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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
by David Halberstam

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Generation Kill Generation Kill
by Evan Wright

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A powerhouse work of nonfiction, Generation Kill expands on Evan Wright's acclaimed three-part series that appeared in Rolling Stone during the summer of 2003. His narrative follows the twenty-three marines of First Recon who spearheaded the blitzkrieg... (read more)

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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.) Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.)
by Adam Nicolson

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In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth... (read more)

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Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
by Jack Coughlin

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Jack Coughlin is the Marine Corps’ top-ranked sniper, the man who personally brings America’s military muscle to the enemy’s front door. In twenty years of active service, he has accumulated one of the most impressive records in the... (read more)

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The Art of War The Art of War
by Sun Tzu and Samuel B. Griffith

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Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding... (read more)

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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (P.S.) To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (P.S.)
by Arthur Herman

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To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian... (read more)

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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
by Jeremy Scahill

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Meet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the U.S. government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With its own military base, a fleet of twenty aircraft, and twenty-thousand troops at the ready... (read more)

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Dispatches Dispatches
by Michael Herr

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"He seems to have brought to this book the ear of a musician and the eye of a painter . . . the premier war correspondence of Vietnam."--Washington Post. "The best book I have ever read on men and war in our time."--John le Carre... (read more)

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1776 1776
by David McCullough

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Staying in the territory of his acclaimed epic biography John Adams, David McCullough follows George Washington and the Continental Army through the tumultuous first year of war. An exceptional narrative historian, McCullough vividly examines the... (read more)

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by Steve Coll

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"The finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al Qaeda" (New York Times Book Review) — now updated to include the 9/11 commission hearings. Looming large in the minds of the American people since the devastation of September 11, 2001... (read more)

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The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq
by John R. Crawford

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John Crawford, like many others, joined the National Guard for college money, not to fight a war. Just short of graduating, he found himself called to active duty to serve in Baghdad during the Iraq invasion. A view of the war not portrayed on national... (read more)

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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell

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Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July, 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small... (read more)

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In the Company of Heroes In the Company of Heroes
by Michael J. Durant and Steven Hartov

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Durant's experience is one of the most harrowing in the history of the American military, and one of the most compelling ever told. -from the introduction by Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down Piloting a U.S. Army Special Operations Blackhawk over... (read more)

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Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
by Robert Drury

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Halsey’s Typhoon is the story of World War II’s most unexpected disaster at sea. In the final days of 1944, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey is the Pacific theater’s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of... (read more)

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Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
by Jack Coughlin

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Marine Sniper Sgt. Jack Coughlin carried his specially designed bolt action rifle--and its nearly magical scope--into a landscape of sandstorms, firefights, and chaos during Operation Iraqi Freedom. As marines charged through the desert and leapfrogged... (read more)

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Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
by John Mccain

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Senator John McCain learned about life and honor from his grandfather and father, both four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy.Both their careers and their courage helped prepare McCain for the biggest challenge of his life when, as a naval aviator, he was... (read more)

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The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
by Niall Ferguson

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Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Fergusonas numerous acclaimed works have been leading up to. In it, he grapples with perhaps the most challenging questions of modern history: Why was the twentieth century... (read more)

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Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History)
by David Hacke Fischer

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Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer... (read more)

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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
by Thomas E Ricks

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A book so timely, it should be required reading. Hardly a polemic, this detailed and well-researched book succinctly explains how we got into this war and how each touchpoint has been bungled along the way. Recommended by Ted... (read more)

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Jutland 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes Jutland 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes
by Nigel Steel

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Based on letters, diaries, unpublished memoirs, interviews, books and other sources, this detailed study examines the whole event from the perspective of participants on both sides and from all ranks. Relive the dramatic intensity of the battle, and the... (read more)


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