The Commando: The life and death of Cameron Baird, VC, MG
By: Ben Mckelvey
4.49
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Crossroad
By: Mark Donaldson
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
On 2 September 2008, in a valley in eastern Afghanistan, Trooper Mark Donaldson made a split-second… read more
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2. 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
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- war
"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
3. The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
By: None , Robert O'Neill
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL T… read more
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- military fiction
- biography
- war
"The troop commander's name was Rich...[and] he was one of the best leaders I've ever known. His motto, which I've stolen from him, is, 'Nobody ever worked for me. They worked with me."-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
"...the daily morning muster began beneath a sign that said, 'Are you ready for war today? You should be.' SEALs hadn't fired a shot in anger for years. But nobody ever admitted that around civilians,…"-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
4. The Forgotten Soldier
By: Guy Sajer
4.38
Format: 465 pages, Paperback
Forgotten Soldier recounts the horror of World War II on the eastern front, as seen through the ey… read more
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"The problems I had existed before I did, and I discovered them."-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier
"No time to spare: the expression assumed its full significance, as so many expressions do in wartime."-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier
"Then there was the war, and I married it because there was nothing else when I reached the age of falling in love."-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier
"And I can remember a tear running down my frozen cheek—a tear neither of pain nor of joy but of emotion created by intense experience."-Guy Sajer, The Forgotten Soldier
5. Sas Sniper The World Of An Elite Australian Marksman
By: Rob Maylor , Robert Macklin , R & Macklin Maylor
3.62
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Here Rob Maylor tells the no-holds-barred story of his years on the front lines, from his early ser… read more
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6. Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2)
By: Jane Harper
3.24
Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of Th… read more
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7. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
By: Marcus Luttrell , Patrick Robinson
3.67
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan fo… read more
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- nonfiction
- military fiction
- biography
- war
8. Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail
By: Rusty Young , Thomas McFadden
3.95
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted Engli… read more
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9. Scar Tissue
By: Larry Sloman , Anthony Kiedis
3.00
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
Now in paperback, the New York Timesbestseller by one of rock's most provocative figures Scar Tissu… read more
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10. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
By: Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice
4.03
Format: 502 pages, Paperback
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States… read more
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"But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going."-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
"In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers."-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
"The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pa…"-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
11. Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
By: David Goggins
4.32
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times Best SellerOver 5 million copies soldFor David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare --… read more
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"I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done"-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
"No one is going to come help you. No one's coming to save you."-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
"You are stopping you, you are giving up instead of getting hard."-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
"You can be born in a fucking sewer and still be the baddest motherfucker on earth."-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
12. 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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13. The Happiest Man on Earth
By: Eddie Jaku
4.62
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered hi… read more
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"It is never too late to be kind, polite, and a loving human being."-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth
"You see, your food is not enough. There is no medicine for your morals. If your morals are gone, you go."-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth
"Supranti, vien maisto nepakanka. Žlugusiai moralei vaistų nėra. Kai nebelieka moralės, nebelieka ir tavęs."-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth
"May you always have love to share, may you always have health to spare and may you always have friends that care"-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth
14. The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
By: Hugh van Cuylenburg
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-… read more
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15. Showing Up
By: Nedd Brockmann
4.34
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable–the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body ‘throug… read more
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16. Let Go: It's time for us to let go of shame, expectation and our addiction to social media
By: Hugh van Cuylenburg
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
If ever there was a time for us to be resilient, it was when a deadly virus emerged and engulfed th… read more
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17. Exiles (Aaron Falk, #3)
By: Jane Harper
4.05
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing… read more
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18. Tremendous
By: Joey "Coco" Diaz
4.47
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . . Movie star. Family man. Com… read more
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19. Did I Ever Tell You This?
By: Sam Neill
4.06
Format: 398 pages, Hardcover
In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more
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20. Not Now, Not Ever: Ten years on from the misogyny speech
By: Julia Gillard
4.28
Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition
Then it was done. After staying silent, I’d had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly an… read more
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21. Eye of the Storm: 25 Years in Action with the SAS
By: Peter Ratcliffe
4.32
Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition
A fast-paced, dramatic, funny and occasionally disturbing account of Peter Ratcliffe's 25-year care… read more
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22. The Commando: The life and death of Cameron Baird, VC, MG
By: Ben Mckelvey
4.49
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
'Corporal Baird was a modern-day warrior who set a standard that every soldier aspires to achieve.'… read more
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23. Survivor: Life in the SAS
By: Mark Wales
4.36
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
How do you rebuild your life when you've hit rock bottom? Mark Wales thought his life would end … read more
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24. Average 70kg D**khead: Motivational Lessons from an Ex-Army Special Forces Doctor
By: Dan Pronk
4.21
Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition
Ever get the feeling that you're destined for great things, but you don't quite know how to get sta… read more
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25. The Combat Doctor: A story of battlefield medicine and resilience
By: Dan Pronk
4.05
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
'I had seen dozens of people die horrible deaths ... This time was different. This time it was a fr… read more
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26. Warrior Training - the making of an Australian SAS Soldier
By: Keith Fennell
4.27
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
All men are not created equal... What makes a warrior? In this action-packed book, acclaimed SAS s… read more
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27. Rogue Forces: An Explosive Insiders' Account of Australian SAS War Crimes in Afghanistan
By: Mark Willacy
4.38
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-fiction. Shortlisted for NSW Premier's L… read more
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"[Excerpt from Brereton Report] We embarked on this Inquiry with the hope that we would be able to report that the rumours of war crimes were without substance. None of us desired the outcome to which…"-Mark Willacy, Rogue Forces: An Explosive Insiders' Account of Australian SAS War Crimes in Afghanistan
28. Leave No Man Behind: The Untold Story of the Rangers' Unrelenting Search for Marcus Luttrell, the Navy SEAL Lone Survivor in Afghanistan
By: Tony Brooks
4.10
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
A story of courage, perseverance, and patriotism behind the 75th Ranger Regiment's rescue mission f… read more
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- military fiction
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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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30. Outrider
By: Mark Wales
3.83
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Jack Dunne will do anything to save his son.A violent civil war. An unstoppable enemy. One road to … read more
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31. Warrior Brothers: My Life in the Australian SAS
By: Keith Fennell
4.23
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
A red-hot memoir from an Australian ex-SAS soldier, full of the action, fear and camaraderie of com… read more
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