MILITARY HISTORY 101: the best military history books

Explore the best military history books with MILITARY HISTORY 101. Discover top reads on battles, strategies, and heroes that shaped the world. Perfect for history buffs!

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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young

by Lt. General Ha Moore

Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. …
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A Rumor of War

by Philip Caputo

Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.
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The Things They Carried

by Tim O'Brien

One of the first questions people ask about The Things They Carried is this: Is it a novel, or a collection of short stories? The …
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Dispatches

by Michael Herr

"The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines. …
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The 900 Days

by Harrison Salisbury

The Nazi siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was one of the most gruesome episodes of World War II. Nearly three million people endured …
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The Great War and Modern Memory

by Paul Fussell

The year 2000 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Great War and Modern Memory, winner of the National Book Award, the National …
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A Vietcong Memoir

by Truong Nhu Tang

"An absorbing and moving autobiography...An important addition not only to the literature of Vietnam but to the larger human story of hope, violence and disillusion …