Military History Book Summaries

On Killing Summary
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Dave Grossman 1995 367 pages
4.12
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
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 March Of Folly Summary
The March Of Folly
From Troy To Vietnam
by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
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
98k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
War
Fiasco Summary
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
by Thomas E. Ricks 2006 482 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
Military Fiction
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
The Battle For Syria Summary
The Battle For Syria
International Rivalry In The New Middle East
by Christopher Phillips 2016 320 pages
4.16
100+ ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Giant Killer Summary
The Giant Killer
The shocking true story of a homeless war hero, hidden spy and his eterrnal vow to the woman he loved.
by David A. Yuzuk 2020 292 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
It Doesn't Take a Hero Summary
It Doesn't Take a Hero
The Autobiography of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
by Norman Schwarzkopf 1992 656 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
Biography
Military Fiction
History
One Bullet Away Summary
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
by Nathaniel Fick 2005 372 pages
4.20
11k+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
History
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1 Summary
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
by Steven Runciman 1951 394 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
History
Medieval
Medieval History
War Summary
War
How Conflict Shaped Us
by Margaret MacMillan 2020 304 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
History
War
Politics
War as I Knew It Summary
War as I Knew It
by George S. Patton Jr. 1947 425 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
History
Biography
Military Fiction
War Dogs Summary
War Dogs
Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
by Rebecca Frankel 2013 272 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Animals
History
Dogs
Boyd Summary
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
by Robert Coram 2004 504 pages
4.18
7k+ ratings
Biography
History
Military Fiction
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
4.36
500+ ratings
History
Medieval History
Medieval
The Killing Zone Summary
The Killing Zone
My Life in the Vietnam War
by Frederick Downs 1978 272 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
History
War
Military Fiction
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Japan
Six Days of Impossible Summary
Six Days of Impossible
Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back
by Robert Adams 2017 228 pages
4.40
100+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
Military History
Infantry Attacks Summary
Infantry Attacks
by Erwin Rommel 1937 265 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
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
4.35
500+ ratings
History
Medieval History
Medieval
Black Hawk Down Summary
Black Hawk Down
A Story of Modern War
by Mark Bowden 1999 386 pages
4.30
67k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
Fighter Pilot Summary
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs Of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
by Robin Olds 2010 416 pages
4.48
3k+ ratings
Biography
Aviation
History
To Risk It All Summary
To Risk It All
Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision
by James G. Stavridis 2022 351 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
Leadership
Strong Men Armed Summary
Strong Men Armed
The United States Marines Against Japan
by Robert Leckie 1961 576 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
World War II
Legionnaire Summary
Legionnaire
Five Years in the French Foreign Legion
by Simon Murray 1978 384 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
Attack and Die Summary
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
by Grady McWhiney 1982 232 pages
3.57
100+ ratings
Civil War
History
American Civil War
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
Politics
War
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
8k+ ratings
History
World War I
War
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence Summary
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
by Norman F. Dixon 1976 448 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
History
Psychology
Military Fiction
Rommel Summary
Rommel
Lessons from Yesterday for Today's Leaders
by Charles Messenger 2009 224 pages
3.40
100+ ratings
History
Leadership
World War II
Counterinsurgency Warfare Summary
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Theory and Practice
by David Galula 1964 128 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
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
100+ ratings
History
Military History
Military Fiction
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
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife
The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
by Mark Mazzetti 2013 381 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Military Fiction
Hero Summary
Hero
The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
by Michael Korda 2010 699 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Island Infernos Summary
Island Infernos
The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
by John C. McManus 2021 656 pages
4.48
500+ ratings
History
World War II
Military History
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
4.16
100+ ratings
Military Fiction
War
History
The Gun Summary
The Gun
by C.J. Chivers 2010 496 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
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