20 Best historical fiction books like A Shred of Honour (Markham of the Marines, #1) by Tom Connery

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A Shred of Honour (Markham of the Marines, #1)

By: Tom Connery

3.99

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Patrick O'Brien and C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series comes author Tom …

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1. Blown Off Course (John Pearce, #7)

By: David Donachie

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Lieutenant John Pearce is in London seeking protection for his friends, the Pelicans, from a reluct… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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2. Sharpe's Fury (Sharpe, #11)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.13

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Richard Sharpe, the former private in His Majesty's army who now commands a company of riflemen, fi… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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3. 1776

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more

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  • historical
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"

-David McCullough, 1776

"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."

-David McCullough, 1776

"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."

-David McCullough, 1776

"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"

-David McCullough, 1776

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4. Sharpe's Honor (Sharpe, #16)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.00

Format: None pages,

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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5. Sharpe's Enemy (Sharpe, #15)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.10

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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6. Sharpe's Regiment (Sharpe, #17)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

A corrupt political plot threatens to put an end to the South Essex regiment and the life of Major … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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7. Altar of Blood (Empire, #9)

By: Anthony Riches

3.91

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

The ninth novel in the thrilling Empire sequence leads Centurion Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians to… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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8. The Devil's Own Luck (Privateersman Mysteries, #1)

By: David Donachie

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

1793: the onset of Britain's conflict with Revolutionary France. Ex-captain turned privateer, Harry… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction

9. Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4)

By: Lee Child

4.11

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Women are being murdered nationwide by a killer who leaves no trace of evidence, no fatal wounds, n… read more

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10. Sharpe's Company (Sharpe, #13)

By: Bernard Cornwell , None

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Mass Market Paperback

To stem the Napoleonic tide, Sharpe must capture a fortress—where his wife and infant daughter are … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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11. Kydd (Kydd Sea Adventures, #1)

By: Julian Stockwin

3.93

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Librarian note: alternate-cover edition of 9780743214582. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker f… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction

12. Sharpe's Sword (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Paperback

The greatest threat to Wellington's Salamanca Campaign is not Napoleon's Army but France's deadlies… read more

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13. Until the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead

By: Sean Thomas Russell

3.37

Format: 395 pages, Hardcover

Charles Hayden returns in the thrilling new naval adventure from bestselling author S. Thomas Russe… read more

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14. Sharpe's Siege (Sharpe, #18)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.25

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

Sharpe's mission has seemed simple: capture a small unguarded French coastal fort, cripple Napoleon… read more

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15. Thunder of the Gods (Empire, #8)

By: Anthony Riches

3.35

Format: None pages,

The eighth book in the Empire sequence takes Centurion Marcus Aquila and his Tungrian legion on a d… read more

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16. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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17. Captain Grey's Gambit (Thomas Grey, #2)

By: J.H. Gelernter

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

December 1803: A French invasion fleet is poised to cross the Channel and storm the beaches of sout… read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. The Scorpion's Strike (Empire #10)

By: Anthony Riches

4.40

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

With his compelling Centurions trilogy complete, Anthony Riches returns to his bestselling Empire s… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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19. The Devil to Pay (John Pearce, #11)

By: David Donachie

4.22

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Faced with a ship in need of repair, enemy attacks and the threat of wily Admiral Hotham, John Pear… read more

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20. Hold Fast (Thomas Grey #1)

By: J.H. Gelernter

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It’s 1803. The Napoleonic Wars are raging, Britain is on her heels, and His Majesty’s Secret Servic… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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21. The Perils of Command (John Pearce #12)

By: David Donachie

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

1794. Fresh from battle in the Gulf of Ambracia with the villainous Turk Mehmet Pasha, Lieutenant J… read more

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22. A Divided Command (John Pearce, #10)

By: David Donachie

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Unbeknown to John Pearce, the private letter he is delivering on behalf of the prime minister carri… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Close Run Thing (John Pearce #15) by David Donachie

23. A Close Run Thing (John Pearce #15)

By: David Donachie

4.19

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

John Pearce is hiding in Gravelines with his mysterious companion, known to him as Oliphant. Althou… read more

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24. A Treacherous Coast (John Pearce #13)

By: David Donachie

4.20

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

1796. Pearce and his wife Emily are in living in Bath, when Minister of War Henry Dundas turns up a… read more

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25. A Shred of Honour (Markham of the Marines, #1)

By: Tom Connery

3.99

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Patrick O'Brien and C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series comes author Tom … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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26. On a Particular Service (John Pearce #14)

By: David Donachie

4.03

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

John Pearce is going home. But he has to avoid capture by an Algerine warship, having his Pelicans … read more

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27. The Dying Trade (Privateersman Mysteries, #2)

By: David Donachie

3.88

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

1794: Arriving in the squalid, seething port of Genoa, Harry Ludlow and his partner and younger bro… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of An Ill Wind (John Pearce, #6) by David Donachie

28. An Ill Wind (John Pearce, #6)

By: David Donachie

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Toulon, 1793. With the Republican Army at the gates, the citizens of Toulon are panicking, trying t… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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29. A Game of Bones (Privateersman Mysteries, #6)

By: David Donachie

3.97

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

The long-awaited return of the Bucephalas to the safety of the Cinque Ports is interrupted by a dis… read more

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  • historical fiction
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30. An Element of Chance (Privateersman Mysteries, #4)

By: David Donachie

4.10

Format: 462 pages, Paperback

1795: As war spreads across the globe, Harry Ludlow joins the struggle for the richest trade in the… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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31. The Scent of Betrayal (Privateersman Mysteries, #5)

By: David Donachie

4.07

Format: 426 pages, Paperback

The discovery of an abandoned Spanish merchant ship off the coast of America plunges the Ludlows in… read more

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  • historical fiction

18 must-read historical books like A Shred of Honour (Markham of the Marines, #1) by Tom Connery

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Blown Off Course (John Pearce, #7)

David Donachie

3.97

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Sharpe's Fury (Sharpe, #11)

Bernard Cornwell

4.13

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1776

David McCullough

4.09

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Sharpe's Honor (Sharpe, #16)

Bernard Cornwell

4.00

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Tenacious (Kydd Sea Adventures, #6)

Julian Stockwin

3.70

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Kingfisher

Christopher C. Tubbs

4.34

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Clay and the Immortal Memory

Philip K. Allan

4.45

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Julian Stockwin

4.44

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