The Hangman’s Crusade (1981) by James Barwick
This is a very cynical historical novel based on events in early WWII.
Heydrich offers to kill Hitler, take over the German government, and end the extermination of the Jews.
So, the Allies assassinate Heydrich, knowing that the Nazis will murder thousands of Czechs in retaliation (just as they did in real life).
Few authors dealing with this period can resist including a cameo by Kim Philby, and this author is no exception.
The protagonist is a newspaper reporter, recruited and then sacrificed by OSS.
A lot of very good and brave people die, and that is what war is.
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