Browsing: Military

At Okinawa, American and Japanese forces clashed in the last major battle of World War II. This meticulous account presents “a skillful narrative of combat history… Exceedingly vivid” (The New York Times Book Review).

A killer targets leaders of an interplanetary empire in this “mesmerizing page-turner” (Publishers Weekly starred review). Detective Sid seeks answers, but aliens, faulty clones, and a framed prisoner put him in danger. From a writer with “the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett).

“Superb” (The New York Times Book Review): This compelling history chronicles China’s experience in World War II “in the manner of David McCullough” (Kirkus Reviews). A must-read that’s “illuminating and meticulously researched” (The Economist).

This detailed nonfiction book looks back on the exploits of the USS Nautilus, a nuclear-powered submarine tasked with exploring the waters beneath the Arctic ice cap during the Cold War. “First-rate… Definitive and entertaining” (Publishers Weekly).

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes the epic true story of the 1956 Hungarian uprising — and the daring escape that followed. “Precise, vivid… Immeasurably stirring” (The Atlantic).

In the village of Kohima, a British and Indian garrison of 1,500 soldiers fought a Japanese force of 15,000 in one of the most brutal battles of World War II. An award-winning journalist chronicles the true story in this “engrossing narrative of a ghastly battle” (The Independent).

A Goldsboro Crown Historical Fiction Award Nominee The bestselling author of The Bolter returns with a delicious novel about two…

With over 4,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: On the remote planet of Safehold, the last surviving humans live under a repressive medieval religion. But when an 800-year-old android awakens, his secret mission threatens the oppressors in this “gripping far-future saga” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

From a New York Times bestselling author: In 1941, the British Royal Navy embarks on a dangerous voyage to Sweden in this “gripping odyssey of ordinary men in extraordinary times” (Kirkus Reviews). With nearly 1,100 five-star Goodreads ratings!

With more than 6,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Young Yanek struggles to survive in a series of Nazi concentration camps as he witnesses despair and fleeting moments of hope. Based on a true story, this is “a bone-chilling tale not to be ignored” (Kirkus Reviews).