7 must-read war books like The Last Thing You Surrender by Leonard Pitts Jr.

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The Last Thing You Surrender

By: Leonard Pitts Jr.

4.65

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Leonard Pitts Jr.’s new historical page-…

"Make sure your decency, your humanity, is the last thing you give up."

-Leonard Pitts Jr., The Last Thing You Surrender

If you liked the war plot in The Last Thing You Surrender by Leonard Pitts Jr. , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. In the Evil Day

By: Peter Temple

3.72

Format: 398 pages, Paperback

The Cold War is long dead but the trade in deceit and lies is still running hot. In Hamburg, John A… read more

Similar categories in Peter Temple's In the Evil Day book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • fiction

2. Desperation Road

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"An elegantly written, perfectly-paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence" (R… read more

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3. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The River We Remember

By: William Kent Krueger

4.29

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's The River We Remember book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Finally, she wrote: The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"People who make other people happy are generally pretty unhappy themselves," she said."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"Bluestone said, " Hihanni waste ." "He honnay washtay?" Sam gave him a bewildered half smile. "I'm afraid I don't understand." "Exactly my point," Bluestone said. "I've lived in a white man's world a…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"[Scott] heard the clock on the living room mantel strike midnight, and he could no longer lie there suffering. He slipped from his bed, dressed, and so quietly that he might not even have existed--an…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

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5. Last House

By: Jessica Shattuck

3.64

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Shattuck's Last House book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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6. James

By: Percival Everett

4.54

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's James book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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7. The Caretaker

By: Ron Rash

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Told against the backdrop of the Korean War as a small Appalachian town sends its sons to battle, T… read more

Similar categories in Ron Rash's The Caretaker book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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9. The Girl from Guernica

By: Karen Robards

4.36

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by Picasso’s great masterpiece, Guernica, New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards … read more

Similar categories in Karen Robards's The Girl from Guernica book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. How to Read a Book

By: Monica Wood

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more

Similar categories in Monica Wood's How to Read a Book book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."

-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book

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11. The Long March Home

By: Marcus Brotherton

4.56

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best frien… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Brotherton's The Long March Home book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Thing You Surrender by Leonard Pitts Jr.

12. The Last Thing You Surrender

By: Leonard Pitts Jr.

4.65

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Leonard Pitts Jr.’s new historical page-… read more

Similar categories in Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • war
  • adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 20th century
  • african american
"Make sure your decency, your humanity, is the last thing you give up."

-Leonard Pitts Jr., The Last Thing You Surrender

Cover of All the Glimmering Stars by Mark T. Sullivan

13. All the Glimmering Stars

By: Mark T. Sullivan

4.66

Format: 475 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in … read more

Similar categories in Mark T. Sullivan's All the Glimmering Stars book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Skin & Bones

By: Renée Watson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Skin & Bones book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • adult
  • fiction
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15. Love and Hot Chicken

By: Mary Liza Hartong

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The debut of a dynamite new voice from the South, Love and Hot Chicken is a spicy and hilarious Ten… read more

Similar categories in Mary Liza Hartong's Love and Hot Chicken book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult
  • fiction
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16. The Wilderness Way

By: Anne Madden

4.13

Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition

1861, Donegal, Ireland Ten years ago Declan Conaghan’s father died in the Great Famine, and since t… read more

Similar categories in Anne Madden's The Wilderness Way book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. How the Light Gets In

By: Joyce Maynard

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard comes the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Maynard's How the Light Gets In book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Trouble the Water

By: Rebecca Dwight Bruff

4.37

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story, Trouble the Water is about risking everything for freedom. Born a slave, … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Dwight Bruff's Trouble the Water book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • historical
  • war
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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19. This Chair Rocks

By: Ashton Applewhite

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Author, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an … read more

Similar categories in Ashton Applewhite's This Chair Rocks book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

"Fear of dying is human. Fear of aging is cultural."

-Ashton Applewhite, This Chair Rocks

"Nowhere is ageism more sexist, and vicious, than in the domain of sexuality."

-Ashton Applewhite, This Chair Rocks

"Why not, above all, learn to look more generously at each other as well as at ourselves?"

-Ashton Applewhite, This Chair Rocks

"We don’t ask when people age out of singing, or eating ice cream; why would we stop making love?"

-Ashton Applewhite, This Chair Rocks

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20. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Leonard Pitts Jr.'s The Last Thing You Surrender

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

Cover of 54 Miles: A Novel by Jr. Pitts

21. 54 Miles: A Novel

By: Jr. Pitts

4.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The free-standing successor and next novel by the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Thing… read more

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