9 must-read history books like Hamburger Hill by Samuel Zaffiri

Cover of Hamburger Hill by Samuel Zaffiri

Hamburger Hill

By: Samuel Zaffiri

4.19

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

The battle for Ap Bia Mountain (Hill 937), was one of the fiercest of the entire Vietnam War.

If you liked the history plot in Hamburger Hill by Samuel Zaffiri , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior by Ward Just, David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman

1. About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior

By: Ward Just , David H. Hackworth , Julie Sherman

4.36

Format: 875 pages, Hardcover

Called “everything a twentieth century war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this na… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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2. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
"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

Cover of The Crouching Beast: A United States Army Lieutenant's Account of the Battle for Hamburger Hill, May 1969 by Frank Boccia

3. The Crouching Beast: A United States Army Lieutenant's Account of the Battle for Hamburger Hill, May 1969

By: Frank Boccia

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

As a first lieutenant in Bravo Company of the Third Battalion, 187th Infantry, Frank Boccia led a p… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • 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

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

5. 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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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"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

6. The Hill Fights: The First Battle of Khe Sanh

By: Edward F. Murphy

4.00

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publiciz… read more

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7. 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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8. Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam

By: Gregg Jones

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find … read more

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9. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

By: Hampton Sides

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. T… read more

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10. Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey

By: None

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Thorsness joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 at age 18 and became a jet pilot during the Vietnam War… read more

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11. A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam

By: Lewis Sorley

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Neglected by scholars and journalists alike, the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 off… read more

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12. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the hea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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13. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

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  • war
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

Cover of The Collector (Gabriel Allon, #23) by Daniel Silva

14. The Collector (Gabriel Allon, #23)

By: Daniel Silva

4.38

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thi… read more

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Cover of Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts by Bill O'Reilly

15. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

By: Bill O'Reilly

3.67

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fear No Evil (Alex Cross,  #29) by James  Patterson

16. Fear No Evil (Alex Cross, #29)

By: James Patterson

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Alex Cross enters the final showdown with the relentless killer who has stalked him and his family … read more

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

17. 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

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  • 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 Days of Valor: An Inside Account of the Bloodiest Six Months of the Vietnam War by Robert Tonsetic

18. Days of Valor: An Inside Account of the Bloodiest Six Months of the Vietnam War

By: Robert Tonsetic

4.08

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

A nonstop maelstrom of combat action, leaving readers nearly breathless by the end. Days of Valor c… read more

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  • war
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Hamburger Hill by Samuel Zaffiri

19. Hamburger Hill

By: Samuel Zaffiri

4.19

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

The battle for Ap Bia Mountain (Hill 937), was one of the fiercest of the entire Vietnam War. read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of North Vietnam's 1972 Easter Offensive: Hanoi's Gamble (Cold War, 1945–1991) by Stephen Emerson

20. North Vietnam's 1972 Easter Offensive: Hanoi's Gamble (Cold War, 1945–1991)

By: Stephen Emerson

3.89

Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition

A history of the military campaign that set the stage for the end of the Vietnam War.   By the end … read more

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4.09

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4.24

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4.30

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4.18

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4.19

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