11 best-selling military history books like Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond by A.J. Balaam

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Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond

By: A.J. Balaam

3.72

Format: 540 pages, Kindle Edition

From the searing heat of the Zambezi Valley to the freezing cold of the Chimanimani Mountains in Rh…

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1. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

By: Hampton Sides

4.27

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"We live in weary suspense," DeLong wrote. "Wintering in the pack may be a thrilling thing to read about alongside a warm fire, but the actual thing is sufficient to make any man prematurely old."

-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

"When De Long arrived in California with Emma that May, he went straight down to the yard and feasted his eyes upon his new ship. He was smitten by the transformation that had taken place during his a…"

-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

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2. The Bloody White Baron

By: James Palmer , James Palmer

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sadistic, sinister, and dee… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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3. Storm of Steel

By: Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger

3.50

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, 'Storm of Steel' illuminates not only … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • war
Cover of What It is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes

4. What It is Like to Go to War

By: Karl Marlantes

4.00

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Matterhorn, this is a powerful nonfiction book abo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
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"Thinking you might be crazy can drive you crazy."

-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War

"The time for debilitating fear is before and after the mission."

-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War

"Quitting is unthinkable and pain is just weakness leaving the body"

-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War

"Everything is touched by the holy when it is in the presence of death."

-Karl Marlantes, What It is Like to Go to War

5. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

By: Steven Pressfield

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders come to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greec… read more

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6. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front

By: Günter K. Koschorrek

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

For the German soldier fighting under Hitler, keeping a diary was strictly forbidden. So Gunter Kos… read more

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7. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Here we meet Horatio Hornblower, a young man of 17, in this Volume #1 of what becomes the 11 volume… read more

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8. The Devil's Hand (Terminal List, #4)

By: Jack Carr

4.45

Format: 524 pages, Hardcover

It’s been 20 years since 9/11. Two decades since the United States was attacked on home soil and em… read more

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  • military fiction
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9. A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia

By: Hannes Wessels

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

A biography of a Special Forces soldier who battled the forces of Mugabe and Nkomo, earning a reput… read more

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  • africa
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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10. 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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  • military fiction
Cover of Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition) by John Stryker Meyer

11. Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition)

By: John Stryker Meyer

4.49

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

For eight years, far beyond the battlefields of Vietnam and the glare of media distortions, America… read more

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Cover of Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy by Richard Freiherr von Rosen

12. Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen

4.36

Format: 712 pages, Kindle Edition

A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier—“recommended to anyone with an in… read more

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13. We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam

By: Nick Brokhausen

4.40

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

A Green Beret’s gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sunday Bloody Sunday: A Soldier's War in Northern Ireland, Rhodesia, Mozambique and Iraq by Gregory Michael Budd

14. Sunday Bloody Sunday: A Soldier's War in Northern Ireland, Rhodesia, Mozambique and Iraq

By: Gregory Michael Budd

4.40

Format: 509 pages, Kindle Edition

Gold is forged in fire. Men in the furnace of adversity…Step into the extraordinary life of Jake Ha… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond by A.J. Balaam

15. Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond

By: A.J. Balaam

3.72

Format: 540 pages, Kindle Edition

From the searing heat of the Zambezi Valley to the freezing cold of the Chimanimani Mountains in Rh… read more

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  • africa
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment by Helmut Schneider

16. Tiger Battalion 507: Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment

By: Helmut Schneider

4.00

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

‘May the army of millions of dead of all nations bear witness to humanity for the hope that future … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland', Eastern Front 1944–45 by Thorolf Hillblad

17. Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland', Eastern Front 1944–45

By: Thorolf Hillblad

3.98

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Few new personal accounts by Waffen-SS soldiers appear in English; even fewer originate from the mu… read more

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Cover of SIERRA WHISKEY Ten Years in South African Special Forces by SW Fourie

18. SIERRA WHISKEY Ten Years in South African Special Forces

By: SW Fourie

4.20

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the story of Schalk W Fourie’s ten years in the elite South African Army Special Forces, co… read more

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19. We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia

By: Hannes Wessels

4.28

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A memoir from a Special Forces fighter about his experiences in the Rhodesian War and how combat ha… read more

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  • military fiction
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Cover of Fire Force: A Trooper's War In The Rhodesian Light Infantry by Chris  Cocks

20. Fire Force: A Trooper's War In The Rhodesian Light Infantry

By: Chris Cocks

4.32

Format: 482 pages, Kindle Edition

Fire Force is the compelling, brutal account of Chris Cocks' service in 3 Commando, the Rhodesian L… read more

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21. Skuzapo: The untold story

By: Andrew Balaam

4.53

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

A covert group of highly-trained soldiers infiltrates the terrorist units behind enemy lines.Source… read more

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"In Africa only the strong survive"

-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story

"Propaganda is a deadly weapon when used against the uneducated"

-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story

"Both good and bad were destroyed and thrown on the rubbish dump of war"

-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story

"To beat or destroy your enemy, you’ll have to first find him and bring him to battle"

-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story

13 Best history books like Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond by A.J. Balaam

Transform Your Habits

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

Hampton Sides

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Bloody White Baron

James Palmer , James Palmer

3.61

Transform Your Habits

Storm of Steel

Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger

3.50

Transform Your Habits

What It is Like to Go to War

Karl Marlantes

4.00

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15 best-selling history books like Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition) by John Stryker Meyer

Transform Your Habits

About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior

Ward Just , David H. Hackworth , Julie Sherman

4.36

SOG: Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

John L. Plaster

3.93

Transform Your Habits

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge

4.47

Transform Your Habits

On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

William V. Taylor Jr.

4.60

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