The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West
By: David Kilcullen
4.39
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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1. About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior
By: Ward Just , David H. Hackworth , Julie Sherman
4.36
Format: 875 pages, Hardcover
Called “everything a twentieth century war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this na… read more
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2. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
By: Donald L. Miller
4.18
Format: 671 pages, Hardcover
Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more
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"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
3. How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
By: Joe Studwell
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
How Asia Works( Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region) Hardcover JoeStudwell G… read more
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- china
4. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
By: Scott Anderson
4.08
Format: 577 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th cent… read more
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"[A] common denominator in European wars going back to the Crusades--no matter who won or lost, the one fairly reliable constant was that Jews somewhere were going to suffer."-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
"In a clever retort, alluding to both his considerable girth and to his network of influential friends abroad, the agronomist replied, “Your Excellency, the weight of my body would break the gallows w…"-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
"History is often the tale of small moments—chance encounters or casual decisions or sheer coincidence—that seem of little consequence at the time, but somehow fuse with other small moments to produce…"-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
"Over the course of his wartime service, Lawrence was awarded a number of medals and ribbons, but with his profound disdain for such things, he either threw them away or never bothered to collect them…"-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
5. The Persian Expedition
By: Xenophon , Rex Warner , None , George Cawkwell
4.18
Format: None pages,
In The Persian Expedition, Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides… read more
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6. Team of Teams: The Power of Small Groups in a Fragmented World
By: Stanley McChrystal , Chris Fussell
3.76
Format: 6 pages, Hardcover
The retired four-star general and and bestselling author ofMy Share of the Taskshares a powerful ne… read more
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7. Three Days in January
By: Bret Baier
4.33
Format: 48 pages, ebook
The blockbuster #1 national bestseller Bret Baier, the Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel … read more
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8. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
By: Serhii Plokhy
3.87
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political… read more
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9. Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?
By: Graham Allison
3.36
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES ARE HEADING TOWARD A WAR NEITHER WANTS. The reason is Thucydides's Trap… read more
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10. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles… read more
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11. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
By: Dave Grossman
3.63
Format: 56 pages,
The twentieth century, with its bloody world wars, revolutions, and genocides accounting for hundre… read more
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13. King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
By: Timothy J. Keller
3.00
Format: 18 pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author and nationally renowned minister Timothy Keller unlocks new insigh… read more
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14. This Kind of War
By: T.R. Fehrenbach
3.00
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
Updated with maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, this special fiftieth anniversary edition… read more
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15. Quantum Supremacy
By: Michio Kaku
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may… read more
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- history
16. Our Enemies Will Vanish
By: Yaroslav Trofimov
4.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people… read more
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- military history
- nonfiction
17. China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
By: Peter Martin
4.28
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock tr… read more
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- world history
- asia
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- china
18. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
By: William Dalrymple
4.20
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results… read more
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19. The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
By: Dan Carlin
3.91
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The creator of the wildly popular award-winning podcast Hardcore History looks at some of the apoca… read more
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"But it's never wise to bet against any of the four horsemen long term. Their historical track record is horrifyingly good."-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
"It may seem strange to suggest that high levels of illness might make human beings tougher, but the effect on a society of relatively regular and lethal epidemics and the mortality they cause certain…"-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
"The human ripples of pain are still heartbreaking when made visible to us now. Our friend Agnolo the Fat wrote: “Father abandoned child, wife husband, one brother another; for this illness seemed to …"-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
"History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up,' Voltaire reportedly said. The observation refers to the argument that fortunes of nations or civiliza…"-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
20. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
21. The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History
By: Alexander Mikaberidze
4.34
Format: 936 pages, Hardcover
Austerlitz, Wagram, Borodino, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo: these are the places most closely assoc… read more
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22. Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
By: Jim Mattis
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by … read more
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23. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
By: David H. Petraeus
4.06
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more
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"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
24. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)
By: Jack Carr
4.54
Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition
You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more
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25. How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
By: Marcus Tullius Cicero
3.87
Format: 188 pages, Hardcover
A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world wh… read more
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- history
"The reward of friendship is friendship itself."-Marcus Tullius Cicero, How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
"Few are those who wish to be endowed with virtue rather than to seem so."-Marcus Tullius Cicero, How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
"Quanto più uno ha fiducia in sé, quanto più è armato di virtù e di saggezza, in modo da non aver bisogno di nessuno e da considerare ogni suo bene un fatto interiore, tanto più eccelle nel cercare e …"-Marcus Tullius Cicero, How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
26. The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West
By: David Kilcullen
4.39
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A counterintuitive examination into how, and what, opponents of the West have learned during the la… read more
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- asia
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- war
- military history
- nonfiction
- china
27. Putin's World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest
By: Angela Stent
4.19
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
We all now live in a paranoid and polarized world of Putin’s making, and the Russian leader, throug… read more
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28. Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare
By: Seth G. Jones
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
How three key figures in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran built ruthless irregular warfare campaigns tha… read more
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29. Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China
By: Hal Brands
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A provocative and urgent analysis of the U.S.–China rivalry. It has become conventional wisdom that… read more
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30. Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East
By: Yonah Jeremy Bob
4.02
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of how Israel used sabotage, assassination, cyberwar—and diplomacy—to thwart I… read more
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31. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
By: Luis Elizondo
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more
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