When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War
By: Andrew Milburn
4.51
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
These are the intense combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task f…
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1. One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
By: Nathaniel Fick
4.19
Format: 372 pages, Paperback
If the Marines are “the few, the proud,” Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel F… read more
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"You need discipline most, when it’s hardest to muster."-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
"Great Marine commanders, like all great warriors, are able to kill that which they love most -- their men."-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
"Worst of all were the accolades and thanks from people "for what you guys did over there." Thanks for what, I wanted to ask—shooting kids, cowering in terror behind a berm, dropping artillery on peop…"-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
"Strong combat leadership is never by committee. Platoon commanders must command, and command in battle isn't based on consensus. It's based on consent. Any leader wields only as much authority and in…"-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
2. The Defector (Gabriel Allon, #9)
By: Daniel Silva
3.77
Format: 52 pages, Hardcover
Six months after the dramatic conclusion of Moscow Rules, Gabriel has returned to the tan hills of … read more
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3. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more
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"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying"-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
4. Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8)
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.95
Format: 315 pages, Paperback
After the cowardly incompetence of two officers besmirches their name, Captain Richard Sharpe must … read more
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5. Sharpe's Fortress (Sharpe, #3)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.27
Format: 412 pages, Paperback
Promoted for his gallantry in the war against India's rebellious Mahratta confederacy, Richard Shar… read more
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6. 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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7. Men in Green Faces: A Novel of U.S. Navy SEALs
By: None , None
2.00
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
"Full of ambushes and firefights...From page one I knew I wanted to be a SEAL. The more I read, the… read more
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8. The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
By: Joe Haldeman
4.14
Format: 278 pages, Paperback
The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand—despite the fact that the fierce ali… read more
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"Don't worry about that, Man, just make out my ticket."-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
"Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man."-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
"I was too old-fashioned male-chauv to allow that; we discussed for a minute and I wound up with the couch"-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
"Doctors don’t seem to realize that most of us are perfectly content not having to visualize ourselves as animated bags of skin filled with obscene glop."-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
9. Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
By: Ian Fleming
3.74
Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to France to play in a high-stakes bac… read more
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"Mine’s Bond – James Bond."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
"In his mind he fingered the necklace of the days to come."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
"Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
10. Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
By: Ian Fleming
3.80
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
‘For several minutes he stood speechless, his eyes dazzled by the terrible beauty of the greatest w… read more
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"Champagne and Benzedrine! Never again."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
"In angry protest the red telephone splintered the silence."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
"They want us dead,' said Bond calmly. 'So we have to stay alive."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
"And people with obsessions, reflected Bond, were blind to danger."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
11. The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
By: John Buchan
3.60
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life—un… read more
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"By God!' he whispered, drawing his breath in sharply, 'it is all pure Rider Haggard and Conan Doyle."-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
"If you’re going to be killed you invent some kind of flag and country to fight for, and if you survive you get to love the thing"-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
"I am an ordinary sort of fellow, not braver than other people, but I hate to see a good man downed, and that long knife would not be the end of Scudder if I could play the game in his place."-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
"All this was very loose guessing, and I don't pretend it was ingenious or scientific. I wasn't any kind of Sherlock Holmes. But I have always fancied I had a kind of instinct about questions like thi…"-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
12. Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9)
By: Gregg Hurwitz
4.37
Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition
Once a black book government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the program, went deep und… read more
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13. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
By: John Eldredge
3.94
Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition
God designed men to be dangerous, says John Eldredge. Simply look at the dreams and desires written… read more
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"You can't fight a battle you don't think exists."-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
"Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue."-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
"I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy."-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
"In the case of our fair maiden, we have overlooked two very crucial aspects to that myth. On the one hand, none of us ever really believed the sorcerer was real. We thought we could have the maiden w…"-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
14. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.30
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more
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15. Rising Tiger (Scot Harvath #21)
By: Brad Thor
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Deadly operative Scot Harvath faces down the country’s most powerful enemy in #1 New York Times and… read more
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16. Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)
By: David McCloskey
4.30
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen… read more
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17. 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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18. Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
By: Matthew A. Cole
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From an award-winning investigative journalist, a hard-hitting exposé of the unchecked crimes of SE… read more
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"In 2007, for example, a Gold Squadron sniper was pushed out of the unit after he killed three unarmed people—including a child—in at least two different operations. He was, nonetheless, allowed to re…"-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
"The SEALs represented an inherent contradiction. For all their specialized training and elite capabilities, many struggled with foundational, almost rudimentary, ethical actions: to not steal, to obe…"-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
19. Freaks of a Feather: A Marine Grunt's Memoir
By: Kacy Tellessen
4.65
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
2023 Eugene Sledge Award winner for best Marine Corps memoir of the past three yearsKacy Tellessen … read more
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20. When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War
By: Andrew Milburn
4.51
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
These are the intense combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task f… read more
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21. Fighting Scared
By: Robin Horsfall
4.23
Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition
Robin Horsfall shot and killed one of the leading terrorists inside the Iranian Embassy when the SA… read more
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