Fall has always been one of the best seasons for readers. Publishers save many of their biggest releases for the months leading into the holidays, filling bookstore shelves with everything from sweeping histories and spy stories to ambitious science fiction and literary fiction. This year's lineup of most anticipated releases has plenty to offer Military.com readers. There are books about command and leadership, espionage, naval warfare and World War II alongside novels that explore coming home, rebuilding after conflict and the moral questions war leaves behind. Whether you're looking for your next professional read, something to toss in a deployment bag or simply a great story for cooler evenings, these are 13 new books worth putting on your radar.
Ben Macintyre’s Redwood explores one of the Cold War’s most remarkable espionage stories. (Photo credit: Crown)
1. Redwood by Ben Macintyre
Genre: Espionage / Cold War History
Few writers make intelligence history as readable as Ben Macintyre. His latest book follows Soviet intelligence officer Vladimir Kuzichkin, whose defection during the Cold War exposed secrets that rippled through Moscow, Tehran and the West during one of the most dangerous periods of the nuclear age. Macintyre has built a reputation for transforming archival research into page-turning nonfiction, and Redwood appears poised to continue that streak.
