10 Best military history books like Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam by Ed Denny

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Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

By: Ed Denny

4.23

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent de…

If you liked the military history plot in Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam by Ed Denny , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Chickenhawk by Robert Mason

1. Chickenhawk

By: Robert Mason

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

A true story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
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2. GUTS 'N GUNSHIPS: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam

By: Mark Garrison

3.97

Format: 112 pages,

Synopsis In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois Unive… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
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3. Fields of Fire

By: James Webb

4.07

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1978, Webb's classic novel of the Vietnam War follows three soldiers from d… read more

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  • military history
Cover of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Paul Fussell, Eugene B. Sledge

4. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

By: Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge

4.47

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emer… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
"Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours"

-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

"Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines."

-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

"War is such self-defeating, organized madness the way it destroys a nation's best."

-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

"Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?"

-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

5. Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot In The Big Red One

By: Robert A. Anderson , None

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A Vietnam veteran describes his experiences in country, recounting his career as a scout pilot in t… read more

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Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

6. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

By: John Sandford

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more

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7. The Secret (Jack Reacher #28)

By: Lee Child

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look li… read more

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Cover of The Southern Lawyer (Joe Hennessy Legal Thriller #1) by Peter O'Mahoney

8. The Southern Lawyer (Joe Hennessy Legal Thriller #1)

By: Peter O'Mahoney

4.23

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

After more than twenty years away from the law, Joe Hennessy is forced back into the courtroom… … read more

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Cover of The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell

9. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

By: Jeff Goodell

4.32

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more

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

10. 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

11. 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 HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT by Bruce Nesmith

12. 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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13. Ambush!: A Seals military adventure

By: Eric Helm

4.30

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

Jump in with the world’s most ruthless fighting unit! Perfect for fans of Andrew Watts, L. T. Ryan,… 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

14. 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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15. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.32

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

16. The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The Iron Triangle, tells the story of a ill conceived mission that goes horribly wrong. It is a cha… read more

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17. Cheerful Obedience

By: Patrick McLaughlin

4.70

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Navigating the stormy seas of the 1960s wasn't easy, especially if Vietnam was on your horizon. Ig… read more

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18. VOL-INDEF (MILES TO VIETNAM, BOOK 5)

By: William Peter Grasso

4.58

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

In an army in love with abbreviations, it stands for volunteer indefinite, signifying the commitme… 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

19. 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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20. 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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  • nonfiction
  • military history
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21. 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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  • nonfiction
Cover of Gunship Pilot: An Attack Helicopter Warrior Remembers Vietnam by Robert F. Hartley

22. Gunship Pilot: An Attack Helicopter Warrior Remembers Vietnam

By: Robert F. Hartley

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

It was 1968 and Robert Hartley was on his first combat mission in Vietnam as copilot of a helicopte… read more

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Cover of Vietnam: A Tale Of Two Tours by James C. Mooney Jr.

23. Vietnam: A Tale Of Two Tours

By: James C. Mooney Jr.

4.48

Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition

An Army helicopter pilot's memoirs and first-hand account of what he experienced personally during … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending the Reich Against the RAF and the USAAF by Wolfgang Fischer

24. Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending the Reich Against the RAF and the USAAF

By: Wolfgang Fischer

4.18

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Chopper Pilot: A Wings Over Nam aviation thriller by Eric Helm

25. Chopper Pilot: A Wings Over Nam aviation thriller

By: Eric Helm

4.27

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

The first book in a gripping military aviation series you won’t want to miss! Perfect for fans of A… read more

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Cover of Chariots in the Sky: A Story About U.S. Army Assault Helicopter Pilots at War in Vietnam by Larry A. Freeland

26. Chariots in the Sky: A Story About U.S. Army Assault Helicopter Pilots at War in Vietnam

By: Larry A. Freeland

4.54

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Chariots in the Sky is the story of Captain Taylor St. James, a dedicated Army helicopter pilot, wh… read more

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27. Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story

By: Chuck Gross

4.18

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam by Ed Denny

28. Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

By: Ed Denny

4.23

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent de… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
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29. Frontline Brothers

By: Rick Barnes

4.62

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

The author describes his encounters with the enemy during 15 months in Vietnam with Fox Company Sec… read more

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Cover of Memoirs of a Stuka Pilot by Helmut Mahlke

30. Memoirs of a Stuka Pilot

By: Helmut Mahlke

4.12

Format: 519 pages, Kindle Edition

“Well-written and holds the reader’s attention . . . an engaging book and a rare personal view of f… read more

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31. Fighter Pilot: The First American Air Ace of World War II

By: William R. Dunn

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

At the age of twelve, American William R. Dunn decided to become a fighter pilot. In 1939 he joined… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history

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3.97

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4.47

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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John Grisham

3.69

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