War Book Summaries

Rogue State Summary
Rogue State
A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
by William Blum 2000 393 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Politics
History
War
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Japan
King Rat Summary
King Rat
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.19
43k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
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
The Next Civil War Summary
The Next Civil War
Dispatches from the American Future
by Stephen Marche 2022 238 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
American History
Soul Hunter Summary
Soul Hunter
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages
4.35
4k+ ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Propaganda Blitz Summary
Propaganda Blitz
How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
by David Edwards 2018 336 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Politics
Journalism
History
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
Three Sisters Summary
Three Sisters
by Heather Morris 2021 416 pages
4.37
84k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Holocaust
Witness to Surrender Summary
Witness to Surrender
by Siddique Salik 1977 245 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
History
Pakistan
Politics
Stories Are Weapons Summary
Stories Are Weapons
Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
by Annalee Newitz 2024 246 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
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
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the Worldโ€™s Most Precious Manuscripts Summary
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the Worldโ€™s Most Precious Manuscripts
by Joshua Hammer 2016 280 pages
3.49
12k+ ratings
History
Africa
Books About Books
Dark Territory Summary
Dark Territory
The Secret History of Cyber War
by Fred Kaplan 2016 339 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
History
Technology
Politics
Infantry Attacks Summary
Infantry Attacks
by Erwin Rommel 1937 265 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
83k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
All Our Yesterdays Summary
All Our Yesterdays
by Natalia Ginzburg 1952 300 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Italy
Historical Fiction
Italian Literature
The Splendid and the Vile Summary
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larson 2020 546 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
History
Biography
World War II
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
Rules of Engagement Summary
Rules of Engagement
Preparing for Your Role in the Spiritual Battle
by Derek Prince 2006 224 pages
4.48
100+ ratings
Faith
Christian
Christianity
Pakistan on the Brink Summary
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
by Ahmed Rashid 2012 256 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Politics
Pakistan
History
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
On War Summary
On War
by Carl von Clausewitz 1832 732 pages
3.96
14k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
War
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
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett 2006 416 pages
4.25
34k+ ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
Masters of Command Summary
Masters of Command
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
by Barry S. Strauss 2012 320 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
History
Leadership
Ancient History
Legionnaire Summary
Legionnaire
Five Years in the French Foreign Legion
by Simon Murray 1978 384 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
The Bronze Horseman Summary
The Bronze Horseman
by Paullina Simons 2000 637 pages
4.29
91k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Fearless Summary
Fearless
The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown
by Eric Blehm 2012 257 pages
4.57
21k+ ratings
Biography
Military Fiction
History
The Tin Ring Summary
The Tin Ring
How I Cheated Death
by Zdenka Fantlova 1996 228 pages
4.44
100+ ratings
History
Holocaust
War
1001 Nights in Iraq Summary
1001 Nights in Iraq
The Shocking Story of an American Forced to Fight for Saddam Against the Country He Loves
by Shant Kenderian 2005 304 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Memoir
War
Surprise, Kill, Vanish Summary
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
by Annie Jacobsen 2019 560 pages
4.33
6k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
Politics
Tears of the Desert Summary
Tears of the Desert
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
by Halima Bashir 2008 316 pages
4.23
4k+ ratings
Africa
Memoir
Biography
Days of Fire Summary
Days of Fire
Bush and Cheney in the White House
by Peter Baker 2013 816 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
The Last Colony Summary
The Last Colony
by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages
4.10
69k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Military Fiction
New Cold Wars Summary
New Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
by David E. Sanger 2024 528 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
China
The Art of War/The Prince Summary
The Art of War/The Prince
by Niccolรฒ Machiavelli 1521 312 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Blood Telegram Summary
The Blood Telegram
Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
by Gary J. Bass 2013 528 pages
4.35
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
India
A New Foreign Policy Summary
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018 262 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Wives Summary
The Wives
A Memoir
by Simone Gorrindo 2024 416 pages
3.77
7k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Military Fiction
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
Decline and Fall Summary
Decline and Fall
The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
by John Michael Greer 2014 304 pages
4.29
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Ragged Edge of Night Summary
The Ragged Edge of Night
by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages
4.16
47k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
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
The Afghanistan Papers Summary
The Afghanistan Papers
A Secret History of the War
by Craig Whitlock 2021 368 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
Metaphysics of War Summary
Metaphysics of War
by Julius Evola 1996 154 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
War
The Miracle of the Kurds Summary
The Miracle of the Kurds
A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq
by Stephen Mansfield 2014 272 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
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
Making Bombs for Hitler Summary
Making Bombs for Hitler
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 2012 186 pages
4.34
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Nazi Conspiracy Summary
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer 2023 400 pages
4.15
9k+ ratings
History
World War II
Politics
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