10 Best military fiction books like The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story by Phillip Ide

Cover of The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story by Phillip Ide

The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story

By: Phillip Ide

4.35

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

THE ODDS OF The story of an Assault Helicopter pilot's riveting memoir in Vietnam from June 1967 t…

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Cover of Seal Pointman by Dennis J. Cummings

1. Seal Pointman

By: Dennis J. Cummings

3.00

Format: None pages,

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Cover of Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War by Ed Kugler

2. Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

By: Ed Kugler

4.48

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEATH BUSINESS, EACH DAWN COULD BE YOUR LAST. Raw, straightforward, and powerful… read more

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Cover of The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle by Douglas L Edwards

3. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

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Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

4. Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam

By: Morgan Miller

4.56

Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition

2024 IBPA Gold Ben Franklin Award Winner • 2024 Foreword Review INDIES FinalistMorgan and I both se… read more

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Cover of Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost by Gareth Style

5. Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost

By: Gareth Style

4.19

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

It has been almost two years since this book has been published. It has sold over 2,000 copies and… read more

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6. Blood on Red Dirt

By: Gary Cowart

4.32

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

Blood on Red Dirt is the true story of Marine Corporal Gary Cowart. The book encompasses the time b… read more

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Cover of HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT by Bruce Nesmith

7. HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT

By: Bruce Nesmith

4.40

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

HUEY WARA UH-1H Huey helicopter is a flimsy machine. It’s the 1960s equivalent of a World War I bip… read more

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Cover of On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam by William V. Taylor Jr.

8. On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

By: William V. Taylor Jr.

4.60

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Vietnam 1967-68 Eighteen-year-old Marine recruit William V. Taylor Jr. and his brother Marines a… read more

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Cover of Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War by C. V. (Chad) Spawr

9. Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War

By: C. V. (Chad) Spawr

4.29

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

The Viet-Nam War for America began in 1964, and finally ended in 1975. Nearly 59,000 Americans died… read more

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Cover of Whispers of Truth Amidst the Roars of the Insane: Memoirs of a helicopter pilot’s combat tour in Tay Ninh, Vietnam 1968 by John J. Gillen

10. Whispers of Truth Amidst the Roars of the Insane: Memoirs of a helicopter pilot’s combat tour in Tay Ninh, Vietnam 1968

By: John J. Gillen

4.13

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

My book is a compilation of slightly over 100,000 very well-chosen words. But even a million words … read more

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Cover of Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin by Alan S. Levin

11. Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin

By: Alan S. Levin

4.53

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

"Why do I need a gun? I'm a doctor!" Over fifty years ago, I was a Harvard-trained pediatrician … read more

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Cover of Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967 by Dennis M Witt

12. Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967

By: Dennis M Witt

4.31

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Firefights, mortar attacks, and friendly fire were all part of the experiences of an infantryman in… read more

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Cover of LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67 by Frank Camper

13. LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67

By: Frank Camper

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

True story of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division's small, ragtag "provisional" long range patro… read more

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Cover of My War in the Jungle: The Long-Delayed Memoir of a Marine Lieutenant in Vietnam 1968–69 by G.M. Davis

14. My War in the Jungle: The Long-Delayed Memoir of a Marine Lieutenant in Vietnam 1968–69

By: G.M. Davis

4.50

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander’s time in the mountainous jungle of… read more

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Cover of Abandoned: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

15. Abandoned: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.54

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

The 1970 Cambodia Campaign know as the Cambodia Incursion was a series of military operations condu… read more

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Cover of One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968 by John Shook

16. One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968

By: John Shook

4.00

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

Who, or what, was the real enemy in Vietnam? The ever-elusive, jungle-wise Viet Cong and their NVA … read more

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Cover of Stingers: Vietnam War - Helicopter Gunships by Fred  Allen

17. Stingers: Vietnam War - Helicopter Gunships

By: Fred Allen

4.47

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE VIDEO OF A VIETNAM HELICOPTER GUNSHIP IN LIVE COMBAT Experience intense comba… read more

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Cover of Particular Bravery: The Battle of Xa Cam My and the Death of a Grunt Company by T L Derks

18. Particular Bravery: The Battle of Xa Cam My and the Death of a Grunt Company

By: T L Derks

4.45

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

One hundred thirty six American soldiers, isolated from supporting units, hunted the dark jungles o… read more

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Cover of 19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam by Lew Jennings

19. 19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam

By: Lew Jennings

4.42

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

19 Minutes to Live illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and cr… read more

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Cover of Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam! by MICHAEL Lazares

20. Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam!

By: MICHAEL Lazares

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the true story of a young kid who became a man while serving two tours of duty as a combat … read more

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Cover of Two Years to Serve: Recollections of a Drafted Marine: Half a Century after the Vietnam War by Thomas Elliott

21. Two Years to Serve: Recollections of a Drafted Marine: Half a Century after the Vietnam War

By: Thomas Elliott

4.52

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In 1966, at the age of 20, Thomas Elliott was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps. The transformatio… read more

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22. Special Men: A LRP's Recollections

By: Dennis Foley

4.46

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives readers an inside view of US Army special forces through his… read more

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Cover of The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story by Phillip Ide

23. The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story

By: Phillip Ide

4.35

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

THE ODDS OF The story of an Assault Helicopter pilot's riveting memoir in Vietnam from June 1967 t… read more

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Cover of Silent Valor: One Man's Vietnam War by Rick Greenberg

24. Silent Valor: One Man's Vietnam War

By: Rick Greenberg

4.68

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

A young Marine deployed to Vietnam finds terror, danger, and death, but also courage, loyalty, and … read more

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Cover of Nothing Left to Drag Home: The Siege of Lao Bao, During Operation Dewey Canyon II; Written by an Artilleryman Who Survived It. by Gary Rafferty

25. Nothing Left to Drag Home: The Siege of Lao Bao, During Operation Dewey Canyon II; Written by an Artilleryman Who Survived It.

By: Gary Rafferty

4.27

Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing Left to Drag Home, is an eyewitness account of the last major battle involving American gro… read more

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Cover of Of Helicopters and Heroes by Gary Bowman

26. Of Helicopters and Heroes

By: Gary Bowman

4.53

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Of Helicopters and Heroes follows a young Tim Burroughs as he navigates life during a tour as a hel… read more

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Cover of Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior by Dale Hanson

27. Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

By: Dale Hanson

4.60

Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition

“Dale Hanson takes us from a northern Minnesota boyhood to the incredible stresses of U.S. special … read more

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Cover of Walking Point: A Vietnam Memoir by Robert E Kunkel

28. Walking Point: A Vietnam Memoir

By: Robert E Kunkel

4.44

Format: 515 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert "Bob" Kunkel entered the U.S. Army as a young farm boy from Minnesota. He spent a year in Vi… read more

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29. A Simple Soldier

By: Steve Fehrenbach

4.55

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

The United States Army drafted Steve in 1969. Like many young men, he was unaware of the consequenc… read more

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Cover of Warriors: An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam by Robert Tonsetic

30. Warriors: An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam

By: Robert Tonsetic

4.36

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and… read more

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Cover of Warpath: One Vietnam Veteran's Journey through War, Disillusionment, Guilt and Recovery by A.J.  Moore

31. Warpath: One Vietnam Veteran's Journey through War, Disillusionment, Guilt and Recovery

By: A.J. Moore

4.30

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

They flew low and slow over the landing zone, trying to draw fire or detect signs of enemy activity… read more

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7 Top war books like Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost by Gareth Style

Transform Your Habits

Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost

Gareth Style

4.19

Transform Your Habits

On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

William V. Taylor Jr.

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin

Alan S. Levin

4.53

Transform Your Habits

LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67

Frank Camper

4.45

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