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On Killing Summary
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman 1995 400 pages
4.12
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
One Bullet Away Summary
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
by Nathaniel Fick 2000 398 pages
4.19
11k+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
History
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
Military Fiction
The Killing Zone Summary
The Killing Zone
My Life in the Vietnam War
by Frederick Downs Jr. 1978 240 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
History
War
Military Fiction
Fighter Pilot Summary
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
by Robin Olds 2010 417 pages
4.47
3k+ ratings
Biography
History
Aviation
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Japan
SEAL Team Six Summary
SEAL Team Six
Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper
by Howard E. Wasdin 2011 352 pages
4.06
17k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
The Giant Killer Summary
The Giant Killer
American Hero, Mercenary, Spy โ€” The Incredible True Story of the Smallest Man to Serve in the U.S. Militaryโ€”Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty
by David A. Yuzuk 2020 318 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
Biography
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
100+ 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
4.4
100+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
Military History
Clausewitz on Strategy Summary
Clausewitz on Strategy
Inspiration and Insight from a Master Strategist
by Tiha von Ghyczy 2001 208 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Military Fiction
Philosophy
War
The March Of Folly Summary
The March Of Folly
From Troy To Vietnam
by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages
4.02
6k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
The Battle For Syria Summary
The Battle For Syria
International Rivalry In The New Middle East
by Christopher Phillips
4.15
100+ ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
Legionnaire Summary
Legionnaire
Five Years in the French Foreign Legion
by Simon Murray
4.37
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
No Hero Summary
No Hero
The Evolution of a Navy SEAL
by Mark Owen
4.14
4k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
Kill Chain Summary
Kill Chain
Drones and The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
by Andrew Cockburn
3.82
500+ ratings
History
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
4.09
3k+ ratings
Biography
Military Fiction
History
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