8 must-read war books like Mud, Blood and Bullets: Memoirs of a Machine Gunner on the Western Front by Edward Rowbotham

Cover of Mud, Blood and Bullets: Memoirs of a Machine Gunner on the Western Front by Edward Rowbotham

Mud, Blood and Bullets: Memoirs of a Machine Gunner on the Western Front

By: Edward Rowbotham

4.58

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

A detailed, first-hand account of life in the trenches in World War I from an ordinary soldier's pe…

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Cover of Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose

1. Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed t… read more

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  • military history
  • history
  • war
Cover of Old Soldier Sahib: Old Soldier Sahib by Frank  Richards

2. Old Soldier Sahib: Old Soldier Sahib

By: Frank Richards

4.24

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Here, in the author's own words, is the story of his life as a British soldier in India during the … read more

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  • history
Cover of Her Privates We by William  Boyd, Frederic Manning

3. Her Privates We

By: William Boyd , Frederic Manning

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

First published in 1930, 'Her Privates We' is the great book of World War I written from the ordina… read more

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  • world war i
  • war
Cover of Commando: A Boer Journal Of The Boer War by Deneys Reitz

4. Commando: A Boer Journal Of The Boer War

By: Deneys Reitz

3.82

Format: None pages,

Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatre… read more

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  • military history
  • history
  • war

5. Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam

By: None

4.20

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

From Dak To to the Tet Offensive, John Leppelman saw it all. In three tours of duty, he made combat… read more

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6. Eclipse of Reason

By: Max Horkheimer

3.67

Format: 350 pages,

"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more

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7. Fritz and Tommy: Across the Barbed Wire

By: Peter Doyle , None

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A unique look at how British and German soldiers survived either side of No Man's Land and how more… read more

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8. Troop Leader: A Tank Commander's Story

By: Richard Holmes , Bill Bellamy

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Troop Leader is a unique account of one man's experience of the battle for Europe in 1944 and 1945.… read more

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9. A Rifleman Went To War

By: Herbert W. McBride

3.21

Format: 192 pages,

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

10. 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

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11. Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Jochen Peiper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.27

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of the most infamous massacre of American soldiers in World War Two.An ideal book for peo… read more

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

12. 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 Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4) by John Wooldridge

13. Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4)

By: John Wooldridge

4.08

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons which revolutionised aerial warfare.Perfect for people wh… read more

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

14. 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 Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two) by Leo Heaps

15. Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.25

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of a Canadian paratrooper’s escape from behind enemy lines following the … read more

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

16. 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

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

17. 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 Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland by Norbert Hannig

18. Luftwaffe Fighter Ace: From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland

By: Norbert Hannig

4.25

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Herr Norbert Hanning’s wartime career makes for fascinating and highly informative reading on an as… read more

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  • war
  • history
  • memoir
Cover of Finale at Flensburg: The Story Of Field Marshal Montgomery's Battle For The Baltic (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

19. Finale at Flensburg: The Story Of Field Marshal Montgomery's Battle For The Baltic (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.40

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

The overlooked story of one of the last battles of the Second World War, which shaped the course of… read more

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Cover of Di Di Mau: A True Story About Tigers, Rock Apes, the Jungle, and War by Darren Walton

20. Di Di Mau: A True Story About Tigers, Rock Apes, the Jungle, and War

By: Darren Walton

4.21

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

“A revealing, sometimes gut-wrenching war memoir that examines virtually every aspect of his tour o… read more

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  • war
Cover of A Fool's Errand: A daring aviation adventure in wartorn skies (Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers Book 2) by D.R. Bailey

21. A Fool's Errand: A daring aviation adventure in wartorn skies (Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers Book 2)

By: D.R. Bailey

4.09

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

The Maverick Spitfire pilots are once more engaged in thrilling battles! For fans of Derek Robinson… read more

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Cover of No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

22. No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.22

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

The eye-opening account of the forgotten and tumultuous Eastern Front in World War Two.Perfect for … read more

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  • memoir
Cover of The Fall of Fortresses: The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII by Elmer Bendiner

23. The Fall of Fortresses: The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII

By: Elmer Bendiner

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A SHINING ACCOMPLISHMENT. A CLASSIC' NEW YORK TIMES ‘RANKS AMONG THE OUTSTANDING AIR MEMOIRS OF T… read more

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  • military history
  • war
  • history
  • memoir
Cover of Nobody of Any Importance: A Foot Soldier's Memoir of World War I by Sam Sutcliffe

24. Nobody of Any Importance: A Foot Soldier's Memoir of World War I

By: Sam Sutcliffe

4.45

Format: 915 pages, Kindle Edition

Foot soldier Sam Sutcliffe enlisted at 16, fought on the front line at Gallipoli 1915, the Somme 19… read more

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Cover of Ypres, 1917: A Personal Account (Full Pack — A Private’s War) by NORMAN GLADDEN

25. Ypres, 1917: A Personal Account (Full Pack — A Private’s War)

By: NORMAN GLADDEN

4.26

Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling eyewitness account of the bloody battle of Passchendaele. Perfect for fans of Lyn Ma… read more

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  • world war i
  • history
  • military history
Cover of Nothing of Importance: Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion by John Bernard Pye Adams

26. Nothing of Importance: Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion

By: John Bernard Pye Adams

4.13

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

Bernard Adams arrived in France as a young officer in October 1915, and served in different parts o… read more

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Cover of Mud, Blood and Bullets: Memoirs of a Machine Gunner on the Western Front by Edward Rowbotham

27. Mud, Blood and Bullets: Memoirs of a Machine Gunner on the Western Front

By: Edward Rowbotham

4.58

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

A detailed, first-hand account of life in the trenches in World War I from an ordinary soldier's pe… read more

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  • memoir
  • war
  • military history
Cover of Crush The Iron Crosses : The Explosive True Story Of The Stalingrad Tank Raid by Carl Wechsler

28. Crush The Iron Crosses : The Explosive True Story Of The Stalingrad Tank Raid

By: Carl Wechsler

4.44

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Telling the true story of a raid on a German airfield at Stalingrad, this all-action novel is a bru… read more

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Cover of Hell in the Trenches: Battle of the Somme (Legendary Battles of History Book 11) by Francis Hayes

29. Hell in the Trenches: Battle of the Somme (Legendary Battles of History Book 11)

By: Francis Hayes

3.86

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

The Battle of the Somme was the largest and most devastating battle of the First World War.On its f… read more

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Cover of Trekking On: A Boer Journal of World War One by Deneys Reitz

30. Trekking On: A Boer Journal of World War One

By: Deneys Reitz

4.35

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

On the 31st of May, 1902, the war in South Africa came to an end after three adventurous years. No… read more

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Cover of Hill 112 by Adrian Goldsworthy

31. Hill 112

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

4.52

Format: 495 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping story of friendship and division in the midst of warfare, set against one of the most dr… read more

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