Military Thriller Books

The best military thriller book reviews. Military thrillers are action-oriented stories featuring military tactics and hardware, and include a variety of subgrenes, including terrorism thrillers, assassination thrillers and battle fiction.

Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies, a Must-Read Cold War Spy Thriller

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The Bottom Line: A sensational must-read cold war spy thriller inspired by true events.  Set in 1948, Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies opens in Northwest Poland. As the country shifts toward Communist rule, the Polish Home Army has been dissolved, and its members face persecution in what can only be described as a purge. But in the shadows, and with the assistance of American and […]

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The Last Rival, a High-Stakes Espionage Thriller by Kyle Palmer

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The Bottom Line: A propulsive, high-stakes historical espionage thriller filled with cunning Nazis, patriotic heroes and intellectual banter.  The Last Rival begins in August 1946 – over a year after Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II. In Washington D.C., ex-American intelligence director, spy and veteran “Wild Bill” Donovan and General George Marshall are mysteriously summoned to the White House to meet with President Truman. In a momentous discussion in the Oval Office,

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Fugitive Agent, a Taut, Scorchingly Funny Action Thriller by Dan J Ford

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The Bottom Line: A taut action thriller with scorchingly funny scenes, Ford delivers his best Agent Series book yet.    Dan J Ford’s Rogue Agent introduced us to Tom Wiseman, a one-man wrecking crew in an exceptional series debut. Ford’s second Agent Series book, Fugitive Agent, opens with a flashback that lays the groundwork for the book’s primary struggle. In a bar, we see former FBI boss and

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Rescue Run, an Essential World War II Thriller by John Winn Miller

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The Bottom Line: Based on real World War II heroes, and profoundly researched from cover-to-cover, Rescue Run is every bit as riveting and essential as anything in Clive Cussler’s body of work.  Set during World War II, Rescue Run opens as American Captain Jake Rogers’ cargo ship comes under attack from a Nazi submarine. Despite the assistance of a B-24 bomber in fending off the U-boat attack, Rogers’ battered

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The Spear and the Sentinel, a Relentlessly Entertaining Military Thriller by J.L. Hancock

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The Bottom Line: A relentlessly inventive, entertaining and unpretentious military thriller about a terrifying new weapon of mass destruction – AI. Perfect for fans of Jack Carr and L.T. Ryan.  The Spear and the Sentinel opens in Russian-controlled territory north of Japan, as an awestruck Russian soldier informs his commanding officer that he has seen “a God.” After witnessing a blinding light, he saw a person who

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The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor, an Electrifying Action Thriller by D.R. Berlin

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The Bottom Line: An electrifying blend of secrets, sabotage and survival that sets the stage for a promising series.  Sophie Allard’s life has been anything but easy. She was adopted from an orphanage at age 10, only to suffer her mother’s death at a local farmer’s market two years later. From then on, her adopted father, Professor Milo Anderson, distanced himself from her, seeming to bury

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Best Military Thriller of 2024: Heroic Measures by Joel Shulkin, MD

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The Bottom Line: Voted 2024’s Best Military Thriller in the 2024 BestThrillers.com Book Awards. The best military thriller of 2024 is also the most shocking. Stephen Englehart, an Armed Forces medical examiner. dedicates his life to bringing peace to the families of fallen soldiers. Tagged as one of the best, he’s able to spot forensic clues others miss. But when the body of a US

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Tiger Season

Tiger Season, a Haunting Historical Thriller by Gojan Nikolich

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The Bottom Line: A haunting, nerve-wracking tale set in the eerie landscape of the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ). Tiger Season opens as U.S. Army veteran Eddie Profar is dying in a hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. After a day of visitors coming and going from his deathbed, a chill sends him into a vivid remembrance about the winter of 1968, when he served along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing

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The Quantum Grail, an Electrifying Page-Turner by J.D. Redvale

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The Bottom Line: An electrifying page-turner with shocking twists and a jaw-dropping conclusion. When forty-five-year-old U.S. Navy Captain John Mitcham gets stood up by his wife at a local restaurant, he assumes she just needs more space. John and Claire, gutted by their daughter’s suicide, have been taking time apart. But when John goes to do a welfare check on Claire, a neighbor informs him

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Operation Cavolo, a Sizzling Action Thriller by E.S. Benton

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he Bottom Line: A worthy sequel to Operation Storm’s Eye, Operation Cavolo is filled with sizzling combat scenes, an intriguing cast of characters and wisecracking dialogue.   In E.S. Benton’s sequel to Operation Storm’s Eye, Alpha Team receives a taunting letter from Captain Frederick “Kale” Bridge, who takes responsibility for poisoning food supplies. However, he assures them of the existence of an antidote. The catch? They have just 84 hours to

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