6 Best espionage books like Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson

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

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…

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1. Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq

By: Bob Woodward , None

3.70

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Plan of Attack is the definitive account of how and why President George W. Bush, his war council, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
  • war
Cover of Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Claudia Davila, Jessica Dee Humphreys, Michel Chikwanine

2. Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War

By: Claudia Davila , Jessica Dee Humphreys , Michel Chikwanine

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Michel is like many other five-year-olds: he has a loving family and spends his days going to schoo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
  • war
Cover of Panzer Leader by B.H. Liddell Hart, Heinz Guderian, Kenneth John Macksey

3. Panzer Leader

By: B.H. Liddell Hart , Heinz Guderian , Kenneth John Macksey

4.12

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

General Heinz Guderian’s revolutionary strategic vision and his skill in armored combat brought Ger… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series) by Nathaniel Philbrick

4. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

Format: 427 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, comes a surprising account o… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Midshipman Edward Pellew was in the British boat right behind Arnold's. The American general had escaped, but in his haste he had left behind his stock and buckle, which Pellew took as a keepsake. Ye…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

"In an October 6 letter to Lord Stirling, he set forth the principle that would guide his increasingly sophisticated intelligence-gathering efforts. "As we are often obliged to reason the designs of t…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

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5. The Germans in Normandy

By: Richard Hargreaves

4.18

Format: 471 pages, Kindle Edition

This account of the D-Day invasion—from the German point of view—includes maps and photos.   The Al… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • audiobook
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6. Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time

By: Joseph Frank

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Joseph Frank's award-winning, five-volume Dostoevsky is widely recognized as the best biography of … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Alex Kershaw

7. Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris

By: Alex Kershaw

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

The best-selling author of The Liberatorbrings to life the incredible true story of an American doc… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • nonfiction

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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  • espionage
  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Dominic Hoffman, Steve Sheinkin

9. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

By: Dominic Hoffman , Steve Sheinkin

4.35

Format: None pages, Audio CD

An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve … read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The German War: A Nation Under Arms by Nicholas Stargardt

10. The German War: A Nation Under Arms

By: Nicholas Stargardt

4.34

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

As early as 1941, Allied victory in World War II seemed all but assured. How and why, then, did the… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction

11. The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

By: Niall Ferguson

4.40

Format: None pages,

Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Ferguson's numerous accl… read more

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12. 17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis and the Biggest Cover-Up in History

By: Andrew Morton

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Historian Andrew Morton's 17 CARNATIONScombines his considerable research background with his prove… read more

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13. The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals

By: Jane Mayer

3.99

Format: 284 pages,

A dramatic and damning narrative account of how America has fought the "War on Terror" In the days … read more

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14. Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich

By: Stephen E. Ambrose , David Kenyon Webster

4.65

Format: None pages,

David Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie,… read more

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Cover of FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Steven Lomazow

15. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

By: Steven Lomazow

4.33

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more

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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

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16. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

This book covers the things I was forced to leave out of "A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume O… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway by Dale A. Jenkins

17. Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

By: Dale A. Jenkins

4.30

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are te… read more

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  • world war ii
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  • history
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"During the Fireside Chats, half the country tuned in on their radios, and it was said that on hot summer nights when people had their windows open, one could walk through the residential downtown of …"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

"Roosevelt was a genius at mass communications, and his speechwriters deferred to his reviews of their drafts, not so much because he was the president, but because when a text required the perfect wo…"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

"In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilit…"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

"Back in Washington, alone in the late afternoon of December 7, a chastened Franklin Roosevelt considered the situation.  He may have wondered how things had gone so terribly wrong.  But what might ha…"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

Cover of Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two by K.G.E. Konkel

18. Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

By: K.G.E. Konkel

4.32

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second World War was fought not only on the front lines but also in secrets, some of which have… read more

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"The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts into the head of the nearest soldier. Stepan Ivanovich’s skull bu…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

"Outside, beyond the vast red bricked labyrinth of Kremlin walls, a humid night ensnarled the Soviet capital in its spell. Yet here in the womb-like private cinema Josef Stalin sat, eyes transfixed on…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

"Fedin laughed outright, a grim, calculating gesture as hard and unfeeling as cold steel. “Twenty million Russians have been slaughtered by the Fascists in the last six years..... Always remember this…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

"They came for him near midnight, seven hard-faced men arriving simultaneously in a matching set of Zis 101s, the black-lacquered saloon car so shamelessly modeled on the American Buick Roadmaster, an…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

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19. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.29

Format: 470 pages, ebook

Volume One is mainly about the second Indochina war (Vietnam War) and is set during the period from… read more

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"Navarre asserted, “We have such powerful forces and so strong a defence system that Dien Bien Phu is an impregnable fortress!"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"The Vietnamese soldier said, “Before I spoke to her, I had given her a cooked ration of rice. Instead of her being grateful for the meal, she abused me! What gives with these Kampuchean People?"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"As well, I want our special force commandos to silently slip into Cat Bi and Gia Lam airfields and destroy the aircraft stationed there. That will deal the French forces at Dien Bien Phu a stunning b…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army of Vietnam rumbled into the grounds of the American Embassy i…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

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

20. 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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  • espionage
  • biography
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  • world war ii
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  • france
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Cover of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

21. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • history
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Cover of A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

22. 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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  • espionage
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  • world war ii
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Cover of Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis

23. 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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"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

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24. The Lady with the Dark Hair

By: Erin Bartels

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Esther Markstrom and her artist mother have always been proud of their ancestor, painter Francisco … read more

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Cover of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

25. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

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Cover of Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations by Simon Schama

26. Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations

By: Simon Schama

3.65

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Da millenni gli esseri umani e i virus coesistono e, suo malgrado, l'umanità più di una volta si è … read more

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Cover of D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose

27. D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

By: Sarah Rose

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic, untold true story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency … read more

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"They were not hired for their looks or their sophistication; the most competent ones specialized in puzzles, music, and foreign languages."

-Sarah Rose, D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

"Where regular forces provide martial muscle, the special forces are surgical and skilled, trained to be “the most potent weapons one can use"

-Sarah Rose, D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

"She was very much ahead of her fellow students and, had she been with others as mentally mature as herself, she would have shown herself even more capable."

-Sarah Rose, D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

"Buck regarded his two agents, Andrée and Lise, certain he was dropping his two most competent, most capable. Each was a girl who kept her head when all about were losing theirs, as Kipling might have…"

-Sarah Rose, D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

Cover of The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground by Justus Rosenberg

28. The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground

By: Justus Rosenberg

4.11

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable World War II memoir set in Nazi-occupied France and filled with romance and advent… read more

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

29. 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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Cover of Remembering Peasants: A Personal History of a Vanished World by Patrick Joyce

30. Remembering Peasants: A Personal History of a Vanished World

By: Patrick Joyce

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A landmark new history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once e… read more

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Cover of The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II (Major Battles of World War Two) by Leo Heaps

31. The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II (Major Battles of World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.03

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

An account of heroism and courage in one of the Allies’ biggest military catastrophes of the Second… read more

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The Berlin Letters

Katherine Reay

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