10 must-read military history books like Tumult in the Clouds by James Goodson

Cover of Tumult in the Clouds by James Goodson

Tumult in the Clouds

By: James Goodson

4.47

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

When the SS Athenia was torpedoed and sunk during the first hours of World War II, passenger James …

If you liked the military history plot in Tumult in the Clouds by James Goodson , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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

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

By: Wolfgang Faust

4.01

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

Wolfgang Faust was the driver of a Tiger I tank with the Wehrmacht Heavy Panzer Battalions, seeing … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
Cover of Crack! and Thump: With a Combat Infantry Officer in World War II by Barry Basden, None

2. Crack! and Thump: With a Combat Infantry Officer in World War II

By: Barry Basden , None

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

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  • world war ii
  • military fiction
  • history

3. Spitfire Pilot: A Personal Account of the Battle of Britain

By: None

3.00

Format: None pages,

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4. The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice

By: Alex Kershaw

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia--population just 3,000 in 1944--died in the firs… read more

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5. Carrier Pilot: One of the greatest pilot's memoirs of WWII - a true aviation classic.

By: None

3.97

Format: None pages,

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Cover of The S.S. Officer's Armchair: Uncovering the Hidden Life of a Nazi by Daniel Lee

6. The S.S. Officer's Armchair: Uncovering the Hidden Life of a Nazi

By: Daniel Lee

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Based on documents discovered concealed within a simple chair for seventy years, this gripping inve… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
Cover of Dawn of Hope: An action-packed WWII aviation adventure (Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers Book 1) by D.R. Bailey

7. Dawn of Hope: An action-packed WWII aviation adventure (Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers Book 1)

By: D.R. Bailey

4.11

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A thrilling adventure of war in the skies! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard… read more

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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

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

9. 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
  • history
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

10. 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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  • history
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • aviation
Cover of Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Terence Robertson

11. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
Cover of 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

12. 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
  • history
  • war
Cover of The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1) by Pierre Clostermann

13. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • aviation
Cover of Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy by Richard Freiherr von Rosen

14. Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen

4.36

Format: 712 pages, Kindle Edition

A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier—“recommended to anyone with an in… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
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15. Typhoon Pilot

By: Desmond Scott

4.33

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A decorated WWII flying ace and Royal Air Force Group Captain recounts his experience in the air ov… read more

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

16. 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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  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • aviation
Cover of Flames in the Sky by Pierre Clostermann

17. Flames in the Sky

By: Pierre Clostermann

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

English (translation) read more

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  • military history
  • aviation
  • history
  • war
Cover of Mustang Ace: Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot by Robert J. Goebel

18. Mustang Ace: Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot

By: Robert J. Goebel

4.55

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

MUSTANG ACEMemoirs of a P-51 Fighter PilotbyRobert J. GoebelWhen Robert Goebel left home to join th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • aviation
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

19. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
Cover of Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima by Eugene  H. Peterson

20. Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.42

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

By choice, chance and God’s hand, I survived some extremely trying times in the Marine Corps during… read more

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  • world war ii
  • 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

21. 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
  • military history
Cover of Thirty-Five Missions Over Japan by Philip D. Webster

22. Thirty-Five Missions Over Japan

By: Philip D. Webster

4.22

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

B-29 pilot 1st Lt. Philip D. Webster’s just-published WW2 memoirs, “Thirty-Five Missions Over Japan… read more

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  • aviation
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23. 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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Cover of South West Pacific MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS: Follow my time in the PT Service During World War 2 (South Pacific Series Book 1) by James Beck

24. South West Pacific MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS: Follow my time in the PT Service During World War 2 (South Pacific Series Book 1)

By: James Beck

4.44

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

I volunteered for the PT Service but I had no idea that it would lead to me working later for Admir… read more

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Cover of Duel in the Dark: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Blitz (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 2) by Peter Townsend

25. Duel in the Dark: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Blitz (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 2)

By: Peter Townsend

4.33

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A WAR HERO – DASHING AND DISTINGUISHED’ NEW YORK TIMES Adolf Hitler’s plan to eliminate Britain f… read more

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Cover of Dog Fights and Down Time: Adventures of an Ace Fighter Pilot: Italy WWII by David Wilhelm

26. Dog Fights and Down Time: Adventures of an Ace Fighter Pilot: Italy WWII

By: David Wilhelm

4.05

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

#WWII #Italy #P-51 #Ace I had made no analysis of the wisdom of the war or what was in store for m… read more

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27. All Aces, No Jokers: The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot

By: Thomas Littleton

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

All Aces, No The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot is the must-read first-person accoun… read more

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28. Wingman at War

By: Matt "Boz" Beals

4.24

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

WINGMAN AT WAR is a first-hand, earnest, exciting, and heartfelt journey into the cockpit and beyon… read more

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Cover of A Manifest Spirit: The 359th Fighter Group 1943-1945 by Janet Fogg

29. A Manifest Spirit: The 359th Fighter Group 1943-1945

By: Janet Fogg

4.27

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Aerial combat. Strafing. Bombing. Protecting the bombers. Pilots, armorers and crew chiefs. Officer… read more

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Cover of Tumult in the Clouds by James Goodson

30. Tumult in the Clouds

By: James Goodson

4.47

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

When the SS Athenia was torpedoed and sunk during the first hours of World War II, passenger James … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
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  • war
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • aviation
Cover of A Willingness to Die: Memories from Fighter Command by Brian Kingcome

31. A Willingness to Die: Memories from Fighter Command

By: Brian Kingcome

4.19

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1938 Brian Kingcome joined the RAF with a permanent commission and was posted to No 65 Fighter S… read more

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  • world war ii
  • military history

17 must-read history books like Tumult in the Clouds by James Goodson

Transform Your Habits

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

Wolfgang Faust

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Crack! and Thump: With a Combat Infantry Officer in World War II

Barry Basden , None

4.72

Transform Your Habits

The S.S. Officer's Armchair: Uncovering the Hidden Life of a Nazi

Daniel Lee

3.95

Transform Your Habits

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

Ian Mackersey

4.24

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8 best-selling history books like The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1) by Pierre Clostermann

Transform Your Habits

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

Ian Mackersey

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Duel of Eagles: The Classic Pilot's Account of the Battle of Britain (Peter Townsend's Air War Collection Book 1)

Peter Townsend

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

Terence Robertson

4.61

Transform Your Habits

The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1)

Pierre Clostermann

4.57

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