Browsing: Espionage

A New York Times bestseller: During the darkest days of World War II, William J. Donovan was instrumental in turning the fledgling US intelligence service into a powerful weapon of secret warfare. A definitive biography of his notable career!

Based on the true account of a World War II POW who escaped from a Soviet gulag, this book chronicles Clemens Forell’s harrowing, years-long trek across Siberia to regain his freedom. “A story of human courage, endurance, and terror” (The Washington Post).

In this thrilling true story, an itinerant cowboy volunteers for a British air squadron during World War I — and goes on to become a famed flying ace. A “jewel of a war memoir… Exciting, understated, and humorous” (The Wall Street Journal).

A gripping account from a New York Times bestselling author: In 1942, President Roosevelt called upon General William Donovan to form OSS Detachment 101 — a clandestine special forces unit that would spend years in enemy territory during World War II.

This “nicely crafted biography” (Kirkus Reviews) tells the story of Jonathan Letterman, who devised innovative medical care techniques during the Civil War. “Stirring… An incisive portrait of the great doctor” (Publishers Weekly).

“Engaging” (Publishers Weekly): Thanks to an unexpected detour, Michael Ross went from backpacking through Europe to fighting al-Qaeda for Israel’s secret service. This gripping memoir chronicles his life as an undercover agent.

When one of their own is kidnapped, the washed-up MI5 operatives of Slough House—the Slow Horses, as they’re known—outwit rogue…

An “intense, moving” New York Times bestseller (Booklist starred review): In Nazi-occupied Paris, an American physician and his family risked everything to help the French Resistance smuggle Allied pilots to safety. A BookBub Editor Pick that’s “constructed and written like a thriller” (Chicago Tribune).

This true account from a New York Times bestselling author tells the story of two US Navy aviators who flew side by side into battle during the Korean War. “This is aerial drama at its best — fast, powerful, and moving” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson).

An “undeniably suspenseful” New York Times bestseller (Entertainment Weekly): When doses of an experimental cure for a deadly virus go missing, a powerful family grapples with secrets, betrayal, and danger. “Drags readers to the very edge of their seats” (Publishers Weekly).