Most Popular Military Books of the 1980s

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A Chronicle of the Black Company #3

The White Rose

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1985

A Chronicle of the Black Company #2

Shadows Linger

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

October 1984

A Chronicle of the Black Company #1

The Black Company

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

May 1984

The Dread Empire (prequels) #2

With Mercy Toward None

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1985

The Dread Empire (prequels) #1

The Fire in His Hands

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1984

A Chronicle of the Black Company

The Silver Spike

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

September 1989

A Chronicle of the Black Company #4

Shadow Games

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

June 1989

The Dread Empire (main sequence) #3

All Darkness Met

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1980

The Dread Empire (main sequence) #2

October's Baby

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1980

Laguna Heat

T. Jefferson Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1985

The Sharpe Series #13

Sharpe's Company

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1982

Badge Of Honor #2

Special Operations

W.E.B. Griffin

Crime Fiction · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 1, 1989

Red Phoenix #1

Red Phoenix

Larry Bond

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 6, 1989

The Sharpe Series #19

Sharpe's Revenge

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1989

The Sharpe Series #6

Sharpe's Rifles

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1988

Corps #2

Call to Arms

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1987

The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #3

Winter Hawk

Craig Thomas

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller

January 1, 1987

The Sharpe Series #18

Sharpe's Siege

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1987

Corps #1

Semper Fi

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

November 1, 1986

The Sharpe Series #17

Sharpe's Regiment

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1986

The Sharpe Series #16

Sharpe's Honor

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1985

The Sharpe Series #15

Sharpe's Enemy

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1984

The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #2

Firefox Down!

Craig Thomas

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller

October 1, 1983

The Sharpe Series #14

Sharpe's Sword

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1983

Brotherhood of War #2

The Captains

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

June 1, 1982

The Sharpe Series #9

Sharpe's Gold

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1981

The Sharpe Series #8

Sharpe's Eagle

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1981

The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #1

Firefox

Craig Thomas

Science Fiction · Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller

January 1, 1980