Nonfiction Military Aviation
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by:
Adam Makos
4.38 avg rating β 27,205 ratings 3. 
Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
by:
Donald L. Miller
4.21 avg rating β 9,585 ratings 
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Ferry Pilot: Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic.
by:
Kerry McCauley
4.53 avg rating β 1,192 ratings 
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Samurai: The Unforgettable Saga of Japan's Greatest Fighter Pilot
by:
SaburΕ Sakai
4.35 avg rating β 2,728 ratings 
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War in a Stringbag: The Classic Second World War Fleet Air Arm Autobiography
by:
Charles Lamb
4.23 avg rating β 132 ratings 12. 
The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45 3.98 avg rating β 10,473 ratings
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Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel
by:
Robert Gandt
4.31 avg rating β 391 ratings 
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Apache: Inside the Cockpit of the World's Most Deadly Fighting Machine
by:
Ed Macy
4.34 avg rating β 2,211 ratings 20. 
The Women Who Flew for Hitler: The True Story of Hitler's Valkyries
by:
Clare Mulley
4.20 avg rating β 544 ratings 21. 
Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II
by:
John C. McManus
4.11 avg rating β 260 ratings 22. 
Hell Above Earth: The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him
by:
Stephen Frater
3.75 avg rating β 348 ratings 23. 
Snake Pilot: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam
by:
Randy R. Zahn
4.18 avg rating β 217 ratings 
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Night Witches: The Amazing Story Of Russia's Women Pilots in World War II
by:
Bruce Myles
4.19 avg rating β 471 ratings 
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The Bombers and The Bombed: Allied Air War over Europe 1940-1945
by:
Richard Overy
3.88 avg rating β 323 ratings 29. 
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Air War in East Africa 1940-41: The RAF Versus the Italian Air Force 3.78 avg rating β 9 ratings
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When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam
by:
Ed Rasimus
4.42 avg rating β 528 ratings 
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The Black Bats: CIA Spy Flights over China from Taiwan 1951-1969
by:
Chris Pocock
4.25 avg rating β 12 ratings 
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Vulcan 607: The Epic Story of the Most Remarkable British Air Attack since WWII
by:
Rowland White
4.37 avg rating β 1,696 ratings 41. 
The Night Stalkers: Top Secret Missions of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment 4.23 avg rating β 1,847 ratings
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Richard Eager: A Pilot's Story from Tennessee Eagle Scout to General Montgomery's Flying Fortress 4.90 avg rating β 10 ratings
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Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
by:
Adam Makos
4.51 avg rating β 6,150 ratings 45. 
A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II
by:
Lynne Olson
4.48 avg rating β 1,243 ratings 46. 
Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945
by:
Randall Hansen
3.96 avg rating β 293 ratings 46. 
The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat (Pierre Clostermann's Air War Collection Book 1) 4.57 avg rating β 3,573 ratings
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Above and Beyond: The Incredible Story of Frank Luke Jr., Arizona's Medal of Honor Flying Ace of the First World War 4.41 avg rating β 29 ratings
49. 
The Decisive Campaigns of the Desert Air Force 1942 β 1945
by:
Bryn Evans
3.18 avg rating β 11 ratings 50. 
Fortress Ploesti: The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil Supply
by:
Jay A. Stout
4.21 avg rating β 73 ratings 51. 
Blood and Fears: How America's Bomber Boys of the 8th Air Force Saved World War II
by:
Kevin Wilson
4.09 avg rating β 136 ratings 52. 
The Airborne in World War II: An Illustrated History of America's Paratroopers in Action 4.08 avg rating β 24 ratings
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B-17 flying fortress (Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century: Weapons book No. 40)
by:
William Hess
4.36 avg rating β 11 ratings 54. 
The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War
by:
Samuel Hynes
3.88 avg rating β 301 ratings 55. 
Without Precedent. 2nd Edition.: Commando, Fighter Pilot and the true story of Australiaβs first Purple Heart
by:
Owen Zupp
4.53 avg rating β 198 ratings 56. 
Bombing Nazi Germany: The Graphic History of the Allied Air Campaign That Defeated Hitler in World War II
by:
Wayne Vansant
4.07 avg rating β 121 ratings 57. 
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
by:
Annie Jacobsen
3.86 avg rating β 10,397 ratings 
59. 
Linebacker: The Untold Story of the Air Raids over North Vietnam
by:
Karl J. Eschmann
4.07 avg rating β 281 ratings 60. 
The Red Baron: The Graphic History of Richthofen's Flying Circus and the Air War in WWI
by:
Wayne Vansant
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 117 ratings 
62. 
Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps
by:
James McCudden
4.33 avg rating β 728 ratings 63. 
Fighting Cockpits: In the Pilot's Seat of Great Military Aircraft from World War I to Today
by:
Donald Nijboer
4.45 avg rating β 11 ratings 64. 
MacArthur's Airman: General George C. Kenney and the War in the Southwest Pacific 3.83 avg rating β 59 ratings
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Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer: An American Fighter Pilot Over Europe
by:
Philip D. Caine
3.95 avg rating β 111 ratings 
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The Life of Lester Pearson, Vol. 1: Shadow of Heaven, 1897-1948
by:
John English
3.96 avg rating β 27 ratings 65. 
Guardian Angel: Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World's Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force
by:
William F. Sine
4.10 avg rating β 356 ratings 69. 
Hunter Killer: Inside America's Unmanned Air War
by:
T. Mark McCurley
3.88 avg rating β 395 ratings 70. 
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Avro Arrow: The Story of the Avro Arrow From Its Evolution To Its Extinction
by:
The Arrowheads
4.03 avg rating β 29 ratings 72. 
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A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two
by:
Murray Peden
4.57 avg rating β 168 ratings 
76. 
Area 51 - Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America's Secret Aviation Base
by:
Bill Yenne
4.11 avg rating β 117 ratings 78. 
Lost Eagles: One Man's Mission to Find Missing Airmen in Two World Wars 4.42 avg rating β 12 ratings
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One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake UP: One man's story of what it meant to be a PJ
by:
Chuck Jackson
4.15 avg rating β 92 ratings 84. 
The Eye Of The Viper: The Making Of An F-16 Pilot
by:
Peter Aleshire
3.84 avg rating β 131 ratings 
89. 
Women in the Wild Blue: Target-Towing WASP at Camp Davis really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 13 ratings
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Kamikaze: A Japanese Pilot's Own Spectacular Story of the Famous Suicide Squadrons
by:
Gordon T. Allred
4.05 avg rating β 283 ratings 
94. 
Vietnam Saga: Exploits of a Combat Helicopter Pilot
by:
Stan Corvin Jr.
4.59 avg rating β 81 ratings 94. 
The Highs and Lows of Flying: A Half Century of Aviation Remembered
by:
Harvey F. Mace
0.00 avg rating β 0 ratings 
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Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos 4.22 avg rating β 397 ratings
