18 books like Price of duty

What to read after Price of duty — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Dogfight Craig Simpson · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Join Finn Gunnersen in his first Special Operation . . . The first in a new WWII action-adventure series from the author of Resistance ('a genuine page-turner' ETC).Eighty miles per hour . . . 'Now, Loki!' I said, seizing the other column in front of me. We both pulled back. The plane bumped and lurched like a runaway train about to derail. Then, suddenly, the pounding ceased and everything… Shares Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Sami and the time of the troubles Florence Parry Heide · 1992 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street. Shares Family life, War, Children's fiction

The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate As Morgarath recruits an army of Wargals, Halt ventures into enemy territory to uncover the extent of Morgarath's plan of attack. Shares Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Two of Swords?

Two of Swords? K. J. Parker · 2015 Shares Soldiers, War, Children's fiction with this book.

Gulf Robert Westall · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Tom Higgins, a British schoolboy during the Persian Gulf War, narrates his younger brother's struggle with an apparent mental illness or "mystery of nature" which drives the child to assume the role of an Iraqi. Shares Mental illness, Mentally ill, War, Children's fiction

The Burning Bridge John Flanagan · 2005 · ★ 4.3 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the Celticans have disappeared, their town abandoned. The scheming hand of Morgarath, it seems, has been far from idle. He has found a way to bring his… Shares Heroes, War, Children's fiction

Burning Bridge

Burning Bridge John Flanagan · 2007 Shares Heroes, War, Children's fiction with this book.

The Mad Wolf's daughter Diane Magras · 2018 · 292p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "In 1210 Scotland, when invading knights capture 12-year-old Drest's father, the Mad Wolf of the North, and her beloved brothers who make up his fearsome war-band, she sets off to rescue them from the castle prison, taking along a wounded knight as her captive to trade for her family's freedom"-- Shares Heroes, Family life, War, Children's fiction

Star wars Toshiki Kudo · 1999 · ★ 4.1 Shares War, Children's fiction with this book.

Soldier's Heart Gary Paulsen · 1998 · ★ 3.7 · 106p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat. Shares Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, War, Children's fiction

Legend Marie Lu · 2011 · ★ 4.2 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Soldiers, War, Children's fiction with this book.

The New Recruit Andy McNab · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Soldiers, War, Children's fiction with this book.

The Slopes of War Norah Perez · 1990 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate In the summer of 1863, Bekah Summerhill watches as Confederate troops sweep through her sleepy Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, in a panoramic tale about the turning point of the Civil War. Shares War, Children's fiction

Death Comes to the Village

Death Comes to the Village Catherine Lloyd · 2013 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Major Robert Kurland has returned to the quiet vistas of his village home to recuperate from the horrors of Waterloo. However injured his body may be, his mind is as active as ever. Too active, perhaps. When he glimpses a shadowy figure from his bedroom window struggling with a heavy load, the tranquil facade of the village begins to loom sinister. Unable to forget the incident, Robert confides… Shares Soldiers

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein Jennifer Roy · 2018 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Family life, War, Children's fiction with this book.

Maura's angel Lynne Reid Banks · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Just when her home life and the circumstances in violence-plagued Belfast seem more than she can bear, eleven-year-old Maura encounters an unusual person whose name, Angela, gives a clue to her real identity. Shares Family life, War, Children's fiction

Freefall Anna Levine · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate As war between Israel and Lebanon breaks out in 2006 and her compulsory service in the Israeli army draws near, teenaged Aggie considers joining an elite female combat unit. Shares Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

The Rider from Lost Creek William johnstone · 1976 · ★ 4.0 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Lance Kilkenny has a debt to pay, and he isn't about to let the friend who saved his life go down in a range war. But when Kilkenny tries to stop the fighting, he finds there's more at stake than land or wire. Whoever is stirring up trouble has big ideas for the Live Oak country--and an army of hired guns to back them up. Nita Riordan, the beautiful and fiery owner of the Apple Canyon Saloon,… Shares War, Children's fiction

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