War
War shapes both battlefields and human hearts, leaving indelible marks on soldiers and civilians alike through combat, strategy, and profound moral choices. These powerful accounts and analyses explore humanity's greatest conflicts - from ancient warfare to modern cyberthreats, from frontline combat to home front struggles - revealing their lasting impact on individuals, nations, and the course of history.
War Book Summaries
Rules of Engagement
Preparing for Your Role in the Spiritual Battle
Faith
Christian
War
The Tin Ring
How I Cheated Death
Holocaust
History
War
1001 Nights in Iraq
The Shocking Story of an American Forced to Fight for Saddam Against the Country He Loves
Memoir
War
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
Military Fiction
Biography
History
Brave Genius
A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
History
Science
Biography
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
And their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
History
Africa
Books About Books
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, including The Art of War
History
China
Military Fiction
Six Days of Impossible
Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back
Military Fiction
War
Military History
Tears of the Desert
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
Africa
Memoir
Biography
The 33 Strategies Of War
Psychology
History
Business
The Art of War
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
History
Biography
World War II
How Civil Wars Start
And How to Stop Them
Politics
History
War
The Book Thief
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
War and Peace
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
The Women
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Clausewitz on Strategy
Inspiration and Insight from a Master Strategist
Military Fiction
Philosophy
War
The March Of Folly
From Troy To Vietnam
History
Politics
War
The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought
Philosophy
Classics
History
American Sniper
The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
Biography
Military Fiction
History
Cryptonomicon
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Black Wave
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran
Code Name Verity
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
100 Deadly Skills
The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation
Survival
Self Help
Military Fiction
The English Patient
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
You Are Worth It
Building a Life Worth Fighting For
Military Fiction
Memoir
War
Saved
A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home
Memoir
Biography
War
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Gone with the Wind
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Atonement
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
History
Politics
Economics
Warrior Mindset
Mental Toughness Skills for a Nation's Peacekeepers
Military Fiction
Psychology
Self Help
The Rose Code
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Graphic Edition
Graphic Novels
History
Politics
Fall of Giants
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Red Badge of Courage
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
History
Politics
Asia
The Sympathizer
Historical Fiction
War
Asia
The Island of Sea Women
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
All the Light We Cannot See
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
A Farewell to Arms
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
Slaughterhouse-Five
Science Fiction
Classics
Historical Fiction
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Historical Fiction
Historical
Novels
A Peace to End All Peace
The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
Politics
War
World History
The Least of All Possible Evils
Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza
Politics
Philosophy
History
Persian Fire
The First World Empire, Battle for the West - 'Magisterial' Books of the Year, Independent
History
Ancient History
Ancient
The Return of Great Powers
Russia, China, and the Next World War
Politics
History
International Relations
A Century of War
Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order
Politics
History
Economics
The Battle For Syria
International Rivalry In The New Middle East
Politics
History
International Relations
Legionnaire
Five Years in the French Foreign Legion
Military Fiction
History
Biography