11 Best military fiction books like War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam by Stephen G. MacDonald

Cover of War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam by Stephen G. MacDonald

War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam

By: Stephen G. MacDonald

3.99

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam is a memoir of my two years in the United States Marine …

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Cover of A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir by Philip Caputo

1. A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

By: Philip Caputo

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The 40th-anniversary edition of the classic Vietnam memoir—featured in the PBS documentary series T… read more

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"The essence of the Marine Corps experience, I decided, was pain."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

"There was so much human suffering in these scenes that I could not respond to it."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

"Before you leave here, Sir, you’re going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American boy."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

"We had survived, but in war, a man does not have to be killed or wounded to become a casualty. His life, his sight, or limbs are not the only things he stands to lose."

-Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Cover of One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer by Nathaniel Fick

2. 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

Cover of Mekong Mud Dogs: Story of: Sgt. Ed Eaton by Ed Eaton

3. Mekong Mud Dogs: Story of: Sgt. Ed Eaton

By: Ed Eaton

4.23

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Ed; a Army Sniper Hall of Fame member has written a eLit Gold 1st place award winner that is offere… read more

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  • war
Cover of An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan - A Ferocious Enemy, a Bloody Conflict, One Man's Impossible Mission. Doug Beattie with Philip Gomm by Doug Beattie, Beattie Doug

4. An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan - A Ferocious Enemy, a Bloody Conflict, One Man's Impossible Mission. Doug Beattie with Philip Gomm

By: Doug Beattie , Beattie Doug

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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Cover of 13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam by None, John J. Culbertson

5. 13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam

By: None , John J. Culbertson

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

"It's not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head." In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen ce… read more

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  • history
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6. A Sniper in the Arizona: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in the Arizona Territory, 1967

By: None

3.68

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

"Morning was always a welcome sight to us. It meant two things. The first was that we were still al… read more

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7. A Field of Innocence

By: None , None

5.00

Format: 172 pages,

Jack Estes volunteered to fight a war in a faraway country he couldn't even locate on a map. He was… 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. The Boys of ’67: Charlie Company’s War in Vietnam

By: Andrew Wiest

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When the 160 men of Charlie Company (4th Battalion/47th Infantry/9th ID) were drafted by the US Arm… read more

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10. Bullets and Bandages: A DMZ Story - Vietnam 1967

By: Raymond Hunter Pyle

3.84

Format: None pages,

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11. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

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Cover of Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost by Gareth Style

12. Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost

By: Gareth Style

4.19

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

It has been almost two years since this book has been published. It has sold over 2,000 copies and… read more

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Cover of Blood on Red Dirt by Gary Cowart

13. Blood on Red Dirt

By: Gary Cowart

4.32

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

Blood on Red Dirt is the true story of Marine Corporal Gary Cowart. The book encompasses the time b… read more

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Cover of Project Omega: Eye of the Beast: SOG: My Tour by James Acre

14. Project Omega: Eye of the Beast: SOG: My Tour

By: James Acre

4.49

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the Kindle edition of my book, published in 1999, and now out of print. It is my memoir of … read more

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Cover of One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968 by John Shook

15. One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968

By: John Shook

4.00

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

Who, or what, was the real enemy in Vietnam? The ever-elusive, jungle-wise Viet Cong and their NVA … read more

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Cover of Task Force Helmand: Life, Death and Combat on the Afghan Front Line by Doug Beattie MC

16. Task Force Helmand: Life, Death and Combat on the Afghan Front Line

By: Doug Beattie MC

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, no-holds-barred account of war in the twenty-first century.In 2006 Doug Beattie was awa… read more

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Cover of Two Years to Serve: Recollections of a Drafted Marine: Half a Century after the Vietnam War by Thomas Elliott

17. Two Years to Serve: Recollections of a Drafted Marine: Half a Century after the Vietnam War

By: Thomas Elliott

4.52

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In 1966, at the age of 20, Thomas Elliott was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps. The transformatio… read more

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Cover of Reluctant Warrior: A Marine's True Story of Duty and Heroism in Vietnam by Michael Hodgins

18. Reluctant Warrior: A Marine's True Story of Duty and Heroism in Vietnam

By: Michael Hodgins

4.23

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

"ONE OF THE BEST VIETNAM WAR STORIES I'VE EVER READ, one damn good, compelling read. It's almost so… read more

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Cover of The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story by Phillip Ide

19. The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story

By: Phillip Ide

4.35

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

THE ODDS OF The story of an Assault Helicopter pilot's riveting memoir in Vietnam from June 1967 t… read more

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Cover of My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey by John Quintrell

20. My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey

By: John Quintrell

4.63

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

When you read My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, you will be amazed by the stories as told… read more

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Cover of Charlie 1/5 Cav: An Airmobile Infantry Company's 67 Months in Vietnam by Steve Hassett

21. Charlie 1/5 Cav: An Airmobile Infantry Company's 67 Months in Vietnam

By: Steve Hassett

4.45

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a history of one infantry company in Vietnam over five and a half years of war. Charlie Com… read more

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Cover of 15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour by Thom Nicholson

22. 15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour

By: Thom Nicholson

4.06

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

"When we cross the no ID, and it's kiss yourself good-bye if Charlie gets ahold of you." In Vietna… read more

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Cover of Mighty Men of Valor: With Charlie Company on Hill 714-Vietnam, 1970 by John G. Roberts

23. Mighty Men of Valor: With Charlie Company on Hill 714-Vietnam, 1970

By: John G. Roberts

4.29

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SCREAMING EAGLES IN VIETNAM 1970 : the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne have been in comb… read more

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Cover of Xin Loi, Viet Nam: Thirty-one Months of War: A Soldier's Memoir by Al Sever

24. Xin Loi, Viet Nam: Thirty-one Months of War: A Soldier's Memoir

By: Al Sever

4.03

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

No one in Vietnam had to tell door gunner and gunship crew chief Al Sever that the odds didn’t look… read more

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Cover of Rucksack Grunt: A Vietnam Veteran's Memoir by Robert   Kuhn

25. Rucksack Grunt: A Vietnam Veteran's Memoir

By: Robert Kuhn

4.24

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

"Rucksack Grunt" is a Vietnam War Memoir with an Underlying Love Story. A narrative about a naïv… read more

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Cover of LUPTON: Last Man Standing by William A Lupton

26. LUPTON: Last Man Standing

By: William A Lupton

4.50

Format: 713 pages, Kindle Edition

To outfox his draft board, LUPTON enlists to get his duty station in Hawaii. Joins 2nd platoon A/1/… read more

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Cover of A Reluctant Warrior's Vietnam Combat Memories by Richard L McBain

27. A Reluctant Warrior's Vietnam Combat Memories

By: Richard L McBain

3.84

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of a draftee out of college, and his being sent to the Vietnam War and living in the… read more

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Cover of War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam by Stephen G. MacDonald

28. War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam

By: Stephen G. MacDonald

3.99

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam is a memoir of my two years in the United States Marine … read more

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Cover of Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone by Frank Johnson

29. Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone

By: Frank Johnson

3.96

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Perhaps the most accurate story of LRRPs at warever to appear in print!When Frank Johnson arrived i… read more

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Cover of Vietnam Diary: A Memoir for my Posterity by Lanny Starr

30. Vietnam Diary: A Memoir for my Posterity

By: Lanny Starr

4.38

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

"Greetings from the President."I could hardly believe what I was reading. I had just been drafted i… read more

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"Not all days in the field were unhappy ones. You had to have fun sometimes or you would go crazy."

-Lanny Starr, Vietnam Diary: A Memoir for my Posterity

"I looked at the two enemy prisoners. They were on their stomachs, face down and shaking like everything. I can only imagine the fear they must have felt in their hearts. Thank God we had air superior…"

-Lanny Starr, Vietnam Diary: A Memoir for my Posterity

"I slowly dug a stand-up foxhole up to my neck using my helmet. I don’t think any of us slept that night. It was the first time in my tour when I wasn’t sure I would make it. I’m not ashamed to say I …"

-Lanny Starr, Vietnam Diary: A Memoir for my Posterity

"I believe war should be the last result, but I do believe that when we find ourselves at war, we should unite as a people and not do anything to aid or encourage the enemy. We should stay the course …"

-Lanny Starr, Vietnam Diary: A Memoir for my Posterity

Cover of Too Young To Die: Memories of Tommy and the Vietnam War by LTC Mark Mayerstein

31. Too Young To Die: Memories of Tommy and the Vietnam War

By: LTC Mark Mayerstein

4.21

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Too Young to Die is a true personal story about a very close friendship that developed in the midst… read more

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9 Top history books like War Stories: An Enlisted Marine In Vietnam by Stephen G. MacDonald

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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Philip Caputo

4.16

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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Nathaniel Fick

4.19

Transform Your Habits

An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan - A Ferocious Enemy, a Bloody Conflict, One Man's Impossible Mission. Doug Beattie with Philip Gomm

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4.13

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13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam

None , John J. Culbertson

4.60

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Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost

Gareth Style

4.19

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On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

William V. Taylor Jr.

4.60

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Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin

Alan S. Levin

4.53

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LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67

Frank Camper

4.45

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