12 best-selling war books like Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent by Kathryn J. Atwood, Pearl Witherington Cornioley

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Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent

By: Kathryn J. Atwood , Pearl Witherington Cornioley

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

One of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters shares her remarkable story in t…

If you liked the war plot in Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent by Kathryn J. Atwood, Pearl Witherington Cornioley , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy

By: Elizabeth Kendall

4.18

Format: 183 pages, Hardcover

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II by William Stevenson

2. Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II

By: William Stevenson

3.61

Format: 160 pages,

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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3. The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

By: David John , Hyeonseo Lee

4.42

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorshi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"He’d valued his dignity more than his own life."

-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

"I was already hiding beneath so many lies that I hardly knew who I was any more. I was becoming a non-person."

-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

"This is when I understood that we can do without almost anything – our home, even our country. But we will never do without other people, and we will never do without family."

-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

"I hope you remember that if you encounter an obstacle on the road, don’t think of it as an obstacle at all… think of it as a challenge to find a new path on the road less traveled."

-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

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4. Everyone Brave is Forgiven

By: Chris Cleave

4.25

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel about three unforgettable individuals thrown together by war, love, and their … read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of Faithful Unto Death (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #5) by Caroline Graham

5. Faithful Unto Death (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #5)

By: Caroline Graham

3.92

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

When bored young housewife Simone Hollingsworth misses bell-ringing practice-her latest effort to f… read more

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6. Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent

By: Kathryn J. Atwood , Pearl Witherington Cornioley

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

One of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters shares her remarkable story in t… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

7. My Story

By: Chris Stewart , Elizabeth Smart

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

8. A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII.

By: Sarah Helm

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Once rumored to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Miss Moneypenny, Vera Atkins climbed he… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Written In Blood (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #4) by Caroline Graham

9. Written In Blood (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #4)

By: Caroline Graham

4.10

Format: 40 pages,

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10. The Kommandant's Girl (The Kommandant's Girl, #1)

By: Pam Jenoff

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her nativ… read more

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11. Rose Under Fire (Code Name Verity, #2)

By: Elizabeth Wein

2.86

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Ro… read more

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12. The Family Lawyer

By: James Patterson , Christopher Charles , Robert Rotstein , None

4.37

Format: 383 pages,

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13. GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love

By: Duncan Barrett , Nuala Calvi

4.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

For readers enchanted by the bestsellers The Astronaut Wives Club, The Girls of Atomic City, and Su… read more

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14. Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives

By: Gary Younge

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On an average day in America, seven children and teens will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Dea… read more

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15. Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five, #1)

By: Enid Blyton

3.75

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

The very first Famous Five adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George an… read more

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Cover of Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson

16. Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

By: Lynne Olson

4.22

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

The dramatic true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade--codename Hedgehog--the woman who headed the la… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

17. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

By: Sonia Purnell

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1) by Mimi Matthews

18. The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1)

By: Mimi Matthews

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Victorian high society’s most daring equestrienne finds love and an unexpected ally in her fight fo… read more

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"Wonderful things didn’t happen because one was cautious. They happened because one dared."

-Mimi Matthews, The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1)

"It’s not his responsibility to educate me. The ignorance is mine, and so must be the remedy for it."

-Mimi Matthews, The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1)

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19. Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

By: Larry Loftis

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy The year is 1942, and Wo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"She was now ready. Diarrhea pills, speed, sleep dope, lethal pill, and beauty aid. Bring on the Germans."

-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

"When they first met, Peter had looked beyond Arnaud’s gruff personality to see a man who was highly competent, fearless, and deeply committed to the cause."

-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

Cover of Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab

20. Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

By: Nedra Glover Tawwab

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Instant New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace , a … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Visit the past, but don't stay there."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

"You can love your parents and be upset about how they raised you."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

"Critical thinking is a threat to unhealthy systems, and questions make people think."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

"When you don't want to participate in gossiping: "I’d like to hear more about what’s happening with you"

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

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21. Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

By: Dolly Parton

4.13

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stori… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"I wake up with new dreams everyday."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

"I got dreams so big they'd scare some people."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

"I just wanted to be different. I wanted to be seen."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

"Find out who you are and do it on purpose, with purpose."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

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22. The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

By: Kate Moore

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and moth… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
"Insane asylum - a place where insanity is made."

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

"In the end, this is a book about power. Who wields it. Who owns it. And the methods they use. And above all, it's about fighting back."

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

"As Elizabeth put it, “I have neglected no duties, have injured no one, have always tried to do unto others as I would wish to be done by; and yet, here in America, I am imprisoned because I could not…"

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

"It's a book that is set over 160 year ago. A lot has changed. A lot hasn't. We are only just beginning to appreciate exactly how a person's powerlessness may lead to struggles with their mental healt…"

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

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23. The War Pianist

By: Mandy Robotham

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code. … read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of The Nazis Knew My Name by Magda Hellinger

24. The Nazis Knew My Name

By: Magda Hellinger

4.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The “thought-provoking…must-read” (Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped ) memoir by a Holoca… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim  Brady

25. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

By: Tim Brady

4.01

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight

26. Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings

By: Michelle Knight

4.02

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

From Michelle Knight-Cleveland kidnapping survivor and #1 NYT bestselling author of Finding Me-come… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I learned to love myself in order to love others..."

-Michelle Knight, Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings

Cover of Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Lownie

27. Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

By: Andrew Lownie

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Traitor King, by Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Lownie, looks at the years following the ab… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"The problem was that the Duke wanted status not a job, to be recognised rather than to contribute."

-Andrew Lownie, Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

Cover of The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander

28. The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle

By: Kent Alexander

4.27

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

A contributing source for the Warner Bros.’ film Richard Jewell starring Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith  O'Brien

29. Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

By: Keith O'Brien

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air ra… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of Heart and Seoul (Seoul, #1) by Jen Frederick

30. Heart and Seoul (Seoul, #1)

By: Jen Frederick

3.46

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

From USA Today bestselling author Jen Frederick comes a heart-wrenching yet hopeful romance that sh… read more

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"You’re Korean, Hara. Even though you grew up in America. Even though you speak English and not Korean. Even though you feel like you’re different when you open your mouth. You are Korean where it cou…"

-Jen Frederick, Heart and Seoul (Seoul, #1)

Cover of The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss

31. The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany

By: Gwen Strauss

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

18 must-read biography books like Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent by Kathryn J. Atwood, Pearl Witherington Cornioley

Transform Your Habits

The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy

Elizabeth Kendall

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II

William Stevenson

3.61

Transform Your Habits

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

David John , Hyeonseo Lee

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent

Kathryn J. Atwood , Pearl Witherington Cornioley

3.37

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9 Top history books like A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII. by Sarah Helm

Transform Your Habits

Auschwitz

Laurence Rees

4.30

Transform Your Habits

To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949

Ian Kershaw

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II

William Stevenson

3.61

A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII.

Sarah Helm

3.71

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