Top 5 Wednesday for 17 December 2014

The Top 5 Wednesday for 17 December 2014 focuses on historical fiction and asks that we list our top five historical books.  This is a genre that I very much enjoy, so this list was easily contructed.

My first two selections are series written by husband/wife team, Brock and Bodie Thoene.  The Zion Covenant Series is a set nine books chronicling the lilves of individuals living through the horrors of World War II.  The Zion Chronicles series is a set of five books populated with characters from the first series as they try to make a homeland in the new Israeli state.

 

1. The Zion Covenant Series by Brock and Bodie Thoene
• Vienna Prelude
• Prague Counterpoint
• Munich Signature
• Jerusalem Interlude
• Danzig Passage
• Warsaw Requiem
• London Refrain
• Paris Encore
• Dunkirk Crescendo
2. The Zion Chronicles by Brock and Bodie Thoene
• The Gates of Zion
• A Daughter of Zion
• The Return to Zion
• A Light in Zion
• The Key to Zion
3. Shogun by James Clavell (feudal Japan)
4. The Hope and The Glory by Herman Wouk (Israel, 1948-1967)
5. Exodus (Israeli Statehood) and Mila 18 (Warsaw Ghetto) by Leon Uris

Happy Reading!