11 best-selling world war ii books like The Recollections Of Rifleman Bowlby by Alex Bowlby

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The Recollections Of Rifleman Bowlby

By: Alex Bowlby

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1944, having distinguished itself in the North Africa campaign, Rifleman Bowlby's battalion of G…

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1. Mailed Fist

By: John Foley , Gino D'Achille

4.17

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In April 1943, newly commissioned John Foley is posted to command Five Troop and their trusty Churc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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2. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

By: Donald L. Miller

4.18

Format: 671 pages, Hardcover

Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"

-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Cover of Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland

3. Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

By: Tom Holland

4.22

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small … read more

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  • italy
  • nonfiction
  • history
"Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest…"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

"Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she had a duty to propagate them; that …"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

"Honour, in the Republic, had never been a goal in itself, only a means to an infinite end. And what was true of her citizens, naturally, was also true of Rome herself. For the generation that had liv…"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

"It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the size of their empire to be explained? Yet they also knew that the Republic's gre…"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

4. Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945

By: Rana Mitter

4.00

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The epic, untold story of China's devastating eight-year war of resistance against Japan For decade… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. From the City, from the Plough.

By: Alexander Baron

3.46

Format: 103 pages,

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  • world war ii
  • military history

6. First Light

By: Geoffrey Wellum

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

"In First Light, Geoffrey Wellum tells the inspiring, often terrifying true story of his coming of … read more

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7. The Girl at the Lion d'Or

By: Sebastian Faulks

3.88

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

"Beautifully written and--extraordinarily moving."--The Sunday Times(London) From the author of the… read more

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8. Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the … read more

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9. The World's War

By: David Olusoga

3.71

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

A unique account of the millions of colonial troops who fought in the First World War, and why they… read more

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10. The Looking Glass War

By: John Le Carré

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of inter… read more

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11. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

By: Stephen King

3.96

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

On Writing begins with King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. K… read more

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12. The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939-1945

By: Max Hastings

4.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Examining the espionage and intelligence stories in World War II, on a global basis, bringing toget… read more

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13. Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck

By: Hans von Luck

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A stunning look at World War II from the other side... From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Ha… read more

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14. Stuka Pilot

By: Hans-Ulrich Rudel , None

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Hans Ulrich Rudel was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War 2. The most highly decorated Germa… read more

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15. Under the Eagle (Eagle, #1)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.43

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

Simon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear with stunning new covers. It… read more

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16. Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945

By: None , None

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of … read more

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17. 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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"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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18. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the hea… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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19. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

By: Tom Holland

4.26

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"

-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

Cover of The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James  Holland

20. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

By: James Holland

4.33

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland’s new book both recasts the controversial Italian Campaign a… read more

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  • italy
  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin

21. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

By: Michael Palin

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Bad Actors (Slough House, #8) by Mick Herron

22. Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)

By: Mick Herron

4.37

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has… read more

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"Time, date, place, courtesy of social media. The old days, when you just rocked up to a car park near the stadium a few hours before kick-off, all of that was buried in history books and Channel 5 do…"

-Mick Herron, Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)

Cover of Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World by Giles Milton

23. Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World

By: Giles Milton

4.43

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the af… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 by Katja Hoyer

24. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

By: Katja Hoyer

4.23

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Some of the “songs"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

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25. Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe

By: James Holland

4.33

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted took place, larger even than the Nor… read more

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  • italy
  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland

26. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

By: Jonathan Freedland

4.37

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division by Arthur Wiknik Jr.

27. Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division

By: Arthur Wiknik Jr.

4.22

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

A candid memoir of being sent to Vietnam at age nineteen, witnessing the carnage of Hamburger Hill,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White

28. Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission

By: Rowland White

4.51

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynam… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of 1945: Victory in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

29. 1945: Victory in the West

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.55

Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition

'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to … read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of The Recollections Of Rifleman Bowlby by Alex Bowlby

30. The Recollections Of Rifleman Bowlby

By: Alex Bowlby

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1944, having distinguished itself in the North Africa campaign, Rifleman Bowlby's battalion of G… read more

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  • italy
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • military history
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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31. Arnhem: Black Tuesday

By: Al Murray

4.50

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Battle of Arnhem is one of the best-known stories in British military history: a daring but thw… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military history

17 best-selling history books like The Recollections Of Rifleman Bowlby by Alex Bowlby

Transform Your Habits

Mailed Fist

John Foley , Gino D'Achille

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Tom Holland

4.22

Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945

Rana Mitter

4.00

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Transform Your Habits

Paul: A Biography

N.T. Wright

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

Tom Holland

4.26

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The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

Anna Keay

4.39

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