21 must-read nonfiction books like Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior by Ric Prado

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Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

By: Ric Prado

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior by Ric Prado , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer

1. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

By: Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer

4.02

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from th… read more

Similar categories in Mark Owen's No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden book and Ric Prado's Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Just get to lunch,"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"There is no honor in sending men to die for something you won't even fight for yourself"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"I had no idea if the photos [of Osama bin Laden's dead body] would ever be made public, and I didn't care."

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"Before I left, I noticed a shelf that ran above the door. It was just above where he [bin Laden] was standing when we got to the third deck. I slid my hand up and felt two guns, which urned out to be…"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Cover of Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit by Charlie A. Beckwith, Donald Knox

2. Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

By: Charlie A. Beckwith , Donald Knox

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

The only insider's account ever written on America's most powerful weapon in the war against terror… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin

3. SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper

By: Howard E. Wasdin , Stephen Templin

3.77

Format: 67 pages,

The New York Times best selling book that takes you inside SEAL Team Six - the covert squad that ki… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror by Erik Prince

4. Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror

By: Erik Prince

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Founder and former president of Blackwater, the private contractor that provided security in Iraq a… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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5. The Pentagon's Brain

By: Annie Jacobsen

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of t… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Zero Footprint: The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places by Ralph Pezzullo, Simon Chase

6. Zero Footprint: The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places

By: Ralph Pezzullo , Simon Chase

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Hardcover

An insider account of the shadowy world of private military contracting. Simon Chase's life is a ma… read more

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  • history
  • memoir
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction

7. Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism

By: Tim Keown , Billy Waugh

4.67

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

For more than half a century, Special Forces and CIA legend Billy Waugh dedicated his life to track… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction

8. Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command

By: Sean Naylor

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the 2015 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writi… read more

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9. The Art of Intelligence

By: David Colacci , Henry A. Crumpton

3.22

Format: 224 pages, Audio CD

A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, acti… read more

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10. The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team Three Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

By: Kevin Lacz , Ethan E. Rocke , Lindsey Lacz

4.33

Format: 228 pages, ebook

"One of the very best books to come out of the war in Iraq," (Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, bestselling a… read more

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11. The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader

By: John R. Bruning , Jason Redman

3.44

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Decorated US Navy SEAL lieutenant Jason Redman served his country courageously and with distinction… read more

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Cover of Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself by Tim  Kennedy

12. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

By: Tim Kennedy

4.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists by Bill O'Reilly

13. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Only the Dead (Terminal List #6) by Jack Carr

14. Only the Dead (Terminal List #6)

By: Jack Carr

4.55

Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition

Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspiracy in this high-adrenaline thriller that i… read more

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  • espionage
  • military fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of In the Blood (Terminal List, #5) by Jack Carr

15. In the Blood (Terminal List, #5)

By: Jack Carr

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling Terminal List series continues as James Reece embarks on a global… read more

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  • espionage
  • military fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of True Believer (Terminal List, #2) by Jack Carr

16. True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

By: Jack Carr

4.34

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

In acclaimed author Jack Carr’s follow-up to The Terminal List, former Navy SEAL James Reece’s skil… read more

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  • espionage
  • military fiction
  • audiobook
"To those before us, to those amongst us, to those we'll see on the other side, Lord let me not prove unworthy of my brothers."

-Jack Carr, True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

"Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon, and he made his web gear…"

-Jack Carr, True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

Cover of Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins by Annie Jacobsen

17. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

18. 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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  • espionage
  • military fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Savage Son (Terminal List #3) by Jack Carr

19. Savage Son (Terminal List #3)

By: Jack Carr

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

In this third high-octane thriller in the “seriously good” (Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • military fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives by Adam Gamal

20. The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives

By: Adam Gamal

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit―an ex… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by William H. McRaven

21. Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

By: William H. McRaven

4.44

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"They were survivors. They didn't complain. They didn't blame others for their misfortune. They worked hard and expected the same from their children. They treasured their friendships. They fought for…"

-William H. McRaven, Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

22. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Objective Secure: The Battle-Tested Guide to Goal Achievement by Nick Lavery

23. Objective Secure: The Battle-Tested Guide to Goal Achievement

By: Nick Lavery

4.52

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Nick Lavery is an active-duty Green Beret within the United States Army Special Forces. Although in… read more

Similar categories in Nick Lavery's Objective Secure: The Battle-Tested Guide to Goal Achievement book and Ric Prado's Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios by Mike Glover

24. Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios

By: Mike Glover

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former Green Beret’s indispensable course in preparedness, teaching the keys… read more

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  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior by Ric Prado

25. Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

By: Ric Prado

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil … read more

Similar categories in Ric Prado's Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior book and Ric Prado's Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

  • espionage
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan by Mick Ryan

26. White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan

By: Mick Ryan

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This book "is entertaining, thought-provoking and quite possibly prescient. Not just an engaging ta… read more

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  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
Cover of Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War by Marty Skovlund, Jr.

27. Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

By: Marty Skovlund, Jr.

4.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who was killed a… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six by Matthew A. Cole

28. Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

By: Matthew A. Cole

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning investigative journalist, a hard-hitting exposé of the unchecked crimes of SE… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"In 2007, for example, a Gold Squadron sniper was pushed out of the unit after he killed three unarmed people—including a child—in at least two different operations. He was, nonetheless, allowed to re…"

-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

"The SEALs represented an inherent contradiction. For all their specialized training and elite capabilities, many struggled with foundational, almost rudimentary, ethical actions: to not steal, to obe…"

-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

Cover of Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars by Alan C. Mack

29. Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars

By: Alan C. Mack

4.44

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

“A truly extraordinary book by a phenomenal pilot and warrior. Alan Mack was in the thick of every … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia by Robert B. Baer

30. The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia

By: Robert B. Baer

3.69

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of the thrilling hunt for a KGB spy in the top ranks of the CIA and the… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Recruiter: Spying in the Twilight of American Intelligence by Douglas  London

31. The Recruiter: Spying in the Twilight of American Intelligence

By: Douglas London

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A revealing CIA memoir from a 34-year veteran of the agency who worked as a case officer and recrui… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

19 Top audiobook books like Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior by Ric Prado

Transform Your Habits

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

Tim Kennedy

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists

Bill O'Reilly

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Only the Dead (Terminal List #6)

Jack Carr

4.55

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American Assassin (Mitch Rapp, #1)

Vince Flynn

4.25

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Dead Eye (Gray Man, #4)

Mark Greaney

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Path of the Assassin (Scot Harvath, #2)

Brad Thor

4.62

Transform Your Habits

On Target (Gray Man #2)

Mark Greaney

3.80

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