Browsing: Military

This “powerful account has earned a place on the top shelf of World War II nonfiction” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff): In one of the greatest triumphs of military history, US forces rescued over 2,000 courageous prisoners from a remote internment camp. “Riveting” (The Washington Post).

This New York Times bestseller presents an hour-by-hour account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the closest the world has ever come to nuclear Armageddon. A “first-rate” account (Library Journal) of those desperate days.

The classic “New York Times” bestselling story of heroism and sacrifice–by the author of “Flags of Our Fathers, The Imperial…

“Much more than a blood-and-guts thriller…An insightful, moving, and sensitive look at what the war did to a country, its…

During World War II, three controversial and influential commanders changed the course of the land war in Europe and North Africa. General readers and military history buffs will savor this “effervescent, perceptive triple biography” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

Middle-aged piano tuner Edgar Drake ventures into a remote Burmese jungle to repair an eccentric British army surgeon’s priceless piano… Set in 1886, this “gripping and resonant” national bestseller “immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor” (The New York Times).

“Simply wonderful… First-rate military historical fiction” (Library Journal) from the New York Times bestselling author of Gods and Generals. This novel takes place during the Mexican-American War, digging into the minds of the soldiers in combat for the first time. With over 1,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

In search of “the best America there ever was,” bestselling author and award-winning journalist Bob Greene finds it in a…

A gripping New York Times bestseller hailed as “a work of vivid drama and skill” (The Dallas Morning News), with over 11,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: This sweeping prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Killer Angels explores the Civil War through the generals at the heart of the conflict.

This sweeping New York Times bestseller chronicles World War I — a conflict that shattered empires and reshaped modern civilization. “A masterful narrative history” (Booklist) with nearly 2,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads.