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

Gone with the Wind Summary

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell 1936 1037 pages

Historical Fiction

LikeWar Summary

The Weaponization of Social Media

by P.W. Singer 2018 416 pages

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

Military Fiction

The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought Summary

The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought

by Sun Tzu 2013 760 pages

Soldier Boys Summary

by Dean Hughes 2001 240 pages

Historical Fiction

Half of a Yellow Sun Summary

Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages

Historical Fiction

Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" Summary

Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War"

How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World

by Patrick J. Buchanan 2008 544 pages

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

A History of Nazi Germany

by William L. Shirer 1960 1147 pages

Beneath a Scarlet Sky Summary

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

by Mark T. Sullivan 2017 509 pages

Historical Fiction

Code Name Verity Summary

Code Name Verity

by Elizabeth Wein 2012 452 pages

Historical Fiction

Bloodlands Summary

Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

by Timothy Snyder 2010 524 pages

Killing Hope Summary

U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II

by William Blum 1995 500 pages

All the Light We Cannot See Summary

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr 2014 544 pages

Historical Fiction

Ten Myths About Israel Summary

Ten Myths About Israel

by Ilan Pappé 2017 192 pages

A Farewell to Arms Summary

A Farewell to Arms

by Ernest Hemingway 1929 293 pages

Historical Fiction

The Crusades Summary

The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

by Thomas Asbridge 2010 784 pages

Old Man's War Summary

by John Scalzi 2005 318 pages

Science Fiction

War on Peace Summary

The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence

by Ronan Farrow 2018 392 pages

The Power of Women Summary

The Power of Women

A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing

by Denis Mukwege 2021 320 pages

A Peace to End All Peace Summary

A Peace to End All Peace

The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East

by David Fromkin 1989 635 pages

Cryptonomicon Summary

by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages

Science Fiction

Historical Fiction

American Sniper Summary

American Sniper

The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

by Chris Kyle 2012 502 pages

Military Fiction

The Red Badge of Courage Summary

The Red Badge of Courage

by Stephen Crane 1895 149 pages

Historical Fiction

Freedom's Forge Summary

Freedom's Forge

How American Business Produced Victory in World War II

by Arthur Herman 2012 432 pages

Central America's Forgotten History Summary

Central America's Forgotten History

Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration

by Aviva Chomsky 2021 304 pages

Latin American History

Adolf Hitler Summary

My Part in His Downfall

by Spike Milligan 1971 142 pages

The Beekeeper of Aleppo Summary

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

by Christy Lefteri 2019 317 pages

Historical Fiction

Postwar Summary

A History of Europe Since 1945

by Tony Judt 2005 933 pages

European History

The Forever War Summary

The Forever War

by Joe Haldeman 1974 278 pages

Science Fiction

Persian Fire Summary

The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

by Tom Holland 2005 418 pages

Ancient History

Mapping the Bones Summary

Mapping the Bones

by Jane Yolen 2018 421 pages

Historical Fiction

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms

The History and Future of American Intelligence

by Amy B. Zegart 2022 360 pages

Napoleon Summary

by Andrew Roberts 2014 976 pages

Why Men Fight Summary

by Bertrand Russell 1916 280 pages

Military Inc. Summary

Inside Pakistan's Military Economy

by Ayesha Siddiqa 2007 292 pages

Dead Wake Summary

The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

by Erik Larson 2015 430 pages

The March Of Folly Summary

The March Of Folly

From Troy To Vietnam

by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages

Lilac Girls Summary

by Martha Hall Kelly 2016 487 pages

Historical Fiction

The Return of Great Powers Summary

The Return of Great Powers

Russia, China, and the Next World War

by Jim Sciutto 2024 368 pages

The Good Muslim Summary

The Good Muslim

by Tahmima Anam 2011 304 pages

Historical Fiction

by Sara Pennypacker 2016 278 pages

A Line in the Sand Summary

A Line in the Sand

Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East

by James Barr 2011 352 pages

The Nazis Summary

A Warning from History

by Laurence Rees 1997 256 pages

The Bomber Mafia Summary

The Bomber Mafia

A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

by Malcolm Gladwell 2021 256 pages

Lone Survivor Summary

The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

by Marcus Luttrell 2006 390 pages

Military Fiction

The American Military Adventure in Iraq

by Thomas E. Ricks 2006 482 pages

Military Fiction

The Island of Sea Women Summary

The Island of Sea Women

by Lisa See 2019 374 pages

Historical Fiction

Facing Violence Summary

Facing Violence

Preparing for the Unexpected

by Rory Miller 2011 242 pages

A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home

by Benjamin Hall 2023 281 pages

The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China Summary

The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China

by Ralph D. Sawyer 1993 592 pages

Military Fiction

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