War, combat and military adventure fiction Books

The Last Convoy is a gripping historical novel set during World War II, following Daniel, a young sailor who rises through the ranks amid the brutal Arctic convoys to Murmansk and beyond. Through harrowing battles with enemy forces, freezing seas, and...

At the Edge of Honor, which was awarded the 2003 Patrick D. Smith Literary Award for Best Historical Novel of Florida, is set in 1863 Civil War Florida and the British Bahamas during the desperate coastal conflict between the U.S. Navy and Confederate...

Bazillus Napoleonis von Friedrich Arenhövel ist ein historischer Roman, der die napoleonische Ära aus einer ungewöhnlichen Perspektive beleuchtet. Durch die Augen seiner Charaktere schildert Arenhövel die sozialen und politischen Umwälzungen jener...

"Los invencibles, el monarca y la hoguera", Volume 1, by Florencio Luis Parreño, is a compelling historical novel originally published in 1865. This sweeping narrative transports readers to a tumultuous period, likely exploring themes of conflict,...

To save George Washington's fledgling navy, Clancy Redbeard, the sweet-natured son of a Virginia pirate, must kill his Loyalist brother. Fans of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" and Patrick O'Brian's "Aubrey-Maturin" series will enjoy this hilarious tale,...

Berlin, 1942. Manny Hoffman is desperate to escape the confines of living with his mother at the age of twenty-three. Rudi Klein is a popular part of Berlin's underground gay scene, with a plan to fool the Nazis.When both are arrested and transported to...

A gripping historical novel about a daring escape from Nazi GermanyThe responsibility weighs heavily on the shoulders of twelve-year-old Holger. Ever since their Jewish parents were deported, it has been up to him to hide his younger siblings from the...

Join the Navy. See the Galaxy.Every newly-minted officer of the Icaran Confederation Navy has one goal: to earn the golden warfare device of a fully qualified Stellar Warfare Officer.In pursuit of that goal, Ensign Matthew Gilbert looks forward to a...

Someone is murdering Marines on their way to GuadalcanalIt's 1942, and America's fastest, finest troopship U.S.S. James F. Bridger is five days out of Pearl and headed for the Solomon Islands to take part in the war for the Pacific. The ship is...

Upon learning from a high-ranking Chinese government defector that China has transferred nuclear weapons technology to North Korea, the American President orders the reopening of the US Embassy in Taipei and announces his support of Taiwan's quest to...

The brand-new, penultimate instalment in JC Duncan's action-packed Last Viking series.Sworn to serve the empire, cursed to decide its fate.1041 AD, ConstantinopleThe Byzantine empire is fading. Sick with corruption and complacency that paralyses its once...

The historical novel Modena: The Call of the Homeland describes the vast differences between democracy and dictatorship playing out before World War II.In 1930s Berlin, a group of liberal German citizens come together to fight against the growing...

The maid of honour: A tale of the dark days of France Vol III examines the fragile grandeur of a collapsing aristocracy confronted by the undercurrents of revolt. Through glimpses into the lavish court and its hollow rituals, it reveals how a society...

The maid of honour: A tale of the dark days of France Vol II examines the fragile grandeur of a collapsing aristocracy confronted by the undercurrents of revolt. Through glimpses into the lavish court and its hollow rituals, it reveals how a society...

Throckmorton: A novel follows a Southern family confronting unresolved grief, shifting allegiances, and lingering divisions in the aftermath of war. In a quiet Virginia setting marked by beauty and isolation, a once-prominent household carries the weight...

The house of Egremont: A novel explores the weight of inherited expectations, the fragility of belonging, and the loss entwined with social rank. Through the fall of an old estate and the isolation of a neglected child, it examines how individuals...

The maid of honour: A tale of the dark days of France Vol I examines the fragile grandeur of a collapsing aristocracy confronted by the undercurrents of revolt. Through glimpses into the lavish court and its hollow rituals, it reveals how a society...

Peggy Owen patriot: A story for girls explores the conflict between personal belief and national allegiance during the American Revolutionary War. A young girl raised in a Quaker household, she must confront the tension between pacifist values and her...

My lords of Strogue: A chronicle of Ireland from the Convention to the Union Vol. I presents a vivid portrayal of a nation caught between celebration and unrest. It immerses the reader in a charged political moment where outward expressions of pride...

An enchantingly romantic historical fiction novel of self-discovery and the nature of one's true worth. Your destiny is a man of sterling and gold . . . by a woodland fairy, her future is foretold.While World War I rages in Europe, Vanessa Perkins, a...

A gritty new epic fantasy by New York Times bestselling and Hugo-winning author, Harry Turtledove.A conquered city. A growing resistance. A war for their freedom.For three long years, the militant Chleuh have occupied the Kingdom of Quimper and its great...

It seems a dereliction of duty on the part of the servants who keep the Palace at Shadovane in order when Lance starts seeing a spider in the window by his bunk each night; but soon after, he begins to hear voices, and a peculiar sickness steals over him...

Within the burning winds of revolution, brother wars against brother, and families bury their kin. Revenge spreads across the land like a dark cloud. The Modern United States Civil War is Bloody... ... Blood Doesn't Clean Easy Thomas Jackson, Quentin...

در سال 1939، با نزدیک شدن حکومت خودکامه هیتلر به مرزهای غربی لهستان، خانواده مرفه و یهودی کُهِن، یولیوس و یوزفینا کُهن به همراه دو فرزند نوجوانشان پیتر و سوزانا، مجبور به فرار از خانه شان شدند. این خانواده مرفه و سعادتمند یهودی سفری مشقتبار و پر مخاطره...

I feel like this is enough: Ciran has emerged as the prophesied leader who will challenge the Empire's iron grip on Perinthia. With the aid of his growing army of deserters and a partnership with a fierce turquoise dragon, he's quickly spreading hope,...

"Why should we trust you?""Because I am your only hope of making it out alive."Locked in what seems like an eternal prison Maira is forced to chose between trying to figure her way out of the mines she had called home for four years or risk trusting...

"L'Équipe, roman des fortifs" by Francis Carco, published in 1919, offers a poignant glimpse into Parisian life during and after World War I. The novel vividly portrays the atmosphere of the time, capturing the struggles and resilience of its...

The Tanker Derbent, by IUrii Krymov, is a powerful novel depicting the harrowing experiences of a Soviet tanker crew during World War II. Translated from the Russian by R. Dixon, this story immerses readers in the brutal realities of naval warfare and...

Ambrosio De Letinez; Or, the First Texian Novel, Embracing a Description of the Countries Bordering On the Rio Bravo, With Incidents of the War of Independence by Anthony Ganilh is a historical novel set against the backdrop of the Texas Revolution...

Told in dual timelines, Forever Blackbirds traverses protagonist Marta Gottlieb's escape from 1914 Russia to her tribulations in rural North Dakota during WWII. Young Marta, now in her mid-forties, begins to question her evangelical faith in...

Military contractor Dav Toron left the Legion to avoid the incompetency of its growing number of points. There's no avoiding the chaos of his next mission.Running protection for a House of Reason Special Aide turns into a kinetic nightmare as a corrupt...

The values of two young brothers raised in a religious household are affirmed and destroyed by combat in the Civil War’s most famous unit, the Iron Brigade. Describing the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness in letters and...

What happens when the wife of an important British officer and titled nobleman utilizes her position to act as a spy for the Germans during both World Wars? A South African girl, with a German father and an Afrikaans mother, marries an English officer...

The enemy isn't always outside the wire. Sometimes, the deadliest threats wear your own uniform.Captain Jack Thompson is a seasoned Army officer on the brink of retirement. He's spent years following orders, surviving deployment after deployment, and...

Livin' the dream-well, a nightmare in a post-apocalyptic hot mess. Let's add magic, prophecy, and paranormal creatures to the mix. That sounds like another great day on Freedom Ranch.At the end of book one, they receive distressing information from Kyle,...

Ghost Recall: WarpathBy Walter T. Byrd Jr.She was ShadowGrid's deadliest weapon-now she's their greatest threat.Natalia "The Viper" Moretti faked her death to escape the Ghost Recall program, a covert experiment that turns elite soldiers into...

This tale of the near future becomes more relevant every day. Combining a travelogue through a changed society with flashbacks to a long, crazy war in Europe, Sounds of Soldiers looks at the fallout from nationalism and military fantasies gone wrong.When...

Beyond War: Part-III- The Battlefield Orphan-The Deadliest WarA Story of Love, War, Soul, Loss, and the Fight for PeaceIn the fiery depths of World War II, Captain Adrek Valkar, a fearless military commander, and Captain Nyx Vortana, an elite fighter...

Grimm here. For the third time. As you can probably guess, it's not been the charm.I'm dead now. Or as near as I can be. As near enough it makes no difference.And I'm in this city. A city of spirits. A city that seems somehow to be against me. Still,...

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT NOVEL BY STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN, LARRY LAMB"One of the best." James Corden"Speedy, sexy and amusingly truthful. I loved it." Celia Imrie"An irresistible homage to the unsung heroes of filmmaking." Camilla...

In 1930s America, Mina Albers's life takes a tragic turn when the state sends her and her siblings to ‎an orphanage after her father's death as her mother was unable to care for them all. Desperate to ‎escape, Mina flees and finds refuge with Robert...

It is 2005 and Deb Travis, a park ranger in Death Valley, has spent the last thirty years grieving the death of her brother Ron. He was the light of her life, her mentor and protector, a beautiful young man with an easy laugh and a bright green thumb...