9 Top nonfiction books like Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox by Robert M. Tanner III

Cover of Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox by Robert M. Tanner III

Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

By: Robert M. Tanner III

4.09

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

In Fallujah, during a particularly difficult time in the Iraq War, a group of Marines are deployed …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox by Robert M. Tanner III , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir by Philip Caputo

1. A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

By: Philip Caputo

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The 40th-anniversary edition of the classic Vietnam memoir—featured in the PBS documentary series T… read more

Similar categories in Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
"The essence of the Marine Corps experience, I decided, was pain."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

"There was so much human suffering in these scenes that I could not respond to it."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

"Before you leave here, Sir, you’re going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American boy."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

"We had survived, but in war, a man does not have to be killed or wounded to become a casualty. His life, his sight, or limbs are not the only things he stands to lose."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Cover of To Quell The Korengal by Darren Shadix

2. To Quell The Korengal

By: Darren Shadix

4.30

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

From the deployment that brought you In 2007, the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade posted to nor… read more

Similar categories in Darren Shadix's To Quell The Korengal book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers by Gary Brozek, Nicholas Irving

3. The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers

By: Gary Brozek , Nicholas Irving

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations… read more

Similar categories in Gary Brozek's The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction

4. Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

By: Mark Bowden

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller "An extraordinary feat of journalism . . . full of emotion and color."--K… read more

Similar categories in Mark Bowden's Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

5. Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A

By: None

3.10

Format: None pages,

read more

Similar categories in None's Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Fallujah Memoirs: A Grunt's Eye View of the Second Battle of Fallujah by Alexander Saxby

6. Fallujah Memoirs: A Grunt's Eye View of the Second Battle of Fallujah

By: Alexander Saxby

4.42

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second Battle of Fallujah was a watershed moment in the Iraq War. US Marines recaptured the cit… read more

Similar categories in Alexander Saxby's Fallujah Memoirs: A Grunt's Eye View of the Second Battle of Fallujah book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Blood on Red Dirt by Gary Cowart

7. 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

Similar categories in Gary Cowart's Blood on Red Dirt book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam by Mike Guardia

8. Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam

By: Mike Guardia

4.22

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

Combat Engineers. The Unsung Heroes of Vietnam.August 25, 1966. Specialist Dan Crowley was among t… read more

Similar categories in Mike Guardia's Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967 by Doyle D. Glass

9. Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967

By: Doyle D. Glass

4.56

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

Redesigned cover art and upgraded manuscript to showcase the true story of 164 Marines and Navy Cor… read more

Similar categories in Doyle D. Glass's Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967 book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • war
"A hailstorm of rocket-propelled grenades, thundering mortars, and AK-47 machine-gun fire strafed the exposed men from all directions. The Marines of Mike Company had walked into an ambush laid by ove…"

-Doyle D. Glass, Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967

Cover of Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division by Arthur Wiknik Jr.

10. Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division

By: Arthur Wiknik Jr.

4.22

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

A candid memoir of being sent to Vietnam at age nineteen, witnessing the carnage of Hamburger Hill,… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Wiknik Jr.'s Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967 by Dennis M Witt

11. 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

Similar categories in Dennis M Witt's Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967 book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Lions of Medina: The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967 by Doyle D. Glass

12. Lions of Medina: The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967

By: Doyle D. Glass

4.41

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

Thursday, 12 October 1967 Marine Lance Corporal Kevin Cahill stepped onto a trail deep in the remo… read more

Similar categories in Doyle D. Glass's Lions of Medina: The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967 book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE: An Origin Story by Jason Rosman

13. I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE: An Origin Story

By: Jason Rosman

4.29

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

There was a huge explosion sending smoke throughout our squad. Through the ensuring chaos, I now re… read more

Similar categories in Jason Rosman's I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE: An Origin Story book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
Cover of AMBUSH PATROL: A Viet Nam War Novel by David L Allin

14. AMBUSH PATROL: A Viet Nam War Novel

By: David L Allin

4.42

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

The new company commander has made things difficult for Lieutenant Carr and Sergeant Samples, as if… read more

Similar categories in David L Allin's AMBUSH PATROL: A Viet Nam War Novel book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of I'm Just a Supply Sgt.: My Life and Vietnam War Experience by Donald M Stout

15. I'm Just a Supply Sgt.: My Life and Vietnam War Experience

By: Donald M Stout

4.36

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

I’m Just a Supply Sgt. is a compelling narrative of the Vietnam War with a very personal, psycholog… read more

Similar categories in Donald M Stout's I'm Just a Supply Sgt.: My Life and Vietnam War Experience book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox by Robert M. Tanner III

16. Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

By: Robert M. Tanner III

4.09

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

In Fallujah, during a particularly difficult time in the Iraq War, a group of Marines are deployed … read more

Similar categories in Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Night in the Pech Valley: A memoir of a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Global War on Terrorism by Grant McGarry

17. A Night in the Pech Valley: A memoir of a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Global War on Terrorism

By: Grant McGarry

4.22

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

A Night in the Pech Valley is Grant McGarry’s account of what it takes to become an Army Ranger and… read more

Similar categories in Grant McGarry's A Night in the Pech Valley: A memoir of a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Global War on Terrorism book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Stryker: The Siege of Sadr City by Konrad R.K. Ludwig

18. Stryker: The Siege of Sadr City

By: Konrad R.K. Ludwig

4.34

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

In the spring of 2008, Coalition troops responded in-force to what quickly became one of the larges… read more

Similar categories in Konrad R.K. Ludwig's Stryker: The Siege of Sadr City book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey by John Quintrell

19. My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey

By: John Quintrell

4.63

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

When you read My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, you will be amazed by the stories as told… read more

Similar categories in John Quintrell's My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of A Soldier Against All Odds by Jason  Pike

20. A Soldier Against All Odds

By: Jason Pike

4.22

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutally honest tale of a soldier's unorthodox life, a rogue career, and an often-maverick charac… read more

Similar categories in Jason Pike's A Soldier Against All Odds book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • nonfiction
Cover of Shudergay (Afghanistan War Series) by James F. Christ

21. Shudergay (Afghanistan War Series)

By: James F. Christ

4.43

Format: 175 pages, Kindle Edition

July 24, 2006...Pech Valley, Konar Province, Afghanistan.US Forces of C/1/32 10th Mountain Division… read more

Similar categories in James F. Christ's Shudergay (Afghanistan War Series) book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of One Green Beret: Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and beyond: 15 Extraordinary years in the life - 1996-2011 by Mark Giaconia

22. One Green Beret: Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and beyond: 15 Extraordinary years in the life - 1996-2011

By: Mark Giaconia

4.11

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

3rd Edition. Before the Iraq war in 2003, Green Beret teams infiltrated Northern Iraq, linked up wi… read more

Similar categories in Mark Giaconia's One Green Beret: Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and beyond: 15 Extraordinary years in the life - 1996-2011 book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of 182 Days in Afghanistan by Ryan Manganiello

23. 182 Days in Afghanistan

By: Ryan Manganiello

3.62

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

A personal journal written by a United States Marine, which was updated during all 182 days of his … read more

Similar categories in Ryan Manganiello's 182 Days in Afghanistan book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Dodgebomb: Outside the Wire in the Second Iraq War by Darin Pepple

24. Dodgebomb: Outside the Wire in the Second Iraq War

By: Darin Pepple

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

During the height of the Global War on Terrorism, Lieutenant Eddie Fitzgerald is sent straight from… read more

Similar categories in Darin Pepple's Dodgebomb: Outside the Wire in the Second Iraq War book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

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

25. 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

Similar categories in Rick Greenberg's Silent Valor: One Man's Vietnam War book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Into Infamy: A Marine Sniper's War by Joe Chamblin

26. Into Infamy: A Marine Sniper's War

By: Joe Chamblin

4.23

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

An innocent video from the war in Afghanistan triggered an event in the US Marine Corps that would … read more

Similar categories in Joe Chamblin's Into Infamy: A Marine Sniper's War book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
Cover of A Thousand Chances: Air Cavalry in Vietnam's Bloodiest Year by Dan Hickman

27. A Thousand Chances: Air Cavalry in Vietnam's Bloodiest Year

By: Dan Hickman

4.60

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

A Thousand Chances is a true story of discovery and survival during the decisive year of the Vietna… read more

Similar categories in Dan Hickman's A Thousand Chances: Air Cavalry in Vietnam's Bloodiest Year book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

Cover of Hell is the Korengal (Afghanistan War Series) by James F. Christ

28. Hell is the Korengal (Afghanistan War Series)

By: James F. Christ

4.52

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

On October 2, 2006, the Third Platoon A/1/32 10th Mountain Division is told to move south in the no… read more

Similar categories in James F. Christ's Hell is the Korengal (Afghanistan War Series) book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
  • war
Cover of Ghosts of Fallujah by Coley D Tyler

29. Ghosts of Fallujah

By: Coley D Tyler

3.89

Format: 175 pages, Kindle Edition

A first person account of the Second Battalion, Seventh Cavalry's participation in the Second Battl… read more

Similar categories in Coley D Tyler's Ghosts of Fallujah book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of Navy Corpsmen In Vietnam: The Story of Doc John Peck by John   Peck

30. Navy Corpsmen In Vietnam: The Story of Doc John Peck

By: John Peck

4.51

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Some things in life are even more unbelievable but too uncomfortable to tell, things that hurt your… read more

Similar categories in John Peck's Navy Corpsmen In Vietnam: The Story of Doc John Peck book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

"What a job. Waiting to kill or be killed on almost a daily basis. No way you didn’t take that home with you for long-term problems. You just couldn't kill time and time again, especially when you cou…"

-John Peck, Navy Corpsmen In Vietnam: The Story of Doc John Peck

Cover of Headhunter: 5-73 CAV and Their Fight for Iraq's Diyala River Valley by Peter C Svoboda

31. Headhunter: 5-73 CAV and Their Fight for Iraq's Diyala River Valley

By: Peter C Svoboda

4.24

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

An Army squadron of paratroopers share the story of their fifteen-month deployment in Iraq in 2006.… read more

Similar categories in Peter C Svoboda's Headhunter: 5-73 CAV and Their Fight for Iraq's Diyala River Valley book and Robert M. Tanner III's Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox

  • military fiction
  • history

11 Best history books like Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox by Robert M. Tanner III

Transform Your Habits

A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Philip Caputo

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers

Gary Brozek , Nicholas Irving

3.43

Transform Your Habits

Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967

Doyle D. Glass

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division

Arthur Wiknik Jr.

4.22

View all the books

14 Top history books like One Green Beret: Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and beyond: 15 Extraordinary years in the life - 1996-2011 by Mark Giaconia

Transform Your Habits

The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan

Eric Blehm , None

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Swift Boats at War in Vietnam

John Yeoman , Guy Gugliotta , Neva Sullaway

4.06

Transform Your Habits

SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper

Howard E. Wasdin , Stephen Templin

3.77

Transform Your Habits

GUTS 'N GUNSHIPS: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam

Mark Garrison

3.97

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.