Leo McKinstry Book order

Leo McKinstry is a distinguished author whose works frequently delve into British history and culture, with a particular emphasis on sporting and military subjects. His writing is characterized by thorough research and compelling narrative, bringing key figures and events to life for the reader. He has established a strong reputation through a series of successful books that have achieved bestseller status and garnered awards in both sports and political literature. McKinstry's skill in animating history through detailed yet accessible portraits makes him a significant British literary voice.

2024
Bill Edrich
Record-breaking England cricketer, wartime RAF hero, Tottenham Hotspur footballer, and husband to five wives... this is the story of the many lives of one of cricketing’s greatest characters.
2023
Cinderella Boys
The remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who rescued Britain from Hitler's U-boats and made Allied victory possible.
2019
Attlee and Churchill
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A groundbreaking and revealing portrait of two of the greatest British political leaders by a prize-winning historian.
2014
Operation Sealion
496 pages
18 hours of reading
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One of Britain's most remarkable victories of the Second World War.
2012
Jack Hobbs
432 pages
16 hours of reading
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The astonishing feats of Sir Jack Hobbs continue to resonate more than a century after he first played Test cricket.
2011
Hurricane
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The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary
2010
Lancaster
592 pages
21 hours of reading
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A comprehensive history of Britain's greatest bomber plane.
2008
Spitfire
448 pages
16 hours of reading
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The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War.
2005
Geoff Boycott
368 pages
13 hours of reading
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Few modern British sportsmen have fascinated the public more than Geoff Boycott. In this first comprehensive and balanced account of Boycott's life - fully updated to include his battle against cancer - award-winning author Leo McKinstry lifts the lid on one of cricket's great enigmatic characters.