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Here are 19 of the best military nonfiction books that you must read right now. Check out our comprehensive book list to get started.
- ‘Missionaries’ by Phil Klay. See More Reviews. SEE IT. Winner of the National Book Award, Phil Klay’s Missionaries is a complex and incredibly nuanced web of stories.
- ‘The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived’ by Adm. William McRaven (ret.) See More Reviews. SEE IT. Building upon the success of his previous works, Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life and Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations, retired Adm.
- ‘The Hooligans of Kandahar: Not All War Stories are Heroic’ by Joseph Kassabian. See More Reviews. SEE IT. I had been meaning to read Joseph Kassabian’s 2018 memoir about his experiences fighting in the peak of the Afghanistan War for some time.
- ‘Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs’ by David Philipps. See More Reviews. SEE IT. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter David Philipps presents an extensively-researched account of the investigation and trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher over allegations he killed a captured juvenile ISIS fighter in Mosul, Iraq in 2017.
- The Forever War" by Dexter Filkins. If you want to gain an understanding of America's war with radical Islamists, look no further than "The Forever War" by journalist Dexter Filkins.
- The Pentagon Wars" by James Burton. Former Air Force Col. James Burton gives the inside account of what it's like when the Pentagon wants to develop a new weapons system.
- Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden. Most people have seen the movie, but this is one of those times when you should definitely read the book. This brilliant account by journalist Mark Bowden tells the story of the Oct.
- One Bullet Away" by Nathaniel Fick. This book gives an inside look at the transformation that takes place from civilian to Marine Corps officer. A classics major at Dartmouth, Fick joins the Marines in 1998 an idealistic young man and leaves a battle-hardened and skilled leader after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Dec 24, 2021 · Here, Five Books editor Sophie Roell shares some of her favourite nonfiction books of the year, from history to economics, lessons on how to write like Chekhov to the part each of us can play in reducing political polarization.
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