Author record · 2013 to 2025
Richard Overy: Awards and Best-of Lists
Richard Overy has 1 shortlist or finalist place and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rain of Ruin | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Why War? | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2024 | Why War? | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2022 | Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945 | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Blood and Ruins | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | The Bombing War: Europe, 1939–1945 | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2013 | The Bombing War: Europe 1939-45 | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History |
Books
- Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-19452 sources · 2021 to 2022
- The Bombing War: Europe, 1939–19452 sources · 2013 to 2014
- Why War?2 sources · 2024
- Rain of Ruin1 source · 2025