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Lone Survivor Summary
Lone Survivor
The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell 2006 390 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
War
Black Hawk Down Summary
Black Hawk Down
A Story of Modern War
by Mark Bowden 1999 386 pages
4.31
69k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
Infantry Attacks Summary
Infantry Attacks
by Erwin Rommel 1937 265 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
The March of Folly Summary
The March of Folly
From Troy to Vietnam
by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages
4.03
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence Summary
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
by Norman F. Dixon 1976 448 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
History
Psychology
Military Fiction
War as I Knew It Summary
War as I Knew It
by George S. Patton Jr. 1947 425 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
History
Biography
Military Fiction
Fiasco Summary
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
by Thomas E. Ricks 2006 482 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
Boyd Summary
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
by Robert Coram 2002 504 pages
4.19
8k+ ratings
Biography
History
Military Fiction
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young Summary
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
by Harold G. Moore 1991 480 pages
4.34
33k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
No Hero Summary
No Hero
The Evolution of a Navy SEAL
by Mark Owen 2014 304 pages
4.14
5k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
War Summary
War
How Conflict Shaped Us
by Margaret MacMillan 2020 304 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
History
War
Politics
Counterinsurgency Warfare Summary
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Theory and Practice
by David Galula 1964 128 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
History
One Bullet Away Summary
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
by Nathaniel Fick 2005 372 pages
4.21
11k+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
History
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III Summary
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III
The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
by Steven Runciman 1951 542 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
History
Medieval History
Medieval
The New Rules of War Summary
The New Rules of War
Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
by Sean McFate 2019 336 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
Politics
War
It Doesn't Take a Hero Summary
It Doesn't Take a Hero
The Autobiography: General H. Norman Schwartzkopf
by H. Norman Schwarzkopf 1992 530 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
Biography
Military Fiction
History
The Boer War Summary
The Boer War
by Winston S. Churchill 1991 405 pages
4.07
180 ratings
History
Africa
Biography
Afghanistan Summary
Afghanistan
The Bear Trap
by Mohammad Yousaf 1992 256 pages
3.93
228 ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
Fighter Pilot Summary
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
by Robin Olds 2010 416 pages
4.49
3k+ ratings
Biography
Aviation
Military Fiction
The Giant Killer Summary
The Giant Killer
American Hero, Mercenary, Spy--The Incredible True Story of the Smallest Man to Serve in the U.S. Military—Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty
by David A. Yuzuk 2020 318 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
A World Undone Summary
A World Undone
The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
by G.J. Meyer 2006 704 pages
4.37
9k+ ratings
History
World War I
War
The Killing Zone Summary
The Killing Zone
My Life in the Vietnam War
by Frederick Downs Jr. 1978 240 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
History
War
Military Fiction
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything Summary
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Tales from the Pentagon
by Rosa Brooks 2016 448 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
War
War Dogs Summary
War Dogs
Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
by Rebecca Frankel 2013 272 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Animals
History
Dogs
India's Wars Summary
India's Wars
A Military History 1947-1971
by Arjun Subramaniam 2016 576 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
History
India
War
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II Summary
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II
The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187
by Steven Runciman 1951 538 pages
4.34
500+ ratings
History
Medieval History
Medieval
The Gun Summary
The Gun
by C.J. Chivers 2010 496 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
Legionnaire Summary
Legionnaire
Five Years in the French Foreign Legion
by Simon Murray 1978 384 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
Biography
History
The Fall of the Ottomans Summary
The Fall of the Ottomans
The Great War in the Middle East
by Eugene Rogan 2015 512 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
History
Middle East
World War I
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.12
224 ratings
History
Biography
Japan
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age Summary
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age
by Peter Paret 1943 941 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
The Origins of Victory Summary
The Origins of Victory
How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
by Andrew F. Krepinevich 2023 568 pages
4.12
315 ratings
Military Fiction
History
War
Strong Men Armed Summary
Strong Men Armed
The United States Marines Against Japan
by Robert Leckie 1961 576 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
World War II
Kill Chain Summary
Kill Chain
Drones and The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
by Andrew Cockburn 2015 320 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
The Tunnels of Cu Chi Summary
The Tunnels of Cu Chi
by Tom Mangold 1985 302 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
History
War
Military Fiction
Agincourt Summary
Agincourt
Henry V and the Battle that Made England
by Juliet Barker 2005 445 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
History
Medieval
Military History
To Risk It All Summary
To Risk It All
Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision
by James G. Stavridis 2022 352 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
Leadership
Six Days of Impossible Summary
Six Days of Impossible
Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back
by Robert Adams 2017 228 pages
4.38
378 ratings
Military Fiction
War
Military History
Attack and Die Summary
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
by Grady McWhiney 1982 232 pages
3.56
157 ratings
Civil War
History
American Civil War
The Great Boer War Summary
The Great Boer War
by Byron Farwell 1976 532 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
History
Africa
South Africa
Cobra II Summary
Cobra II
The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
by Michael R. Gordon 2006 640 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
Military History
Rommel Summary
Rommel
Lessons from Yesterday for Today's Leaders
by Charles Messenger 2009 224 pages
3.41
170 ratings
History
Biography
Leadership
50 Battles That Changed the World Summary
50 Battles That Changed the World
The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History
by William Weir 2001 320 pages
3.65
288 ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
Island Infernos Summary
Island Infernos
The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
by John C. McManus 2021 656 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
History
World War II
Military History
The Last Warlord Summary
The Last Warlord
The Life and Legend of Dostum, the Afghan Warrior Who Led US Special Forces to Topple the Taliban Regime
by Brian Glyn Williams 2013 352 pages
4.30
120 ratings
History
Military History
Military Fiction
My Men Are My Heroes Summary
My Men Are My Heroes
The Brad Kasal Story
by Brad Kasal 2007 287 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
War
The Spartacus War Summary
The Spartacus War
by Barry S. Strauss 2009 264 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
History
Ancient History
War
The Gallic War Summary
The Gallic War
by Gaius Julius Caesar 320 pages
4.02
13k+ ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
The War for Ukraine Summary
The War for Ukraine
Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire
by Mick Ryan 2024 354 pages
3.94
83 ratings
History
Military Fiction
Military History
McNamara at War Summary
McNamara at War
A New History
by Philip Taubman 2025 512 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
History
Politics
Military Fiction
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