11 Top military history books like Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL by Vincent Orange

Cover of Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL by Vincent Orange

Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL

By: Vincent Orange

4.26

Format: 301 pages, Paperback

'If ever any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did. I don't believe it is realized how much tha…

"It was at this time that he formulated a basic principle for the conduct of the Battle of Britain: that it was better to spoil the aim of many German aircraft than to shoot down a few of them."

-Vincent Orange, Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL

"It was at this time that he formulated a basic principle for the conduct of the Battle of Britain: that it was better to spoil the aim of many German aircraft than to shoot down a few of them."

-Vincent Orange, Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL

If you liked the military history plot in Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL by Vincent Orange , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. 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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  • military history
"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

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2. Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain

By: Len Deighton

3.91

Format: 736 pages,

It was the battle that proved Great Britain was a vital force in World War II. It inspired Churchil… read more

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  • military history
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3. The First And The Last

By: Adolf Galland

2.74

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A fearless leader with 104 victories to his name, Galland was a legendary hero in Germany's Luftwaf… read more

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  • biography
  • military history
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4. Lady Susan

By: Jane Austen , Robert William Chapman

3.65

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marria… read more

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"I have not yet tranquillised myself enough to see Frederica."

-Jane Austen, Lady Susan

"I shall ever despise the man who can be gratified by the passion which he never wished to inspire, nor solicited the avowal of."

-Jane Austen, Lady Susan

"How little the general report of any one ought to be credited, since no character, however upright, can escape the malevolence of slander."

-Jane Austen, Lady Susan

"...though I always imagined from her increasing friendship for us since her husband's death that we should, at some future period, be obliged to receive her."

-Jane Austen, Lady Susan

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5. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more

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  • military history
"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

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

6. 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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  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943 by Max Hastings

7. Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943

By: Max Hastings

4.15

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Operation Chastise, the destruction of the Mohne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF’s 6… read more

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  • military history
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8. 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
  • military history
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9. 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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  • military history
Cover of Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain (The Face of Battle Book 1) by Norman Gelb

10. Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain (The Face of Battle Book 1)

By: Norman Gelb

4.42

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'A many-sided picture of war.' The New York Times1940. Britain stands alone against Nazi Germany.On… read more

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  • military history
Cover of Fly For Your Life: The Story of Spitfire & Hurricane Ace Robert Stanford Tuck by Larry Forrester

11. Fly For Your Life: The Story of Spitfire & Hurricane Ace Robert Stanford Tuck

By: Larry Forrester

4.76

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Fly For Your Life is the official biography of Royal Air Force (RAF) Ace Robert Stanford Tuck. Thru… read more

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Cover of Merlin: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII by Graham Hoyland

12. Merlin: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII

By: Graham Hoyland

4.35

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito an… read more

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13. Enemy Coast Ahead

By: Guy Gibson

4.38

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

ENEMY COAST AHEAD is Victoria Cross recipient Guy Gibson's action-packed memoir about his time in B… read more

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  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Flying Start: A Fighter Pilot's War Years by Hugh Dundas

14. Flying Start: A Fighter Pilot's War Years

By: Hugh Dundas

4.31

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

“A personal and vivid view of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) engagement of the Luftwaffe in World War … read more

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Cover of Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL by Vincent Orange

15. Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL

By: Vincent Orange

4.26

Format: 301 pages, Paperback

'If ever any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did. I don't believe it is realized how much tha… read more

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"It was at this time that he formulated a basic principle for the conduct of the Battle of Britain: that it was better to spoil the aim of many German aircraft than to shoot down a few of them."

-Vincent Orange, Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC, DFC, DCL

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2.74

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4.61

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Wing Leader: The Incredible Story of the Top-Scoring RAF Fighter Ace of WWII

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4.48

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4.23

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4.12

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Annie Jacobsen

4.47

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Tim Marshall

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