Adventure books for boys

[Mariama90]

My son has recently got into reading the Biggles books of all things! I’m not a fan, but hey we live in a democracy! Can anyone recommend similarly adventurous heroic stories, that maybe are not quite so gung ho or war centric?

Ds loves Biggles too. (he's 11yo)

Similar heroic stories that he's enjoyed over the last few years include:
Lone Piners
Cue for Treason
Players Boy/The Players and the Rebels
James Heriott
Alex Rider
Cherub/Henderson Boys (check before giving them to him depending on age)
Currently working through Marston Baines Spy Series

Wow thanks for the suggestions sounds like our lads have similar reading tastes, JamesHerriot a big favourite

The Hardy Boys? Eagle Comics?(collected as precursors to modern graphic novels).
Fwiw, if what he loves is the vintage setting, i loved Biggles at that age too (girl, but loved vintage books) and really enjoyed Jennings and Just William too. Shortly after i got into Agatha Christie short stories.

The Silver Sword and I Am David are both wartime adventures without being gung ho - stories of escape across Europe.

The Sound Of Propellers by Clive King has an aeronautical theme if that’s part of the appeal.

The Eagle Of The Ninth is also great.

Mister Midshipman Hornblower, Napoleonic wars.

Two of DS's favourites when he was about 10

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blitzed-Robert-Swindells/dp/0552555894

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Machine-Gunners-Robert-Westall/dp/0330397850

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
Bear Grylls Mission Survival series
Any book by Willard Price
Gorilla Dawn by Gill Lewis
Swallows and Amazons
Enid Blyton's Adventure series

Hi thanks for your input, aeronautics definitely an interest, haven’t found the sound of propellers yet but will keep looking

Out of print, I think, OP - so AbeBooks or similar is your best bet.

Tin Tin

Willard Price - absolutely fab books

TinTin Collection is a great choice!

bit.ly/2QGzmPZ

Young James Bond
Young Sherlock Holmes

If he likes animals then the Willard Price "Adventure" series might be good. They are dated, but exciting, and all the animal information is correct so the reader learns a lot without realising it
The first one is called "Amazon Adventure" and there are thirteen in all iirc