Fire Force: A Trooper's War In The Rhodesian Light Infantry
By: Chris Cocks
4.32
Format: 482 pages, Kindle Edition
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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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2. The Civil War: A History
By: Gary W. Gallagher , Harry Hansen , Richard S. Wheeler
3.79
Format: 672 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Provides a comprehensive overview of the Civil War from a variety of perspectives, describing the c… read more
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3. The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA
By: Joby Warrick
3.64
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
A stunning narrative account of the mysterious Jordanian who penetrated both the inner circle of al… read more
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4. Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror
By: Erik Prince
3.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Founder and former president of Blackwater, the private contractor that provided security in Iraq a… read more
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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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"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. Three Sips of Gin: Dominating the Battlespace with Rhodesia's famed Selous Scouts
By: None
3.42
Format: 8 pages,
In "Three Sips of Gin" the author gives a fascinating account of what it was like growing up in the… read more
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7. Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
By: Cormac McCarthy
4.16
Format: 351 pages, Paperback
Blood Meridian is an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expa… read more
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"See the child."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"If war is not holy man is nothing but antic clay."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"Here beyond men's judgments all covenants were brittle."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
8. The Year of the Locust
By: Terry Hayes
3.57
Format: 652 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer'Ticks all the boxe… read more
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9. A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
By: Hannes Wessels
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
A biography of a Special Forces soldier who battled the forces of Mugabe and Nkomo, earning a reput… read more
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10. 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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11. 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
12. White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan
By: Mick Ryan
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
This book "is entertaining, thought-provoking and quite possibly prescient. Not just an engaging ta… read more
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13. Bandit Mentality: Hunting Insurgents in the Rhodesian Bush War, A Memoir
By: Lindsay O’Brien
4.35
Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition
A former officer of British South Africa’s anti-terrorist unit recounts his experiences on the fron… read more
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14. Di Di Mau: A True Story About Tigers, Rock Apes, the Jungle, and War
By: Darren Walton
4.21
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
“A revealing, sometimes gut-wrenching war memoir that examines virtually every aspect of his tour o… read more
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15. Sunday Bloody Sunday: A Soldier's War in Northern Ireland, Rhodesia, Mozambique and Iraq
By: Gregory Michael Budd
4.40
Format: 509 pages, Kindle Edition
Gold is forged in fire. Men in the furnace of adversity…Step into the extraordinary life of Jake Ha… read more
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16. Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond
By: A.J. Balaam
3.72
Format: 540 pages, Kindle Edition
From the searing heat of the Zambezi Valley to the freezing cold of the Chimanimani Mountains in Rh… read more
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17. SIERRA WHISKEY Ten Years in South African Special Forces
By: SW Fourie
4.20
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the story of Schalk W Fourie’s ten years in the elite South African Army Special Forces, co… read more
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18. Recce (E): Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines
By: Koos Stadler
4.14
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of their work, the legendary Recces have fascinated So… read more
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19. Spider Zero Seven
By: Mike Borlace
4.44
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
Silver Cross recipient, Mike Borlace is considered to be one of the most experienced combat helicop… read more
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20. Mad Dog Killers: The Story of a Congo Mercenary
By: Ivan Smith
3.99
Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition
This soldier of fortune’s “superb [and] harrowing” memoir of joining the fight against Africa’s Sim… read more
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21. We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia
By: Hannes Wessels
4.28
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
A memoir from a Special Forces fighter about his experiences in the Rhodesian War and how combat ha… read more
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22. The New Mercenaries
By: Siegfried Mueller
2.75
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
"It is a strange fate for these mercenaries, rejected by the world, slandered by the civilized, who… read more
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23. 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend
By: Chris Hoare
4.36
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
Colonel Mike Hoare led 300 ‘Wild Geese’ across the Congo to crush a communist rebellion, rescue 200… read more
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24. Men of War: The Fighting Few Who Took on the World
By: Hannes Wessels
4.39
Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition
With roots going back to Cecil Rhodes’ buccaneering Pioneers, Stannard, like many of his countrymen… read more
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25. Mike West: Special Forces Super-Soldier
By: Hannes Wessels
4.21
Format: 261 pages, Paperback
Born poor, he battled on the streets of the mining towns near Johannesburg; from orphanage to refor… read more
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26. Fire Force: A Trooper's War In The Rhodesian Light Infantry
By: Chris Cocks
4.32
Format: 482 pages, Kindle Edition
Fire Force is the compelling, brutal account of Chris Cocks' service in 3 Commando, the Rhodesian L… read more
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27. Beyond No Mean Soldier: The Explosive Recollections of a Former Special Forces Operator
By: Peter McAleese
4.09
Format: 485 pages, Kindle Edition
The SAS veteran, mercenary and author of No Mean Soldier looks back on a life of combat in this rev… read more
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28. A Colonial Boy: the soundtrack of an african childhood
By: Chris Cocks
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
In the booming postwar colony of Southern Rhodesia la belle époque Rhodesienne ends abruptly when P… read more
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29. Special Branch War: Slaughter in the Rhodesian Bush. Southern Matabeleland, 1976-1980
By: Ed Bird
3.71
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
This searing account primarily covers Ed Bird's Special Branch (SB) service in the Beitbridge area … read more
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30. Gunship Over Angola: The Story of a Maverick Pilot
By: Steve Joubert
3.79
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in suburban Pretoria, Steve Joubert dreamed of a career as a pilot. After undergoing SAA… read more
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31. Skuzapo: The untold story
By: Andrew Balaam
4.53
Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition
A covert group of highly-trained soldiers infiltrates the terrorist units behind enemy lines.Source… read more
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"In Africa only the strong survive"-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story
"Propaganda is a deadly weapon when used against the uneducated"-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story
"Both good and bad were destroyed and thrown on the rubbish dump of war"-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story
"To beat or destroy your enemy, you’ll have to first find him and bring him to battle"-Andrew Balaam, Skuzapo: The untold story
