Most Popular War & Military Books of the 20th century

Discover popular War & Military books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #1

Firefox

Craig Thomas

Science Fiction · Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller

January 1, 1980

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #10

The Hour of the Donkey

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1980

The Kenneth Aubrey & Patrick Hyde #1

Wolfsbane

Craig Thomas

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

January 1, 1978

The Lantern Network

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1978

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions

Harry Paul Jeffers

War & Military · Sherlock Holmes · Adventure · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

January 23, 1978

The Rommel Plot

John Tarrant

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

September 28, 1977

Trinity and Redemption #1

Trinity

Leon Uris

War & Military · Adult · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1976

Sherlock Holmes and the Hellbirds

Austin Mitchelson, Nicholas Utechin

War & Military · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

September 20, 1976

Liam Devlin #1

The Eagle Has Landed

Jack Higgins

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

September 8, 1975

Declarations of War

Len Deighton

War & Military · Anthology · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1975

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #5

Other Paths to Glory

Anthony Price

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

January 1, 1974

Rambo: First Blood Series #1

First Blood

David Morrell

Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1972

A Game for Heroes

Jack Higgins, James Graham

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

May 1, 1970

Bury him among kings

Elleston Trevor

War & Military · Historical Fiction

April 30, 1970

Bomber

Len Deighton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction

1970

Guns of Navarone #2

Force 10 from Navarone

Alistair MacLean

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

January 1, 1968

Topaz

Leon Uris

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

January 1, 1967

Armageddon

Leon Uris

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1964

Wrath Of The Lion

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller

January 1, 1964

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

Mila 18

Leon Uris

War & Military · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1961

Exodus

Leon Uris

War & Military · Historical Fiction

September 1, 1958

The Angry Hills

Leon Uris

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

January 1, 1955

The Quiet American

Graham Greene

War & Military · Movie · Historical Fiction

December 1955

Battle Cry

Leon Uris

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction

June 1, 1953

Death In Captivity

Michael Gilbert

Crime Fiction · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1952

Horizon

Helen MacInnes

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

January 1, 1945

While Still We Live

Helen MacInnes

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

January 1, 1944

Assignment in Brittany

Helen MacInnes

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

January 8, 1942

Above Suspicion

Helen MacInnes

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

January 1, 1941

The Confidential Agent

Graham Greene

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

January 1, 1939

The Gun

C. S. Forester

19th century · War & Military · Historical Fiction

1933

On the Borderland

F Britten Austin

Horror · Psychological Horror · War & Military · Weird Fiction · Collection

1922