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24 books recommended for fans of The Second World War by John Keegan, tied together by themes of World War II, Wars & Conflicts, and Military.

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Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of The Second World War.

Me 163 Vs Allied Heavy Bombers Northern Europe 1944–45 — Robert Forsyth

Me 163 Vs Allied Heavy Bombers Northern Europe 1944–45

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Reich Intruders RAF Light Bomber Raids in World War II — Martin W. Bowman

The Reich Intruders RAF Light Bomber Raids in World War II

Martin W. Bowman

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Traitor of Arnhem The Untold Story of WWII’s Greatest Betrayal and the Moment that Changed History Forever — Robert Verkaik

The Traitor of Arnhem The Untold Story of WWII’s Greatest Betrayal and the Moment that Changed History Forever

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Flying Catalinas The Consoldiated Pby Catalina in WWII — Andrew Hendrie

Flying Catalinas The Consoldiated Pby Catalina in WWII

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Dad’s War Father, Soldier, Hero — Chris Tarrant

Dad’s War Father, Soldier, Hero

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Cavalry Drill Regulations, United States Army Adopted October 3, 1891 (1892) — Redfield Proctor

Cavalry Drill Regulations, United States Army Adopted October 3, 1891 (1892)

Redfield Proctor

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Focke Wulf FW 190 in Combat — Alfred Price

Focke Wulf FW 190 in Combat

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

A German General on the Eastern Front The Letters and Diaries of Gotthard Heinrici 1941-1942 — Johannes Hürter

A German General on the Eastern Front The Letters and Diaries of Gotthard Heinrici 1941-1942

Johannes Hürter

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Tigers in the Ardennes The 501st Heavy SS Tank Battalion in the Battle of the Bulge — Gregory A. Walden

Tigers in the Ardennes The 501st Heavy SS Tank Battalion in the Battle of the Bulge

Gregory A. Walden

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Black Sheep One The Life of Gregory “Pappy” Boyington — Bruce Gamble

Black Sheep One The Life of Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Task Force Hogan The World War II Tank Battalion That Spearheaded the Liberation of Europe — William R. Hogan

Task Force Hogan The World War II Tank Battalion That Spearheaded the Liberation of Europe

William R. Hogan

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Superfortress, the Boeing B-29 — Steve Birdsall

Superfortress, the Boeing B-29

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Somme Battlefields A Comprehensive Guide from Crécy to the Two World Wars — Martin Middlebrook

The Somme Battlefields A Comprehensive Guide from Crécy to the Two World Wars

Martin Middlebrook

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Last Corpsman The Story of John I. Unger, Chief Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy, and Former World War II Prisoner of War in the Pacific — Juan Carlos Marcos

The Last Corpsman The Story of John I. Unger, Chief Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy, and Former World War II Prisoner of War in the Pacific

Juan Carlos Marcos

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Enigma of General Blaskowitz — Richard John Giziowski

The Enigma of General Blaskowitz

Richard John Giziowski

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II The ‘Warthog’ Ground Attack Aircraft — Peter C. Smith

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II The ‘Warthog’ Ground Attack Aircraft

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Dark is the Harbor Tales of the U. S. Submarine War Against Japan in World War II; The War Patrols of USS Trout (SS 202) — JEWELDEEN. BROWN RMCM (SS) USN RET

Dark is the Harbor Tales of the U. S. Submarine War Against Japan in World War II; The War Patrols of USS Trout (SS 202)

JEWELDEEN. BROWN RMCM (SS) USN RET

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Reckoning The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944 — Prit Buttar

The Reckoning The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Normandy’s Nightmare War The French Experience of Nazi Occupation and Allied Bombing 1940-45 — Douglas Boyd

Normandy’s Nightmare War The French Experience of Nazi Occupation and Allied Bombing 1940-45

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Inferno The World at War, 1939-1945 — Max Hastings

Inferno The World at War, 1939-1945

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Taurus Pursuant A History of 11th Armoured Division — Anon

Taurus Pursuant A History of 11th Armoured Division

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Sicily ’43 The First Assault on Fortress Europe — James Holland

Sicily ’43 The First Assault on Fortress Europe

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Muted Trumpet’s Call Stories of the Everyday Heroes of World War II — Charles M. Knox

The Muted Trumpet’s Call Stories of the Everyday Heroes of World War II

Charles M. Knox

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

The Little Girl Who Could Not Cry — Lidia Maksymowicz

The Little Girl Who Could Not Cry

Lidia Maksymowicz

Themes: World War II • Wars & Conflicts • Military

Fans of The Second World War by John Keegan will find 24 titles here, all united by World War II, Wars & Conflicts, Military. Authors represented include Robert Forsyth, Martin W. Bowman, Robert Verkaik, Andrew Hendrie, and others.

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