19 Best military fiction books like On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones by Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps (USMC Ret.)

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On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones

By: Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps (USMC Ret.)

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A “can’t-miss for anyone interested in current military affairs,” On Killing Remotely reveals and e…

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Cover of Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew

1. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

By: Sherry Sontag , Christopher Drew , Annette Lawrence Drew

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and ad… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"Fuck you, God. Nothing gets through HY-80"

-Sherry Sontag, Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

Cover of The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower by Michael Pillsbury

2. The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

By: Michael Pillsbury

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

One of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA by Joby Warrick

3. The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA

By: Joby Warrick

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

A stunning narrative account of the mysterious Jordanian who penetrated both the inner circle of al… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program by Jeremy Scahill, The Staff of The Intercept

4. The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program

By: Jeremy Scahill , The Staff of The Intercept

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Major revelations about the US government's drone program--bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and hi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war

5. 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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6. On China

By: Henry Kissinger

3.00

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book-length to… read more

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7. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

By: None , Ben R. Rich

3.83

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind the high… read more

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8. The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War

By: James D. Bradley

3.64

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his gun-toting daughter… read more

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9. Snuff

By: Chuck Palahniuk

3.35

Format: None pages,

From the master of literary mayhem and provocation, a full-frontal Triple X novel that goes where n… read more

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10. The Future of War: A History

By: Lawrence Freedman

4.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought… read more

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11. Hunter Killer: Inside America's Unmanned Air War

By: Kevin Maurer , None

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever inside look at the US military's secretive Remotely Piloted Aircraft program--equal … read more

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Cover of Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D' by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

12. Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'

By: Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

3.67

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A front-of-the-house Kitchen Confidential from a career maître d’hotel who manned the front of the … read more

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  • nonfiction
"It never fails, the most awful human beings, the power hungry, those with the least personality, kindness, and humanity, are general managers in restaurants."

-Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'

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13. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War

By: Elliot Ackerman

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Il 12 marzo 2034 il commodoro della Marina militare degli Stati Uniti – Sarah Hunt – si trova sul p… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
Cover of The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War by Jim Sciutto

14. The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

By: Jim Sciutto

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The essential new book by CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, reporting from the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology by Chris   Miller

15. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

By: Chris Miller

4.44

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"

-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Cover of The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

16. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

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17. The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan

By: Elliot Ackerman

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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18. Acid for the Children

By: Flea

4.08

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parent… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Bein famous don't mean shit"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"Such a fool was I. It's a fool who's seduced by that which feels good. Nothing but a simple fool."

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"We sat up through the night snorting and talking. It all felt so important, meaningful and good, all be it in that weird coke way. In the years to come, during all night coked out blab-fests, even du…"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

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19. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year

By: Carol Leonnig

4.39

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Whispers In The Tall Grass by Nick Brokhausen

20. Whispers In The Tall Grass

By: Nick Brokhausen

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On his second combat tour, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MA… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brose

21. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

By: Christian Brose

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
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"Defense companies spent less money on research and development and more on armies of lawyers, lobbyists, accountants, and consultants to help them comply with the Pentagon's growing acquisition burea…"

-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

"These were the very same systems that Marshall wrote in 1992 would be "progressively less central to military operations" because they would become large, vulnerable targets as US adversaries develop…"

-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

Cover of Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China by Hal Brands

22. 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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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers by Andrew F. Krepinevich

23. The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers

By: Andrew F. Krepinevich

4.23

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

How the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challeng… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence by Amy B. Zegart

24. Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence

By: Amy B. Zegart

3.96

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating and authoritative account of espionage for the digital age, from one of America’s lea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy by Michael G. Vickers

25. By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy

By: Michael G. Vickers

4.17

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
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Cover of On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones by Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps (USMC Ret.)

26. On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones

By: Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps (USMC Ret.)

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A “can’t-miss for anyone interested in current military affairs,” On Killing Remotely reveals and e… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies by Michael V. Hayden

27. The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies

By: Michael V. Hayden

4.01

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

A blistering critique of the forces threatening the American intelligence community, beginning with… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft by Peter Westwick

28. Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft

By: Peter Westwick

4.15

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

The story behind the technology that revolutionized both aeronautics, and the course of history … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future by Seth J. Frantzman

29. Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future

By: Seth J. Frantzman

3.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surve… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century by Kenneth F. McKenzie

30. The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century

By: Kenneth F. McKenzie

4.69

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

As the Commander of U.S. Central Command, General Frank McKenzie oversaw some of the most important… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
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  • war
Cover of Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves: The Inside Story of How a Team of Renegades Broke Rules, Shattered Barriers, and Launched a Drone Warfare Revolution by Bierbauer Alec

31. Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves: The Inside Story of How a Team of Renegades Broke Rules, Shattered Barriers, and Launched a Drone Warfare Revolution

By: Bierbauer Alec

4.45

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

The Inside Story of How a CIA Agent and an Air Force Officer Joined Forces to Develop America’s Mos… read more

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  • military fiction
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4.39

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