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25. Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945

By: John Stieber

4.31

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

John Stieber was twelve-year-old schoolboy in Ireland when he was sent to secondary school in Germa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • war
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26. SAS Brothers in Arms: Churchill's Desperadoes: Blood-and-Guts Defiance at Britain's Darkest Hour.

By: Damien Lewis

4.58

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

'Absolutely gripping from the word go' Alexis Conran, Times Radio'A convincing insight into the ter… read more

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27. Gentleman Jim: The Wartime Story of a Founder of the SAS & Special Forces

By: Lorna Almonds-Windmill

4.34

Format: 491 pages, Kindle Edition

This remarkable story of Jim Almonds (Gentleman Jim) is set in wartime England, the western desert,… read more

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28. Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army: Men of the Intelligence Corps in the Special Operations Executive

By: Peter Dixon

3.46

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

In July 1940, a desperately weakened Britain licks her wounds after the humiliating retreat from Du… read more

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  • espionage
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29. Grey Wars: A Contemporary History of U.S. Special Operations

By: N.W. Collins

3.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

WAR ON THE ROCKS SELECTED BOOK "Fascinating and deeply researched, covering the defining moments… read more

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  • war
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30. Undercover Agent: How one of SOE's youngest agents helped defeat the Nazis

By: Mark Seaman

3.96

Format: 535 pages, Kindle Edition

Tony Brooks was unique. He was barely out of school when recruited in 1941 by the Special Operation… read more

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Cover of The Spy who was left out in the Cold: The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski by Tim Tate

31. The Spy who was left out in the Cold: The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski

By: Tim Tate

3.80

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

Spring 1958: a mysterious individual believed to be high up in the Polish secret service began pass… read more

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  • nonfiction

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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

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Bill Bryson

3.42

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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

Adam Kay

4.12

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Adam Kay

3.91

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Tiger Tracks - The Classic Panzer Memoir (Wolfgang Faust's Panzer Books)

Wolfgang Faust

4.01

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D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944

Sprech Media , Holger Eckhertz

4.12

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Jonathan Bastable

3.02

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4.60

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