8 best-selling biography books like Freefall by Tom Read

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Freefall

By: Tom Read

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

'This is BRAVO TWO ZERO meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST . Tom Read's story had me on the edge…

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1. One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

By: Nathaniel Fick

4.19

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

If the Marines are “the few, the proud,” Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel F… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"You need discipline most, when it’s hardest to muster."

-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

"Great Marine commanders, like all great warriors, are able to kill that which they love most -- their men."

-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

"Worst of all were the accolades and thanks from people "for what you guys did over there." Thanks for what, I wanted to ask—shooting kids, cowering in terror behind a berm, dropping artillery on peop…"

-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

"Strong combat leadership is never by committee. Platoon commanders must command, and command in battle isn't based on consensus. It's based on consent. Any leader wields only as much authority and in…"

-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

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2. Chickenhawk

By: Robert Mason

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

A true story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

3. Seven Troop

By: Andy McNab

3.73

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and with… read more

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4. Three days in June

By: None , None

4.05

Format: 336 pages,

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5. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)

By: Rachel Joyce

3.68

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

A novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all b… read more

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6. Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)

By: Lee Child

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher, ex-military policeman relaxed in Key West until Costello turned up dead. The amiable … read more

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7. Homage to Catalonia

By: George Orwell , Lionel Trilling

4.00

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fa… read more

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8. Detonator (Nick Stone, #17)

By: Andy McNab

3.64

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone has spent a lifetime in harm's way - but when someone he cares for … read more

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9. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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10. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

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11. Trespasses

By: Louise Kennedy

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between … read more

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12. Southpaw (Robert Hoon Thrillers, #2)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.53

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

Ex-Police Scotland detective, Bob Hoon, has made himself some powerful enemies. Following his br… read more

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13. Northwind (Robert Hoon Thrillers, #1)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.52

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Former soldier. Ex-copper. Current man on the edge. Shunned by his old colleagues, and dividing … read more

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14. Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

By: Jason Fox

4.14

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

This is a true story. The events depicted took place during the last decade in an unnamed warzone. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"All across the mission, dozens of horror stories were being written. I just had to deal with mine."

-Jason Fox, Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

"The fact that I was considered part of that elite group, and the idea that other people could rely on me, too, felt life-affirming... I told myself, Mate, you’re good at a job where you have to work …"

-Jason Fox, Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

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15. SAS: Sea King Down

By: Mark Aston

4.47

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling, edge-of-your-seat true story of one soldier's Special Forces operations in the Falkl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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16. 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
  • biography
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17. Step by Step: The Life In My Journeys

By: Simon Reeve

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen of the K… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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18. Cops and Horrors

By: Matt Calveley

4.53

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

As a decorated officer on the police front line, Matt Calveley saw it all. He fought violent crimi… read more

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19. FRANK COLLINS BAPTISM OF FIRE: FROM SAS HERO TO SPIRITUAL WARRIOR. The astonishing true story of a man of God

By: Claire Collins

4.29

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

Baptism of Fire, is the astonishing true story of one man's spiritual journey from membership of th… read more

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20. Not for the Glory

By: Mick Fellows MBE DSC BEM*

4.50

Format: 678 pages, Kindle Edition

Mrs. Thatcher asked the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, after the first enemy unexploded bomb on-board a … read more

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21. Freefall

By: Tom Read

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

'This is BRAVO TWO ZERO meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST . Tom Read's story had me on the edge… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

8 Top nonfiction books like Freefall by Tom Read

Transform Your Habits

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Nathaniel Fick

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Chickenhawk

Robert Mason

3.75

Transform Your Habits

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ben Macintyre

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

Jason Fox

4.14

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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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