10 must-read military history books like The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 by Dan van der Vat

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The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

By: Dan van der Vat

4.19

Format: None pages, Paperback

On June 21, 1919 the Scottish anchorage at Scapa Flow witnessed one of the most dramatic events in …

If you liked the military history plot in The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 by Dan van der Vat , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Fall of Berlin 1945

By: Antony Beevor

4.29

Format: 490 pages, Paperback

The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • germany
  • history
  • military history
"Sé practico: regala un ataúd"

-Antony Beevor, The Fall of Berlin 1945

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2. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

3.98

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

The Barnes & Noble ReviewMaster WWII military historian Stephen Ambrose, bestselling author of such… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • military history
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3. D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

By: Antony Beevor

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Making use of overlooked and new material from over 30 archives in half a dozen countries, 'D-Day' … read more

Similar categories in Antony Beevor's D-Day: The Battle for Normandy book and Dan van der Vat's The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • military history
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4. McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland

By: Pete McCarthy

3.76

Format: None pages,

The #1 Irish Bestseller Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that now… read more

Similar categories in Pete McCarthy's McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland book and Dan van der Vat's The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

  • nonfiction
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5. Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

By: Ben Macintyre

4.25

Format: 127 pages,

In 1943, from a windowless London basement office, two intelligence officers conceived a plan that … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

6. The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life

By: Tom Reiss

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Mixing memory with desire, this marvelous and original book once more reminds us of ways through w… read more

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7. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

By: Peter Hathaway Capstick , None

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

St. Martin's is proud to present a new series of the greatest classics in the literature of hunting… read more

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8. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

By: Stephen Jay Gould , None

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigan… read more

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9. The Sinking of the Prince of Wales & Repulse: The End of the Battleship Era: The End of a Battleship Era?

By: Martin Middlebrook , Patrick Mahoney

4.15

Format: None pages,

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10. Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505

By: None , None

4.20

Format: 251 pages,

Hans Goebeler is known as the man who "pulled the plug" on U-505 in 1944 to keep his beloved U-boat… read more

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11. The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

By: John Buchan

3.60

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life—un… read more

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"By God!' he whispered, drawing his breath in sharply, 'it is all pure Rider Haggard and Conan Doyle."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"If you’re going to be killed you invent some kind of flag and country to fight for, and if you survive you get to love the thing"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"I am an ordinary sort of fellow, not braver than other people, but I hate to see a good man downed, and that long knife would not be the end of Scudder if I could play the game in his place."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"All this was very loose guessing, and I don't pretend it was ingenious or scientific. I wasn't any kind of Sherlock Holmes. But I have always fancied I had a kind of instinct about questions like thi…"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

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12. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

Similar categories in Ben Macintyre's Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison book and Dan van der Vat's The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

  • nonfiction
  • germany
  • history
  • military history
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13. Erebus: The Story of a Ship

By: Michael Palin

4.29

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more

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  • maritime
  • nonfiction
  • history
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14. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II

By: James Holland

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy l… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • military history
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15. 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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  • nonfiction
  • naval history
  • history
  • military history
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16. One of Our Submarines (Pen & Sword Military Classics)

By: Edward Young

4.33

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

"[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiograph… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • naval history
  • history
  • military history
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17. The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944

By: Jonathan F. Vance

4.31

Format: 541 pages, Kindle Edition

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • military history
Cover of The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian England by Julie Kavanagh

18. The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge and the Phoenix Park Murders that Stunned Victorian England

By: Julie Kavanagh

3.73

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant work of historical true crime charting a pivotal event in the l9th century, the Phoenix… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Big Little War: A World War II epic by James Dunford Wood

19. The Big Little War: A World War II epic

By: James Dunford Wood

4.36

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Churchill, Wavell and the incredible story of how an RAF flying school in ancient biplanes beat ove… read more

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20. The Last Battle: Endgame on the Western Front, 1918

By: Peter Hart

4.23

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

By August 1918, the outcome of the Great War was not in doubt: the Allies would win. But what was u… read more

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  • world war i
  • history
  • germany
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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21. The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

By: Dan van der Vat

4.19

Format: None pages, Paperback

On June 21, 1919 the Scottish anchorage at Scapa Flow witnessed one of the most dramatic events in … read more

Similar categories in Dan van der Vat's The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 book and Dan van der Vat's The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

  • world war i
  • history
  • maritime
  • germany
  • military history
  • naval history
  • nonfiction

13 Best history books like The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 by Dan van der Vat

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The Fall of Berlin 1945

Antony Beevor

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45

Stephen E. Ambrose

3.98

Transform Your Habits

D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

Antony Beevor

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

Ben Macintyre

4.25

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20 Top history books like The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 by Jonathan F. Vance

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

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45

Stephen E. Ambrose

3.98

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The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

Gregory A. Freeman

4.36

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Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

Cole C. Kingseed , Dick Winters

3.95

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