19 best-selling war books like Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2) by Patrick O'Brian

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Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.26

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

“If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the …

"Compulsion is the death of friendship."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

"I sew his ears on from time to time, sure."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

"I should send my bees ashore for you, upon my sacred honour."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

"Rested, shaved, coffee’d, steaked, you will be a different man."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

If you liked the war plot in Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2) by Patrick O'Brian , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Sharpe's Fury (Sharpe, #11) by Bernard Cornwell

1. 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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  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian

By: Dean King , John B. Hattendorf

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This indispensable guide to navigating the well-loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with … read more

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  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • adventure
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3. Sharpe's Escape (Sharpe, #10)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tenth installment in the world-renowne… read more

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  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In 1809, Napoleon's army sweeps across Spain. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is newly in command of the… read more

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  • british literature
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I could tell you tales of priestly behavior that would make you shudder."

-Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)

"– Помните ту ночь, в крепости? – В голосе Луизы звучала мольба, словно для девушки было чрезвычайно важно, чтобы Шарп ее понял. – Помните? Когда дон Блас показал нам хоругвь и рассказал легенду о пос…"

-Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)

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5. Commodore Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

1812 and the fate of Europe lies in the hands of newly appointed Commodore Hornblower. Dispatched t… read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • literature
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies

By: C.S. Forester

3.13

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

Horatio Hornblower, now Admiral, sails over seas as challenging as any in his victorious career. As… read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Hornblower and the Atropos

By: C.S. Forester

3.13

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Horn… read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Sharpe's Honor (Sharpe, #16) by Bernard Cornwell

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

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.00

Format: None pages,

read more

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  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Sharpe's Havoc (Sharpe, #7)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The new Richard Sharpe adventure It is the spring of 1809 and a small British army is stranded when… read more

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  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Beat to Quarters

By: C.S. Forester

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

June 1808, somewhere west of Nicaragua-a site suitable for spectacular sea battles. The Admiralty h… read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Sharpe's Triumph (Sharpe, #2)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.25

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803 India, 1803. Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnes… read more

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  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Lord Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

4.12

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Weary of the war that he has waged nearly his entire life, Hornblower finds himself assigned an esp… read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. Lieutenant Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

4.12

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

In this gripping tale of turmoil and triumph on the high seas, Horatio Hornblower emerges from his … read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Hornblower and the Hotspur

By: C.S. Forester

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

April 1803. The Peace of Amiens is breaking down. Napoleon is building ships and amassing an army j… read more

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  • classics
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

15. Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.25

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

As the British army fights its way through India toward a diabolical trap, young private Richard Sh… read more

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16. Seaflower (Kydd Sea Adventures, #3)

By: Julian Stockwin

4.15

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

The young seafaring hero Thomas Paine Kydd is back on board in Seaflower, the third installment in … read more

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  • adventure
  • british literature
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

17. A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

By: Dean King , John B. Hattendorf , J. Worth Estes

4.12

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing th… read more

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18. Sharpe's Trafalgar (Sharpe, #4)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.61

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback--bestselling his… read more

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19. Hornblower During the Crisis

By: C.S. Forester

3.85

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

Although unfinished at the time of C. S. Forester's death, Hornblower During the Crisis delivers a … read more

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20. 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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  • british literature
  • adventure
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

21. Ship of the Line

By: C.S. Forester

3.66

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

May 1810, seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in com… read more

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22. Sharpe's Battle (Sharpe, #12)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the twelth installment in the world-renowne… read more

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23. Flying Colours

By: C.S. Forester

4.38

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

Forced to surrender his ship, the Sutherland, after a long and bloody battle, Captain Horatio Hornb… read more

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24. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Here we meet Horatio Hornblower, a young man of 17, in this Volume #1 of what becomes the 11 volume… read more

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25. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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26. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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27. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

This book covers the things I was forced to leave out of "A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume O… read more

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  • war
Cover of Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway by Dale A. Jenkins

28. Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

By: Dale A. Jenkins

4.30

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are te… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
"During the Fireside Chats, half the country tuned in on their radios, and it was said that on hot summer nights when people had their windows open, one could walk through the residential downtown of …"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

"Roosevelt was a genius at mass communications, and his speechwriters deferred to his reviews of their drafts, not so much because he was the president, but because when a text required the perfect wo…"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

"In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilit…"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

"Back in Washington, alone in the late afternoon of December 7, a chastened Franklin Roosevelt considered the situation.  He may have wondered how things had gone so terribly wrong.  But what might ha…"

-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

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29. Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.26

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

“If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the … read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • literature
  • historical
  • adventure
  • military fiction
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Compulsion is the death of friendship."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

"I sew his ears on from time to time, sure."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

"I should send my bees ashore for you, upon my sacred honour."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

"Rested, shaved, coffee’d, steaked, you will be a different man."

-Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)

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30. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

Cover of All Hands on Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World by Will  Sofrin

31. All Hands on Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World

By: Will Sofrin

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

A maritime adventure memoir that follows a crew of misfits hired by Hollywood to sail an 18th-centu… read more

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  • audiobook
  • adventure

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4.17

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4.26

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4.05

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4.20

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The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916

Alistair Horne

4.29

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3.41

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