24 Books like Napoleon

Leadership in War

by Andrew Roberts • 2019

Wartime leaders share a playbook. So why do some become Churchill and others become Hitler?

3.80

2k+

🎖️ Military Leadership 📖 Historical Case Studies 📚 Comparative Biography 👤 Great Man Theory ⚔️ Military History

Leadership in War 93%

Wartime leaders share a playbook. So why do some become Churchill and others become Hitler?

by Andrew Roberts 2019

3.80

2k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Leadership 📖 Historical Case Studies 📚 Comparative Biography 👤 Great Man Theory ⚔️ Military History

Masters of Command

by Barry S. Strauss • 2012

Three ancient generals, ten common instincts, and the single rhythm of war that still defines power.

4.02

883

⚔️ Ancient Warfare 🫡 Military Leadership 🔍 Comparative History ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🏛️ Political Ambition

Masters of Command 92%

Three ancient generals, ten common instincts, and the single rhythm of war that still defines power.

by Barry S. Strauss 2012

4.02

883 ratings

⚔️ Ancient Warfare 🫡 Military Leadership 🔍 Comparative History ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🏛️ Political Ambition

Adolf Hitler

by John Toland • 1958

He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.

4.24

4k+

🇩🇪 Nazi Germany ⚔️ World War Ii 👤 Dictators 🧾 Political Biography 🔗 Totalitarianism

Adolf Hitler 92%

He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.

by John Toland 1958

4.24

4k+ ratings

🇩🇪 Nazi Germany ⚔️ World War Ii 👤 Dictators 🧾 Political Biography 🔗 Totalitarianism

Henry V

by Dan Jones • 2024

A usurper's son, an impossible victory, two crowns won, and an infant left to lose them.

4.41

8k+

🏰 Hundred Years War ⚔️ Military Biography 🛡️ Medieval Warfare 📖 Narrative History 👑 English Monarchy

Henry V 92%

A usurper's son, an impossible victory, two crowns won, and an infant left to lose them.

by Dan Jones 2024

4.41

8k+ ratings

🏰 Hundred Years War ⚔️ Military Biography 🛡️ Medieval Warfare 📖 Narrative History 👑 English Monarchy

Cooking for Kings

by Ian Kelly • 2003

Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.

3.75

291

🥐 French Cuisine 📜 Culinary History 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chefs 🍽️ Haute Cuisine 🧁 Pastry Arts

Cooking for Kings 92%

Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.

by Ian Kelly 2003

3.75

291 ratings

🥐 French Cuisine 📜 Culinary History 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chefs 🍽️ Haute Cuisine 🧁 Pastry Arts

Boyd

by Robert Coram • 2002

The F-16 and the Gulf War were born from a fighter pilot's study of thermodynamics.

4.19

8k+

✈️ Fighter Aviation ⚔️ Military Strategy 🔄 Maneuver Warfare 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🏛️ Military Reform

Boyd 91%

The F-16 and the Gulf War were born from a fighter pilot's study of thermodynamics.

by Robert Coram 2002

4.19

8k+ ratings

✈️ Fighter Aviation ⚔️ Military Strategy 🔄 Maneuver Warfare 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🏛️ Military Reform

My Fellow Soldiers

by Andrew Carroll • 2017

Pershing built an American army; the soldiers' letters reveal a victory that shattered the world.

4.22

379

📜 World War I 🎖️ Military Biography ✉️ Primary Source History 🪖 Soldier Experience ⚖️ Race And War

My Fellow Soldiers 91%

Pershing built an American army; the soldiers' letters reveal a victory that shattered the world.

by Andrew Carroll 2017

4.22

379 ratings

📜 World War I 🎖️ Military Biography ✉️ Primary Source History 🪖 Soldier Experience ⚖️ Race And War

Microbe Hunters

by Paul de Kruif • 2002

A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.

4.14

5k+

🏴 Third Reich 📜 Political Biography ⛓️ Totalitarianism 🎙️ Demagoguery 🪖 Eastern Front

Microbe Hunters 91%

A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.

by Paul de Kruif 2002

4.14

5k+ ratings

🏴 Third Reich 📜 Political Biography ⛓️ Totalitarianism 🎙️ Demagoguery 🪖 Eastern Front

The Gallic War

by Gaius Julius Caesar

Caesar's own account of conquering Gaul. Every victory was ammunition for the political war ahead.

4.02

14k+

🗡️ Ancient Warfare 🏛️ Late Republic 🏰 Siege Warfare 📖 War Memoirs 🌍 Roman Imperialism

The Gallic War 91%

Caesar's own account of conquering Gaul. Every victory was ammunition for the political war ahead.

by Gaius Julius Caesar

4.02

14k+ ratings

🗡️ Ancient Warfare 🏛️ Late Republic 🏰 Siege Warfare 📖 War Memoirs 🌍 Roman Imperialism

Ama y no sufras

by Walter Riso • 2003

From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.

4.08

778

☠️ Nazi Germany ⚔️ World War Ii 👑 Rise Of Dictators ⛓️ Totalitarianism 📢 Political Propaganda

Ama y no sufras 91%

From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.

by Walter Riso 2003

4.08

778 ratings

☠️ Nazi Germany ⚔️ World War Ii 👑 Rise Of Dictators ⛓️ Totalitarianism 📢 Political Propaganda

Rommel

by Charles Messenger • 2009

What a general's victories teach about leadership, and his cyanide death about complicity.

3.41

170

🧑‍✈️ Military Leadership 🏛️ World War Ii History 💪 Adversity Leadership 🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚖️ Moral Compromise

Rommel 91%

What a general's victories teach about leadership, and his cyanide death about complicity.

by Charles Messenger 2009

3.41

170 ratings

🧑‍✈️ Military Leadership 🏛️ World War Ii History 💪 Adversity Leadership 🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚖️ Moral Compromise

The Art of Rest

by Claudia Hammond • 2019

Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.

3.59

3k+

👹 Nazi Germany 👑 Dictator Biographies 📈 Rise To Power 🧠 Political Psychology 📣 Propaganda Analysis

The Art of Rest 91%

Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.

by Claudia Hammond 2019

3.59

3k+ ratings

👹 Nazi Germany 👑 Dictator Biographies 📈 Rise To Power 🧠 Political Psychology 📣 Propaganda Analysis

To End All Wars

by Adam Hochschild • 2011

A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.

4.14

9k+

🪖 World War One 🎖️ Military History 📖 Narrative History 👥 Social History ☮️ Peace Movements

To End All Wars 91%

A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.

by Adam Hochschild 2011

4.14

9k+ ratings

🪖 World War One 🎖️ Military History 📖 Narrative History 👥 Social History ☮️ Peace Movements

War as I Knew It

by George S. Patton Jr. • 1947

Relentless attack, improvised supply, and a belief that defense loses wars: Patton's own account.

4.12

3k+

🪖 Military Command 📖 War Memoirs 🗺️ Military Strategy 🎖️ Combat Leadership ⚡ Maneuver Warfare

War as I Knew It 91%

Relentless attack, improvised supply, and a belief that defense loses wars: Patton's own account.

by George S. Patton Jr. 1947

4.12

3k+ ratings

🪖 Military Command 📖 War Memoirs 🗺️ Military Strategy 🎖️ Combat Leadership ⚡ Maneuver Warfare

To Risk It All

by James G. Stavridis • 2022

Nine naval crises and the decision code each reveals for leading when the stakes are catastrophic.

3.98

684

⚓ Naval Leadership 📜 Naval History 🚨 Crisis Decision Making 🛡️ Military Ethics 🦁 Moral Courage

To Risk It All 91%

Nine naval crises and the decision code each reveals for leading when the stakes are catastrophic.

by James G. Stavridis 2022

3.98

684 ratings

⚓ Naval Leadership 📜 Naval History 🚨 Crisis Decision Making 🛡️ Military Ethics 🦁 Moral Courage

1776

by David McCullough • 2005

How a year of defeats and desertions almost ended the American Revolution before it began.

4.10

250k+

🦅 American Revolution ⚔️ Military History 🏰 18th Century Warfare 📖 Narrative History 📚 Popular History

1776 91%

How a year of defeats and desertions almost ended the American Revolution before it began.

by David McCullough 2005

4.10

250k+ ratings

🦅 American Revolution ⚔️ Military History 🏰 18th Century Warfare 📖 Narrative History 📚 Popular History

George Washington

by James MacGregor Burns • 2004

How Washington invented the presidency from scratch, and why his precedents still rule the office.

3.97

1k+

🏛️ Presidential Biography 🔔 Founding Era 📜 Constitutional Origins ⚡ Executive Power 🎓 Leadership Studies

George Washington 91%

How Washington invented the presidency from scratch, and why his precedents still rule the office.

by James MacGregor Burns 2004

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Biography 🔔 Founding Era 📜 Constitutional Origins ⚡ Executive Power 🎓 Leadership Studies

Blood and Iron

by Katja Hoyer • 2021

Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.

4.15

4k+

🏰 Imperial Germany 🤝 German Unification ♟️ Realpolitik 🧱 Nation Building ⚔️ Militarism

Blood and Iron 91%

Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.

by Katja Hoyer 2021

4.15

4k+ ratings

🏰 Imperial Germany 🤝 German Unification ♟️ Realpolitik 🧱 Nation Building ⚔️ Militarism

The Habsburgs

by Martyn Rady • 2020

The millennium-long dynasty ruling Europe through marriage, forgery, and propaganda, not just war.

3.86

3k+

👑 Dynastic History 🗺️ Central Europe 🦅 Holy Roman Empire 💍 Strategic Marriages ✝️ Religious Conflict

The Habsburgs 91%

The millennium-long dynasty ruling Europe through marriage, forgery, and propaganda, not just war.

by Martyn Rady 2020

3.86

3k+ ratings

👑 Dynastic History 🗺️ Central Europe 🦅 Holy Roman Empire 💍 Strategic Marriages ✝️ Religious Conflict

John Adams

by David McCullough • 2001

Washington led the army, Jefferson wrote the words. Adams did the work that saved them both.

4.09

379k+

👔 Founding Fathers 🇺🇸 Presidential Biography ⚔️ Revolutionary War Era 📜 Diplomatic History 📖 Narrative History

John Adams 91%

Washington led the army, Jefferson wrote the words. Adams did the work that saved them both.

by David McCullough 2001

4.09

379k+ ratings

👔 Founding Fathers 🇺🇸 Presidential Biography ⚔️ Revolutionary War Era 📜 Diplomatic History 📖 Narrative History

The Way of the Warrior

by James F. Dunnigan • 1997

Great generals mastered logistics, talent, and PR. Their playbook works in business.

3.84

🪖 Military Leadership ♟️ Strategic Management 📜 Historical Case Studies 📦 Logistics And Operations 🗣️ Communication Strategies

The Way of the Warrior 91%

Great generals mastered logistics, talent, and PR. Their playbook works in business.

by James F. Dunnigan 1997

3.84

19 ratings

🪖 Military Leadership ♟️ Strategic Management 📜 Historical Case Studies 📦 Logistics And Operations 🗣️ Communication Strategies

HOMBRES QUE CAMBIARON LA HISTORIA

by Jaime Maristany • 2014

From Moses to Napoleon: the leadership moves that turned ten mortals into history's architects.

3.28

170

👥 Collective Biography 🏺 Ancient History 📜 Great Man Theory ⚔️ Military Strategy 🛐 Religious Founders

HOMBRES QUE CAMBIARON LA HISTORIA Summary

HOMBRES QUE CAMBIARON LA HISTORIA 91%

From Moses to Napoleon: the leadership moves that turned ten mortals into history's architects.

by Jaime Maristany 2014

3.28

170 ratings

👥 Collective Biography 🏺 Ancient History 📜 Great Man Theory ⚔️ Military Strategy 🛐 Religious Founders

The Accidental Admiral

by James G. Stavridis • 2014

What a Navy admiral learned commanding NATO through Afghanistan, Libya, and a balky Russia.

4.00

248

📖 Military Memoir 🎖️ Military Leadership 🤝 Alliance Politics ⚔️ Military Strategy 🛡️ Counterinsurgency

The Accidental Admiral 91%

What a Navy admiral learned commanding NATO through Afghanistan, Libya, and a balky Russia.

by James G. Stavridis 2014

4.00

248 ratings

📖 Military Memoir 🎖️ Military Leadership 🤝 Alliance Politics ⚔️ Military Strategy 🛡️ Counterinsurgency

The Last Stand

by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2010

Custer chased glory; Sitting Bull saw it coming. The collision and the myth it made.

4.05

12k+

🪖 Military History 🏞️ American Frontier 🏹 Native American History 🛡️ Indian Wars 🎖️ Military Leadership

The Last Stand 91%

Custer chased glory; Sitting Bull saw it coming. The collision and the myth it made.

by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010

4.05

12k+ ratings

🪖 Military History 🏞️ American Frontier 🏹 Native American History 🛡️ Indian Wars 🎖️ Military Leadership

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