Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 1960s

Where Eagles Dare

Alistair MacLean

War & Military · Movie · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1967

Sword at Sunset

Rosemary Sutcliff

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fiction

1963

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Young Adult · Historical Fiction

July 11, 1960

Rogue Sword

Poul Anderson

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1960

Modesty Blaise series #4

A Taste for Death

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 1, 1969

The Amazing Mr Blunden

Antonia Barber

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction

December 1, 1969

The Golden Wind

L. Sprague de Camp

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1969

The Salzburg Connection

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1968

Guns of Navarone #2

Force 10 from Navarone

Alistair MacLean

Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1968

Easy Go

Michael Crichton, John Lange

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Topaz

Leon Uris

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Modesty Blaise series #3

I, Lucifer

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Paranormal Fantasy · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1967

The Gentlewomen of Evil

Peter Haining

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

August 13, 1967

Penguin Classics

The Comedians

Graham Greene

Historical Fiction

January 1, 1966

Asian saga #2

Tai-Pan

James Clavell

Adventure · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1966

Modesty Blaise series #2

Sabre-Tooth

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1966

Mac McCorkle #1

The Cold War Swap

Ross Thomas

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

The Double Image

Helen MacInnes

Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965

The Orchard Keeper

Cormac McCarthy

Historical Fiction

January 1, 1965

Half of Paradise

James Lee Burke

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1965

Monster Festival

Eric Protter, Edward Gorey

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

May 31, 1965

The Arrows of Hercules

L. Sprague de Camp

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1965

Armageddon

Leon Uris

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1964

Dillinger

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Crime Fiction · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 22, 1964

Boysie Oakes Thriller #1

The Liquidator

John Gardner

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1964

The Flight Of The Phoenix

Elleston Trevor

Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1964

Sheba

Jack Higgins, Hugh Marlowe

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

Phoenix in the Blood

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Historical Fiction

January 1, 1963

The Dark Side of the Island

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

August 21, 1963

Asian saga #2

King Rat

James Clavell

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1962

Theseus #2

The Bull from the Sea

Mary Renault

Greek Mythology · Minotaur · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mythology

1962

Mila 18

Leon Uris

War & Military · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1961

Scourge of the Blood Cult

George H. Smith

Historical Fiction

1961

The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate

L. Sprague de Camp

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1961

Decision at Delphi

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 26, 1960

The Martin Fallon Novels #1

Cry of the Hunter

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1960