10 must-read military history books like Charlie Rangers by Don Ericson

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Charlie Rangers

By: Don Ericson

4.12

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

They were the biggest Ranger company in Vietnam, and the best. For eighteen months, John L. Rotundo…

If you liked the military history plot in Charlie Rangers by Don Ericson , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. 1776

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"

-David McCullough, 1776

"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."

-David McCullough, 1776

"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."

-David McCullough, 1776

"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"

-David McCullough, 1776

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2. The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

By: Michael Shaara

4.33

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two drea… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
"Never let them see you run."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"Southern women like their men religious and a little mad."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"He was one of those, like Stuart, who looked on war as God's greatest game."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"…[W]e have a country here where the past cannot keep a good man in chains, and that's the nature of the war."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

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3. Once an Eagle

By: Anton Myrer

4.39

Format: 1312 pages, Paperback

Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a … read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
"We stand at an immense fork in the raod. One way is the path of generosity, dignity and a respect for other races and customs; the other leads most certainly to greed, suspicion, hatered and the old,…"

-Anton Myrer, Once an Eagle

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4. Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan

By: Doug Stanton

3.84

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsw… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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5. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

By: Mitchell Zuckoff

3.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of B… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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6. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

By: Marcus Luttrell , Patrick Robinson

3.67

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan fo… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction

7. Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan Universe, #6)

By: Tom Clancy

3.88

Format: 588 pages, Mass Market Paperback

At what point does crimanal activity threaten national security? When can a nation respond to it as… read more

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8. 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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9. The Things They Carried

By: Tim O'Brien

4.10

Format: None pages,

They carried malaria tablets, love letters, 28-pound mine detectors, dope, illustrated bibles, each… read more

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10. 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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11. Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor

By: Clinton Romesha

3.97

Format: 179 pages, Hardcover

The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the thirteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating b… read more

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12. Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.22

Format: None pages,

The incredible untold story of WWII s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern m… read more

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13. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

By: Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice

4.03

Format: 502 pages, Paperback

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pa…"

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

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14. Starship Troopers

By: Robert A. Heinlein

4.01

Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The historians can’t seem to settle whether to call this one "The Third Space War" (or the fourth),… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
"To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster."

-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor."

-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

"But, do you know, once you get used to it's rather cute. I mean, if a girl looks alright to start with, she still looks alright with her head smooth."

-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

"When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived."

-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

15. We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam

By: Harold G. Moore , Joseph L. Galloway

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both releva… read more

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16. The 13th Valley

By: John M. Del Vecchio

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

Praise for "The 13th Valley," a Finalist for the American Book Award: "There have been a number of … read more

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17. Patriot Games (Jack Ryan Universe, #2)

By: Tom Clancy

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Tom Clancy's Patriot Games is filled with the exceptional realism and authenticity that distinguish… read more

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18. In the Blood (Terminal List, #5)

By: Jack Carr

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling Terminal List series continues as James Reece embarks on a global… read more

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  • military fiction
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19. The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)

By: Jack Carr

4.28

Format: 407 pages, Hardcover

A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the Ame… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
"Revisionist views of the Constitution by opportunistic politicians and unelected judges with agendas that reinterpret the Bill of Rights to take power away from the people and consolidate it at the f…"

-Jack Carr, The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)

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20. True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

By: Jack Carr

4.34

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

In acclaimed author Jack Carr’s follow-up to The Terminal List, former Navy SEAL James Reece’s skil… read more

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  • military fiction
"To those before us, to those amongst us, to those we'll see on the other side, Lord let me not prove unworthy of my brothers."

-Jack Carr, True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

"Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon, and he made his web gear…"

-Jack Carr, True Believer (Terminal List, #2)

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21. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam by William V. Taylor Jr.

22. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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23. Point Man

By: James Watson

4.27

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Chief Petty Officer James "Patches" Watson was there at the start. One of the first to come out of … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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24. 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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  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village by Stephen G. Rabe

25. The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village

By: Stephen G. Rabe

4.04

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

The fateful days and weeks surrounding 6 June 1944 have been extensively documented in histories of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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26. 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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27. 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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28. 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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  • war
  • military fiction
  • history
  • military history
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29. Mighty Men of Valor: With Charlie Company on Hill 714-Vietnam, 1970

By: John G. Roberts

4.29

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SCREAMING EAGLES IN VIETNAM 1970 : the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne have been in comb… read more

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30. Charlie Rangers

By: Don Ericson

4.12

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

They were the biggest Ranger company in Vietnam, and the best. For eighteen months, John L. Rotundo… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Phantom Warriors: Book I: LRRPs, LRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam by Gary A. Linderer

31. Phantom Warriors: Book I: LRRPs, LRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam

By: Gary A. Linderer

4.38

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Here are some of the most courageous missions executed by six-man teams on their own deep behind en… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • war

13 Best history books like Charlie Rangers by Don Ericson

Transform Your Habits

1776

David McCullough

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan

Doug Stanton

3.84

Transform Your Habits

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

Mitchell Zuckoff

3.44

Transform Your Habits

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Marcus Luttrell , Patrick Robinson

3.67

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American Assassin (Mitch Rapp, #1)

Vince Flynn

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Dead Eye (Gray Man, #4)

Mark Greaney

4.41

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Path of the Assassin (Scot Harvath, #2)

Brad Thor

4.62

Transform Your Habits

On Target (Gray Man #2)

Mark Greaney

3.80

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