The Library
While this list is not exhaustive, it contains some of my favorites written by or about heroes of the faith through history.
Missionaries
Cell 58 - Dan Baumann
Daring to Hope - Katie Davis Majors
Evidence Not Seen - Darlene Deibler Rose
God's Smuggler - Brother Andrew
In the Presence of My Enemies - Gracia Burnham & Dean Merrill
Kisses from Katie - Katie Davis Majors
Peace Child - Don Richardson
Shadow of the Almighty - Elisabeth Elliot
The Little Woman - Gladys Aylward
World War II
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy - Eric Metaxes
Evidence Not Seen - Darlene Deibler Rose
Return to the Hiding Place - Hans Poley
The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom
Trapped In Hitler's Hell - Anita Dittman & Jan Markell
Abolition of the Slave Trade in England
Amazing Grace - Eric Metaxas
Fierce Convictions - Karen Swallow Prior
Real Christianity - William Wilberforce
The Persecuted Church
God's Hostage - Andrew Brunson
Imprisoned With Isis - Petr Jasek
Saving My Assassin - Virginia Prodan
Tortured for Christ - Richard Wurmbrand
Influential Christians
Happy Trails: Our Life Story - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Rainbow on a Hard Trail - Dale Evans Rogers
Saving My Assassin - Virginia Prodan
7 Men - Eric Metaxas
7 Women - Eric Metaxas
Modern Missionaries
Cell 58 - Dan Baumann
In the Presence of My Enemies - Gracia Burnham & Dean Merrill
Kisses from Katie - Katie Davis Majors
Daring to Hope - Katie Davis Majors
Blog Post Resources
William Borden:
Beacon-Light: The Life of William Borden (1887 - 1913) by Kevin Belmonte
Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand:
Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand
The Pastor’s Wife by Sabina Wurmbrand
Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazis Years (DVD)