11 Best war books like Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle by Ryan Hendrickson

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Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

By: Ryan Hendrickson

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on…

If you liked the war plot in Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle by Ryan Hendrickson , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

By: None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL T… read more

Similar categories in None's The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"The troop commander's name was Rich...[and] he was one of the best leaders I've ever known. His motto, which I've stolen from him, is, 'Nobody ever worked for me. They worked with me."

-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

"...the daily morning muster began beneath a sign that said, 'Are you ready for war today? You should be.' SEALs hadn't fired a shot in anger for years. But nobody ever admitted that around civilians,…"

-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

Cover of A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire by Ogi Ogas, Sai Gaddam

2. A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire

By: Ogi Ogas , Sai Gaddam

3.69

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two maverick neuroscientists use the world's largest psychology experiment-the Internet-to study th… read more

Similar categories in Ogi Ogas's A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • nonfiction
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3. The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers

By: Gary Brozek , Nicholas Irving

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations… read more

Similar categories in Gary Brozek's The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
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4. The Weight of Glory

By: C.S. Lewis

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Weight of Glory book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • nonfiction
"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

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5. 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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  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction

6. Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters

By: Jason A. Ramos

4.17

Format: 510 pages, ebook

A rare inside look at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute … read more

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7. Fearless: The Heroic Story of One Navy SEAL's Sacrifice in the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden and the Unwavering Devotion of the Woman Who Loved Him

By: Eric Blehm

4.34

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

Fearless takes you deep into SEAL Team Six, straight to the heart of one of it's most legendary ope… read more

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8. One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon at War

By: None

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Battalion 3/5 suffered the highest number of casualties in the war in Afghanistan. This is the stor… read more

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9. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

By: Tim Kennedy

4.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more

Similar categories in Tim Kennedy's Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force by Dan Schilling

10. Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force

By: Dan Schilling

4.30

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special O… read more

Similar categories in Dan Schilling's Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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11. Perfectly Wounded: A Memoir About What Happens After a Miracle

By: Robert W. Vera

4.46

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

The incredible true story of former Navy SEAL Mike Day, who survived being shot twenty-seven times … read more

Similar categories in Robert W. Vera's Perfectly Wounded: A Memoir About What Happens After a Miracle book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
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12. Breathe: A Life in Flow

By: Rickson Gracie

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

*An instant  New York Times  bestseller, USA Today  bestseller, and Wall Street Journal  bestseller… read more

Similar categories in Rickson Gracie's Breathe: A Life in Flow book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Shattering disappointments require you to be radically honest with yourself, a process that can be painful but is absolutely necessary."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"If I'm fighting for money, I'll stop hitting you when you or the referee asks me to. If we are fighting for honor, I'll stop hitting you when I feel like it."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, 98 percent of MMA fans have never stepped into the cage, or even onto the mat, much less felt their noses break or tendons pop. Their relationship with violence is virtual. MMA is just somethi…"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, it is possible to get a Jiu Jitsu black belt without knowing self-defense or even getting into a real fight. This was impossible during the 1970s and 1980s. Because my father and uncle loudly …"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

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13. The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink

4.38

Format: 320 pages, ebook

THE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Extreme Owner… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • war
Cover of The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care—and How to Fix It by Marty Makary

14. The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care—and How to Fix It

By: Marty Makary

4.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"A must-read for every American and business leader." --Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBESFrom t… read more

Similar categories in Marty Makary's The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care—and How to Fix It book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • nonfiction
Cover of All Secure: One Delta Force Operator's Fight From the Battlefield to the Homefront by Tom Satterly

15. All Secure: One Delta Force Operator's Fight From the Battlefield to the Homefront

By: Tom Satterly

4.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As a senior non-commissioned officer of Delta Force, the most elite and secretive special operation… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Modern Warriors Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship by Johnny Joey Jones

16. Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Modern Warriors Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship

By: Johnny Joey Jones

4.52

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Life only really starts when we start serving others. For many people, military service isn’t simpl… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right by Mark Galeotti

17. We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right

By: Mark Galeotti

3.80

Format: 160 pages, ebook

A The Times best book of 2019 'In fewer than 150 pithy pages, Galeotti sketches a bleak, but con… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart, and those who do regret it have no brain."

-Mark Galeotti, We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right

"Russians can be unhappy, yet still loyal. Putin is to a large extent being rated not as a man, not even as a politician, but as an icon of Russia. To vote for him is not to endorse a program, but to …"

-Mark Galeotti, We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right

"Putin has no ideological commitment to anything, really, and so has no reason to try to impose totalitarianism. Ideologists are, after all, the scariest kinds of rulers, because they want to dictate …"

-Mark Galeotti, We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right

Cover of Unafraid: Staring Down Terror as a Navy SEAL and Single Dad by Eddie Penney

18. Unafraid: Staring Down Terror as a Navy SEAL and Single Dad

By: Eddie Penney

4.58

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Hot Wash The review held after military training and real-world operations facilitating growth an… read more

Similar categories in Eddie Penney's Unafraid: Staring Down Terror as a Navy SEAL and Single Dad book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography
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19. We March At Midnight: A War Memoir

By: Ray McPadden

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

What would the war do without me? We March at Midnight is award-winning author Ray McPadden's ch… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle by Ryan Hendrickson

20. Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

By: Ryan Hendrickson

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle book and Ryan Hendrickson's Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle

  • biography
  • memoir
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Swords of Lightning: Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America's Response to 9/11 by Mark Nutsch

21. Swords of Lightning: Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America's Response to 9/11

By: Mark Nutsch

4.38

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

The first-person account of how a small band of Green Berets used horses and laser-guided bombs to … read more

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  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • military history

18 best-selling nonfiction books like Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle by Ryan Hendrickson

Transform Your Habits

The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

Transform Your Habits

A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire

Ogi Ogas , Sai Gaddam

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers

Gary Brozek , Nicholas Irving

3.43

Transform Your Habits

The Weight of Glory

C.S. Lewis

4.38

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11 Top audiobook books like Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force by Dan Schilling

Transform Your Habits

The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

Transform Your Habits

The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan

Eric Blehm , None

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander

Pete Blaber

4.33

The Chosen Few: A Company of Paratroopers and Its Heroic Struggle to Survive in the Mountains of Afghanistan

Gregg Zoroya

3.92

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