The most popular war books of 2025

Books about war show what armed conflict does to those who live through it. Soldiers at the front, families at home, and the long shadow afterward are told in novels, memoirs and histories. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

See also War fiction, Military science fiction, Military adventure, and War poetry

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SgtMaj Smith
Cover of SgtMaj Smith

SgtMaj Smith

Craig Martelle, Ira Heinichen

Published 2025

180 pages

Allan Pinkerton
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Allan Pinkerton

Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

Published 2025

328 pages

The Hidden Lives of Viking Women
Cover of The Hidden Lives of Viking Women

The Hidden Lives of Viking Women

Kevin P. Smith, Anne Irene Riisøy, Shane McLeod, Unn Pedersen, Tara Athanasiou, Karen Bek-Pedersen, Olof Sundqvist, Leszek Gardeła

Published 2025

192 pages

Spy's Mate
Cover of Spy's Mate

Spy's Mate

Brad Buchanan

2025 · 2026 edition

425 pages

Run Wild
Cover of Run Wild

Run Wild

Wu Zhe

Published 2025

396 pages