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All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque 1928 296 pages
4.09
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Catch-22 Summary
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller 1961 453 pages
3.99
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler
My Part in His Downfall
by Spike Milligan 1971 142 pages
4.03
8k+ ratings
Humor
Biography
History
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010 475 pages
4.39
900k+ ratings
History
Biography
World War II
The Warrior Ethos Summary
The Warrior Ethos
by Steven Pressfield 2011 112 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Military Fiction
Philosophy
History
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
Freedom's Forge Summary
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
by Arthur Herman 2012 432 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
History
Business
Economics
Bloodlands Summary
Bloodlands
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
by Timothy Snyder 2010 524 pages
4.39
18k+ ratings
History
War
World War II
Why Men Fight Summary
Why Men Fight
by Bertrand Russell Earl 1916 280 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Fiasco Summary
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
by Thomas E. Ricks 2006 482 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
Military Fiction
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
The Heart and the Fist Summary
The Heart and the Fist
The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL
by Eric Greitens 2011 320 pages
4.12
9k+ ratings
Military Fiction
Biography
Memoir
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
What Everyone Needs to Know
by P.W. Singer 2013 320 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Politics
Strategy Summary
Strategy
A History
by Lawrence Freedman 2013 768 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
History
Business
Politics
Killing Hitler Summary
Killing Hitler
The Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator Who Cheated Death
by Roger Moorhouse 2006 400 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
History
World War II
Germany
War Dogs Summary
War Dogs
Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
by Rebecca Frankel 2013 272 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Animals
History
Dogs
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree Summary
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
by Laura Hillman 2003 274 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Holocaust
History
Memoir
The Girls of Atomic City Summary
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by Denise Kiernan 2013 373 pages
3.72
31k+ ratings
History
World War II
Science
Facing Violence Summary
Facing Violence
Preparing for the Unexpected
by Rory Miller 2011 242 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Martial Arts
Psychology
Self Help
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict Summary
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
by Thomas Cuong Huynh 2008 256 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
It IS About Islam Summary
It IS About Islam
Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate (3)
by Glenn Beck 2015 272 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Religion
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
Speed Training Summary
Speed Training
For Combat, Boxing, Martial Arts, and MMA: How to Maximize Your Hand Speed, Foot Speed, Punching Speed, Kicking Speed, Wrestling Speed, and Fighting Speed
by J. Barnes 2005 184 pages
3.59
100+ ratings
Martial Arts
War
Sports
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
War on Peace Summary
War on Peace
The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
by Ronan Farrow 2018 392 pages
4.15
8k+ ratings
Politics
History
War
Propaganda Blitz Summary
Propaganda Blitz
How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
by David Edwards 2018 336 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Politics
Journalism
History
The Art of War/The Art of Warfare Summary
The Art of War/The Art of Warfare
by Sun Tzu 2002 143 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
History
American Wife Summary
American Wife
Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
by Taya Kyle 2015 329 pages
4.27
4k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Military Fiction
The Pianist from Syria Summary
The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
by Aeham Ahmad 2017 240 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Music
Beyond Band of Brothers Summary
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
by Dick Winters 2006 304 pages
4.32
19k+ ratings
History
Biography
World War II
Fighter Pilot Summary
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs Of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
by Robin Olds 2010 416 pages
4.48
3k+ ratings
Biography
History
Aviation
How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Why The Truth Matters More Than You Think Summary
How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Why The Truth Matters More Than You Think
by Andy Andrews 2011 83 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Leadership in War Summary
Leadership in War
Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History
by Andrew Roberts 2019 256 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
History
Leadership
Biography
A Long Way Gone Summary
A Long Way Gone
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah 2007 229 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
War
Taking Flight Summary
Taking Flight
From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
by Michaela DePrince 2014 256 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Africa
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Japan
Power, Terror, Peace, and War Summary
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
by Walter Russell Mead 2004 256 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
History
Politics
International Relations
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
by P.W. Singer 2018 416 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Pakistan on the Brink Summary
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
by Ahmed Rashid 2012 256 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Politics
Pakistan
History
First They Killed My Father Summary
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by Loung Ung 2000 238 pages
4.35
50k+ ratings
History
Memoir
Biography
Central America's Forgotten History Summary
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
by Aviva Chomsky 2021 304 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
History
Politics
War
The Art of War Summary
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu 170 pages
3.95
500k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
War
SEAL Team Six Summary
SEAL Team Six
Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper
by Howard E. Wasdin 2011 331 pages
4.06
17k+ ratings
Military Fiction
Biography
History
On Combat Summary
On Combat
The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
by Dave Grossman 2004 395 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
The History and Future of American Intelligence
by Amy B. Zegart 2022 360 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Espionage
The Power of Women Summary
The Power of Women
A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing
by Denis Mukwege 2021 320 pages
4.71
1k+ ratings
Feminism
Africa
War
Saving Freud Summary
Saving Freud
The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom
by Andrew Nagorski 2022 345 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Psychoanalysis
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough
A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning
by Mike Hayes 2021 240 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Military Fiction
Rules of Engagement Summary
Rules of Engagement
Preparing for Your Role in the Spiritual Battle
by Derek Prince 2006 224 pages
4.47
100+ ratings
Faith
Christian
Christianity
The Tin Ring Summary
The Tin Ring
How I Cheated Death
by Zdenka Fantlova 1996 228 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
History
Holocaust
War
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