Military
Count Belisarius
Originally published in 1936, Count Belisarius has not basked in the same limelight as Robert Graves’s two earlier masterpieces set…
The Better Angels of Our Nature
The title, a phrase from Lincoln’s 1861 inaugural address, haunts the brutal Civil War that followed. The phrase also describes…
The Rising Tide
Editors' choice
After an introduction, which whisks the reader through the events leading up World War II and into the early years…
The Afghan Campaign
Editors' choice
Pressfield has penned an astonishing story about a young soldier coming of age during a brutal war. In the process,…
Sharpe’s Fury
This twenty-first title in Cornwell’s Sharpe series brings the dashing, 19th-century rifleman to Spain during the Napoleonic wars. The drama…
Saratoga: A Novel of the American Revolution
The British 1777 offensive commanded by the larger-than-life “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne that culminated in the American victory at Saratoga has…
The Assassins’ Gallery
It’s January 1, 1945. World War II is winding down, as the Allies have the upper hand. On a frigid,…
Saint Patrick’s Battalion
Veteran historical novelist Thom (Sign Talker, Follow the River) leads readers through the conflicted mid- 19th century war with Mexico,…
The Rommel Mission
This novel’s setting is the summer of 1944. In Normandy, the D-Day invasion is under way. Field Marshal Rommel is…
Samsara Moon
Samsara Moon is the debut novel from HNS member S.H. Post. The story follows the life of British military…
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