On Tactics: A Theory of Victory in Battle
By: B.A. Friedman
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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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. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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- war
"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
3. The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
By: Ryan Holiday
4.15
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” — Marcus Aureli… read more
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4. Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
By: Robert D. Kaplan
4.67
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES From Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the … read more
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- nonfiction
5. Matterhorn
By: Karl Marlantes
3.30
Format: 107 pages,
A big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirty-five years by a highly dec… read more
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6. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
7. Based on a True Story
By: Norm Macdonald
4.51
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, ra… read more
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8. Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
By: Jim Frederick
3.95
Format: 315 pages,
This is the story of a small group of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's fabled 502nd Infa… read more
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9. The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West
By: Karl-Heinz Frieser
4.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Research in original documentation at the German Federal Military Archives and elsewhere showed Fri… read more
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10. Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?
By: Graham Allison
3.36
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES ARE HEADING TOWARD A WAR NEITHER WANTS. The reason is Thucydides's Trap… read more
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11. History of the Peloponnesian War
By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner
3.94
Format: 648 pages, Paperback
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more
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"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
12. Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina
By: George C. Herring , Bernard B. Fall
4.28
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
This classic account of the French War in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia is back in hardcover. Include… read more
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13. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
By: Eliyahu M. Goldratt , Jeff Cox
4.21
Format: 539 pages,
Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goalis the gripping novel which is transforming managem… read more
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14. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
By: Jack Weatherford
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback… read more
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- war
"The first key to leadership is self-control."-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
"Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others."-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
"A leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words."-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
"The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to de…"-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
15. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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- nonfiction
"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
16. Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
By: Annie Duke
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting… read more
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17. Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
By: Yanis Varoufakis
4.01
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling economist shows how capitalism has been replaced by a more exploitative system, … read more
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"Il profitto è vulnerabile alla competizione di mercato, mentre la rendita non lo è."-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Se non è un mercato capitalista, in cosa entriamo, buon Dio, quando andiamo su amazon.com ?"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Oltre ad avvertirci che ogni nuova epoca forgiata da qualche tecnologia rivoluzionaria produce una generazione che “mai passerà un giorno immune da fatica e dolore, struggendosi anche di notte"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"La rivoluzione digitale potrebbe consistere nel trasformare i lavoratori salariati in proletari del cloud, che vivono una vita sempre più precaria e stressante sotto il controllo invisibile di capi a…"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
18. Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine
By: Mark Galeotti
4.05
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A timely and accessible history of how Putin and the conflicts he has chosen to involve Russia in h… read more
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- military history
19. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
By: Sebastian Junger
4.02
Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition
Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at pos… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain," one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men"."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"Disasters, he proposed, create a "community of sufferers" that allow individuals to experience an immensely reassuring connection to others"-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
20. Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
By: William H. McRaven
4.44
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of … read more
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"They were survivors. They didn't complain. They didn't blame others for their misfortune. They worked hard and expected the same from their children. They treasured their friendships. They fought for…"-William H. McRaven, Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
21. Battlegroup!: The Lessons of the Unfought Battles of the Cold War
By: Jim Storr
4.03
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
What can we learn from the unfought battles of the Cold War? Could any supposed British superiority… read more
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22. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
By: Christian Brose
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US … read more
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- military fiction
- nonfiction
- military history
"Defense companies spent less money on research and development and more on armies of lawyers, lobbyists, accountants, and consultants to help them comply with the Pentagon's growing acquisition burea…"-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
"These were the very same systems that Marshall wrote in 1992 would be "progressively less central to military operations" because they would become large, vulnerable targets as US adversaries develop…"-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
23. Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
By: Paul Scharre
3.80
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have wea… read more
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- military fiction
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"In practice, the line between automatic, automated, and autonomous systems is still blurry. Often, the term “autonomous"-Paul Scharre, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
"Machines can do many things, but they cannot create meaning. They cannot answer these questions for us. Machines cannot tell us what we value, what choices we should make. The world we are creating i…"-Paul Scharre, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
24. The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
By: Andrew F. Krepinevich
4.23
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
How the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challeng… read more
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- military fiction
- nonfiction
- military history
25. LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media
By: P.W. Singer
4.27
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Social media has been weaponized, as state hackers and rogue terrorists have seized upon Twitter an… read more
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26. How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
By: Jessica McCabe
4.52
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel Ho… read more
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"Sure, I have limits, but as fellow YouTuber and ADHDer Hannah Hart told me, creativity loves limits."-Jessica McCabe, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
"We are acceptable humans as is, not once we stop having ADHD. You do not need to be fixed because you are not a broken version of normal."-Jessica McCabe, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
27. Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations
By: Wayne P. Hughes Jr.
4.24
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations is the third edition published by the Naval Institute Press. The… read more
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28. 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
29. The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power
By: Robert D. Kaplan
3.82
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tr… read more
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30. On Tactics: A Theory of Victory in Battle
By: B.A. Friedman
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
On Tactics is intended to be the remedy to the chaotic and thus far unformed realm of tactical theo… read more
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31. Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First Century
By: Anthony King
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Warfare has migrated into cities. From Mosul to Mumbai, Aleppo to Marawi, the major military battle… read more
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