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24 titles for readers of Special Operations by David W. Irvin, selected for shared themes: Aviation & Space, World War II, Wars & Conflicts, and Military.

Aviation & Space World War II Wars & Conflicts Military Biography & Autobiography History

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Each title here shares meaningful common ground with Special Operations — in theme, mood, or literary style.

Douglas Bader A Biography of the Legendary World War II Fighter Pilot — John Frayn Turner

Douglas Bader A Biography of the Legendary World War II Fighter Pilot

John Frayn Turner

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Beaufighter Boys True Tales from Those Who Flew Bristol’s Mighty Twin — Graham Pitchfork

Beaufighter Boys True Tales from Those Who Flew Bristol’s Mighty Twin

Graham Pitchfork

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Black Tulip The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World’s Top Fighter Ace — Erik Schmidt

Black Tulip The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World’s Top Fighter Ace

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

From the Ground Up Stories from the Men and Women Who Built, Serviced and Flew Aircraft in WWII — Edward Smithies

From the Ground Up Stories from the Men and Women Who Built, Serviced and Flew Aircraft in WWII

Edward Smithies

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Saving Bravo The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History — Stephan Talty

Saving Bravo The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Churchill’s Navigator — John Mitchell

Churchill’s Navigator

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Lancaster Target — Jack Currie

Lancaster Target

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Feet Wet Reflections of a Carrier Pilot — Paul T. Gillcrist

Feet Wet Reflections of a Carrier Pilot

Paul T. Gillcrist

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Twenty Five Milk Runs (and a Few Others) — Richard Riley Johnson

Twenty Five Milk Runs (and a Few Others)

Richard Riley Johnson

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

35 Missions to Hell and Back A Mighty 8th Air Force, 390th Bomb Group (H) History — Charles J “Chuck” Richardson

35 Missions to Hell and Back A Mighty 8th Air Force, 390th Bomb Group (H) History — Charles J “Chuck” Richardson

Charles J "Chuck" Richardson

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin The Glider Pilots of World War II — Scott McGaugh

Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin The Glider Pilots of World War II

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Those Devils in Baggy Pants — David Ross Fraley

Those Devils in Baggy Pants

David Ross Fraley

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Arnhem — Christopher Hibbert

Christopher Hibbert

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Bombers,First and Last — Gordon Thorburn

Bombers,First and Last

Gordon Thorburn

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Squadron Leader Tommy Broom DFC** The Legendary Pathfinder Mosquito Navigator — Tom Parry Evans

Squadron Leader Tommy Broom DFC** The Legendary Pathfinder Mosquito Navigator

Tom Parry Evans

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Luftwaffe Eagle A WW2 German Airman’s Story — Erich Sommer

Luftwaffe Eagle A WW2 German Airman’s Story

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Faith, Hope and Malta GC Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island — Tony Spooner

Faith, Hope and Malta GC Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

The Mighty Eighth A Glimpse of the Men, Missions & Machines of the U.S. Eighth Air Force 1942-1945 — Military Gallery

The Mighty Eighth A Glimpse of the Men, Missions & Machines of the U.S. Eighth Air Force 1942-1945

Military Gallery

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Escape from Hitler’s Reich Amazing Stories of PoW Escapes by Allied Airmen in WW2 — Martin W. Bowman

Escape from Hitler’s Reich Amazing Stories of PoW Escapes by Allied Airmen in WW2

Martin W. Bowman

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Baa Baa Black Sheep The True Story of the “Bad Boy” Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous BlackSheep Squadron — Gregory Boyington

Baa Baa Black Sheep The True Story of the “Bad Boy” Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous BlackSheep Squadron

Gregory Boyington

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Empty Sky RAF Voices from the Fall of France and Battle of Britain — Colin Higgs

Empty Sky RAF Voices from the Fall of France and Battle of Britain

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Flight to Arras — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Flight to Arras — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Cold Sun The Search for World War II Airmen Lost in a Tibetan Glacier — William H. Jordan

Cold Sun The Search for World War II Airmen Lost in a Tibetan Glacier

William H. Jordan

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

Bazooka Charlie The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer — James P. Busha

Bazooka Charlie The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer

Themes: Aviation & Space • World War II • Wars & Conflicts

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Aviation & Space, World War II, Wars & Conflicts — the same threads that run through Special Operations by David W. Irvin. Among the authors featured: John Frayn Turner, Graham Pitchfork, Erik Schmidt, Edward Smithies, and others.

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