War fiction

Thrillers

Search for Stolen Art Leads to Battle of the Bulge in This WWII-Era Mystery

James R. Benn returns with an action-packed addition to his best-selling WWII-based Billy Boyle mystery series with The Phantom Patrol. The Boston native ex-cop detective returns as investigator and crime solver assigned to “Uncle Ike’s” staff. His distant cousin is General Dwight David Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied…

Linda HitchcockOctober 10, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Reimagining History: Colin Mustful on “Reclaiming Mni Sota” and The Coffee Controversy

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either…

Blaine DesantisJuly 26, 2023

Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Cracking the Code: K.D. Alden’s Thrilling Tale of America’s First Female Cryptologist

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisJune 12, 2024

Fiction Listicles

5 Novels Explore Harsh Reality of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War has been taught in classrooms and history books for decades — from the years fought, to the lives lost, to the immeasurable heroism, and the widespread anti-war protests. But as most wars go, there is a divide between the romanticized, patriotic myth of war and the grittier,…

BookTribAugust 8, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

“The Strand” Reveals Unpublished Short Story From “Twilight Zone” Creator Rod Serling

Rod Serling, best known as the creator of The Twilight Zone, authored a short story when he was in his early twenties. “First Squad, First Platoon”, published for the first time by Strand Magazine, was uncovered thanks to writer Amy Boyle Johnston, who discovered it “in a folder of early…

BookTribMay 10, 2024

Fiction Listicles

5 Contemplative Novels From Authors Inspired By Their Time in the Military

You’ve heard the common phrase before, “Write what you know.” And who better to write about the harsh and weighty realities of war, the rigidity and routines of the military, the unique skillset needed to be part of it all, and the lasting effect of what they've witnessed — than…

BookTribFebruary 16, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Captivating Literary Journey Contemplates Transformative Themes of the Human Soul

Tabula Rasa by author Travis Lane is a captivating literary journey that delves into the profound theme of a blank slate, symbolizing the boundless potential within every individual for growth and transformation. Authored with finesse, the book presents a kaleidoscope of narratives, each serving as a unique chapter in the…

Wyatt SemenukNovember 28, 2023

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Political Assassination, Abduction and a Navy SEAL’s Quest for Revenge in Dan E. Hendrickson’s Newest Thriller

In a café in Tokyo, a bullet cuts through the forehead of the U.S. Ambassador to Japan as his son looks on. In Mombasa, Kenya, two vans with an abducted group of young people pull into a large storage facility, joining 30 other vans. Forty armed men escort dozens of…

Jim AlkonSeptember 8, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: Back to the Early Days of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan

In Red Winter (Putnam), Marc Cameron takes Tom Clancy fans back to the early days of John Patrick Ryan stationed in England. Set in the time between The Hunt for Red October and The Cardinal of the Kremlin, the plot of Red Winter involves the crash of a top-secret aircraft, a race to…

José H. BogránDecember 7, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

"Quinn manages to give her readers something that’s both engaging because it’s well written and exciting because it’s grounded in truth." —∞— Amid WWII, can Lady Death, a quiet bookworm turned lethal sniper, hit her mark? Based on an incredible true story, Kate Quinn’s latest novel, The Diamond Eye (William…

Lydia LefevreApril 18, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Cunning Soviet Agent Poses as Head Librarian in Fast-Paced Historical Thriller

In 1983 at the height of the Cold War, Russia and NATO forces race to develop superior nuclear weapons programs capable of eliminating their enemies at the touch of a glowing red button. England agrees to house America’s Cruise missiles at Greenham Air Force Base, positioning the base strategically but…

Michael FerryOctober 18, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Witness the Brutality of the Vietnam War in “The First Door Is the Final Exit”

This is an unsettling and powerful novel about the Vietnam war. Timothy O’Neil himself calls it a love story within a war story, but it’s less sanitized than that. The chapters devoted to the war are upsetting and often hard to read. O’Neil is a veteran, so he knows not…

Sherri DaleyMay 5, 2022

Fiction

“By His Side” Portrays a Bond That Transcended Racial Inequality

“My hope is that this work will help us take a step closer to understanding slavery and the scars the system left on our country,” says Jinny Powers Berten of her poignant historical novel By His Side: The Story of George Washington and William Lee (Fountain Square Publishing). At its…

Jim AlkonApril 21, 2021

Fiction Listicles

10 Stories of Families Dealing with War

This month in BookTrib, we are celebrating women’s fiction titles that showcase stories of families and individuals going to war, lost at war or still struggling with the trauma post-war. It may be the fear of a loved one not returning, or the dismay when you realize the loved one…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 28, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

‘Zero Hour:’ A fast-moving thrill ride sure to satisfy Tom Clancy fans

Tom Clancy Zero Hour (G.P. Putnam's Sons), the latest book in the Clancy universe to feature Jack Ryan Jr., is basically an action movie — and there’s nothing wrong with that, especially during a summer that features the return of the ultimate feel-good military action film, Top Gun: Maverick. As…

Dennis HetzelJuly 1, 2022

Author Spotlight Fiction

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

An incredibly engaging and addictive read, I highly recommend The Forest of Vanishing Stars (Gallery Books)! Author of recent bestseller The Book of Lost Names and many others, Kristin Harmel brings us the story of Yona, a girl taken from her home in Germany at two years old and raised…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 22, 2021

Books & Looks Podcast: Reimagining History: Colin Mustful on “Reclaiming Mni Sota” and The Coffee Controversy

Books & Looks Podcast: Cracking the Code: K.D. Alden’s Thrilling Tale of America’s First Female Cryptologist

5 Novels Explore Harsh Reality of the Vietnam War

“The Strand” Reveals Unpublished Short Story From “Twilight Zone” Creator Rod Serling

5 Contemplative Novels From Authors Inspired By Their Time in the Military

Captivating Literary Journey Contemplates Transformative Themes of the Human Soul

Political Assassination, Abduction and a Navy SEAL’s Quest for Revenge in Dan E. Hendrickson’s Newest Thriller

Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

Cunning Soviet Agent Poses as Head Librarian in Fast-Paced Historical Thriller

Witness the Brutality of the Vietnam War in “The First Door Is the Final Exit”

“By His Side” Portrays a Bond That Transcended Racial Inequality

10 Stories of Families Dealing with War

‘Zero Hour:’ A fast-moving thrill ride sure to satisfy Tom Clancy fans

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

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