8 best-selling world war ii books like Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Battle by Stephen Fisher

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Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Battle

By: Stephen Fisher

4.65

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

'Stephen Fisher is one of the best kept secrets in military history. With his wealth of knowledge a…

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Cover of Brothers in Blood (Eagles of the Empire, #13) by Simon Scarrow

1. Brothers in Blood (Eagles of the Empire, #13)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.37

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Britannien, A. D. 52: Präfekt Cato und Centurio Macro, die besten Kämpfer der Legion, führen ihre M… read more

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2. Sharpe's Revenge (Sharpe, #19)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is 1814 and the defeat of Napolean seems imminent - if the well-protected city of Toulouse can b… read more

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3. 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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4. The Ill-Made Knight (William Gold, #1)

By: Christian Cameron

3.43

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

William Gold comes into the world as his family slides down the social ladder. His head filled with… read more

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5. Firefox (Mitchell Gant, #1)

By: Craig Thomas

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . THE MACHINE: The Soviet Mig-31,… read more

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6. The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach

By: John C. McManus

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A white-knuckle account of the 1st Infantry Division's harrowing D-Day assault on the eastern secto… read more

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7. 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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8. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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  • history
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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9. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more

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  • military history
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10. 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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  • world war ii
  • history
  • military history
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11. 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
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12. Wolves of Winter (Essex Dogs Trilogy)

By: Dan Jones

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The epic sequel to Essex Dogs, continuing the New York Times bestselling historian's trilogy of nov… read more

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13. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

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  • history
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14. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942

By: Max Hastings

4.25

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operati… read more

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  • history
  • military history
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15. Blackout (Berlin Wartime Thriller #1)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.20

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, December 1939 As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia … read more

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  • world war ii
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16. The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII

By: Will Iredale

4.39

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner'Compellin… read more

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17. Britain's Secret Defences: Civilian saboteurs, spies and assassins during the Second World War

By: Andrew Chatterton

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The narrative surrounding Britain’s anti-invasion forces has often centered on ‘Dad’s Army’-like ch… read more

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  • world war ii
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18. Alvesdon

By: James Holland

4.28

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

Wiltshire, 1939In the small village of Alvesdon, the Castell family and their farm have been staple… read more

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19. Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Battle

By: Stephen Fisher

4.65

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

'Stephen Fisher is one of the best kept secrets in military history. With his wealth of knowledge a… read more

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Cover of The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2) by Ben Aaronovitch

20. The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - … read more

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21. 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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8 must-read history books like Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day's Forgotten Battle by Stephen Fisher

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4.16

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James Holland

4.33

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Michael Palin

4.17

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Rory Carroll

4.38

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Commodore Hornblower

C.S. Forester

4.25

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Simon Scarrow

4.28

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C.S. Forester

3.13

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Hornblower and the Atropos

C.S. Forester

3.13

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