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

Rogue State Summary

A Guide to the World's Only Superpower

by William Blum 2000 393 pages

Supreme Commander Summary

Supreme Commander

MacArthur's Triumph in Japan

by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages

King Rat Summary

by James Clavell 1962 368 pages

Historical Fiction

The Killing Zone Summary

The Killing Zone

My Life in the Vietnam War

by Frederick Downs 1978 272 pages

Military Fiction

The Next Civil War Summary

The Next Civil War

Dispatches from the American Future

by Stephen Marche 2022 238 pages

American History

Soul Hunter Summary

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages

Science Fiction

Propaganda Blitz Summary

Propaganda Blitz

How the Corporate Media Distort Reality

by David Edwards 2018 336 pages

Six Days of Impossible Summary

Six Days of Impossible

Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back

by Robert Adams 2017 228 pages

Military Fiction

Military History

Three Sisters Summary

by Heather Morris 2021 416 pages

Historical Fiction

Witness to Surrender Summary

Witness to Surrender

by Siddique Salik 1977 245 pages

Stories Are Weapons Summary

Stories Are Weapons

Psychological Warfare and the American Mind

by Annalee Newitz 2024 246 pages

Never Enough Summary

A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning

by Mike Hayes 2021 240 pages

Military Fiction

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts Summary

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts

by Joshua Hammer 2016 280 pages

Books About Books

Dark Territory Summary

The Secret History of Cyber War

by Fred Kaplan 2016 339 pages

Infantry Attacks Summary

Infantry Attacks

by Erwin Rommel 1937 265 pages

Military Fiction

Red Storm Rising Summary

Red Storm Rising

by Tom Clancy 1986

Military Fiction

All Our Yesterdays Summary

All Our Yesterdays

by Natalia Ginzburg 1952 300 pages

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

Black Hawk Down Summary

Black Hawk Down

A Story of Modern War

by Mark Bowden 1999 386 pages

Military Fiction

Rules of Engagement Summary

Rules of Engagement

Preparing for Your Role in the Spiritual Battle

by Derek Prince 2006 224 pages

Pakistan on the Brink Summary

Pakistan on the Brink

The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

by Ahmed Rashid 2012 256 pages

Fighter Pilot Summary

The Memoirs Of Legendary Ace Robin Olds

by Robin Olds 2010 416 pages

by Carl von Clausewitz 1832 732 pages

Strong Men Armed Summary

Strong Men Armed

The United States Marines Against Japan

by Robert Leckie 1961 576 pages

Military Fiction

Horus Rising Summary

by Dan Abnett 2006 416 pages

Science Fiction

Masters of Command Summary

Masters of Command

Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership

by Barry S. Strauss 2012 320 pages

Ancient History

Legionnaire Summary

Five Years in the French Foreign Legion

by Simon Murray 1978 384 pages

Military Fiction

The Bronze Horseman Summary

The Bronze Horseman

by Paullina Simons 2000 637 pages

Historical Fiction

Fearless Summary

The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown

by Eric Blehm 2012 257 pages

Military Fiction

The Tin Ring Summary

How I Cheated Death

by Zdenka Fantlova 1996 228 pages

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

Surprise, Kill, Vanish Summary

Surprise, Kill, Vanish

The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins

by Annie Jacobsen 2019 560 pages

Military Fiction

Tears of the Desert Summary

Tears of the Desert

A Memoir of Survival in Darfur

by Halima Bashir 2008 316 pages

Days of Fire Summary

Bush and Cheney in the White House

by Peter Baker 2013 816 pages

The Last Colony Summary

The Last Colony

by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

Military Fiction

New Cold Wars Summary

China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West

by David E. Sanger 2024 528 pages

The Art of War/The Prince Summary

The Art of War/The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli 1521 312 pages

The Blood Telegram Summary

The Blood Telegram

Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide

by Gary J. Bass 2013 528 pages

A New Foreign Policy Summary

A New Foreign Policy

Beyond American Exceptionalism

by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018 262 pages

International Relations

The Wives Summary

by Simone Gorrindo 2024 416 pages

Military Fiction

Kill Chain Summary

Drones and The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins

by Andrew Cockburn 2015 320 pages

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

The Ragged Edge of Night Summary

The Ragged Edge of Night

by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages

Historical Fiction

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

International Relations

The Afghanistan Papers Summary

The Afghanistan Papers

A Secret History of the War

by Craig Whitlock 2021 368 pages

Metaphysics of War Summary

Metaphysics of War

by Julius Evola 1996 154 pages

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

A World Undone Summary

The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

by G.J. Meyer 2006 704 pages

Making Bombs for Hitler Summary

Making Bombs for Hitler

by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 2012 186 pages

Historical Fiction

The Nazi Conspiracy Summary

The Nazi Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

by Brad Meltzer 2023 400 pages

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