9 Best history books like Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone by Frank Johnson

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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…

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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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  • history
  • war
"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

2. Eyes Behind the Lines: L Company Rangers in Vietnam, 1969

By: Gary A. Linderer

4.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

In mid-December 1968, after recovering from wounds susatined in a murderous mission, Gary Linderer … read more

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3. 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 Holt's Ward: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

4. Holt's Ward: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.57

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

This book is a continuation of my first two books, The Iron Triangle and The Hobo Woods. It is mean… read more

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5. Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam

By: Morgan Miller

4.56

Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition

2024 IBPA Gold Ben Franklin Award Winner • 2024 Foreword Review INDIES FinalistMorgan and I both se… read more

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6. HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT

By: Bruce Nesmith

4.40

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

HUEY WARA UH-1H Huey helicopter is a flimsy machine. It’s the 1960s equivalent of a World War I bip… read more

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7. Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967

By: Dennis M Witt

4.31

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Firefights, mortar attacks, and friendly fire were all part of the experiences of an infantryman in… read more

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Cover of Abandoned: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

8. Abandoned: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.54

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

The 1970 Cambodia Campaign know as the Cambodia Incursion was a series of military operations condu… read more

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Cover of One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968 by John Shook

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

11. 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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12. LRRP Company Command: The Cav's LRP/Rangers in Vietnam, 1968-1969

By: Kregg P.J. Jorgenson

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping account of ordinary men with extraordinary courage and heroism who had one last chance t… read more

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  • war
Cover of Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior by Dale Hanson

13. Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

By: Dale Hanson

4.60

Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition

“Dale Hanson takes us from a northern Minnesota boyhood to the incredible stresses of U.S. special … read more

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Cover of Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne by Larry Chambers

14. Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne

By: Larry Chambers

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Author Larry Chambers vividly describes the guts and courage it took to pass the though volunteer-o… read more

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

15. 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 War Paint: The 1st Infantry Division's LRP/Ranger Company in Fierce Combat in Vietnam by Bill Goshen

16. War Paint: The 1st Infantry Division's LRP/Ranger Company in Fierce Combat in Vietnam

By: Bill Goshen

4.00

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

The men who served with in the 1st Infantry Division with F company, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) later red… read more

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Cover of Phantom Warriors: Book I: LRRPs, LRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam by Gary A. Linderer

17. Phantom Warriors: Book I: LRRPs, LRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam

By: Gary A. Linderer

4.38

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Here are some of the most courageous missions executed by six-man teams on their own deep behind en… read more

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Cover of Phantom Warriors: Book 2: More Extraordinary True Combat Stories from LRRPS, LRPS, and Rangers in Vietnam by Gary A. Linderer

18. Phantom Warriors: Book 2: More Extraordinary True Combat Stories from LRRPS, LRPS, and Rangers in Vietnam

By: Gary A. Linderer

4.41

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

MORE GRIPPING, NO-HOLDS-BARRED LRRP ACCOUNTSFROM THE FRONT LINESDuring the Vietnam War, few combat … read more

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19. 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 LRRP Team Leader: A Memoir of Vietnam by John Burford

20. LRRP Team Leader: A Memoir of Vietnam

By: John Burford

4.24

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

For the LRRPs, courage was a way of lifeVietnam, 1968. All of Sergeant John Burford's missions with… read more

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Cover of Six Silent Men...Book Three: 101st LRP / Rangers (101st LRP Rangers 3) by Gary A. Linderer

21. Six Silent Men...Book Three: 101st LRP / Rangers (101st LRP Rangers 3)

By: Gary A. Linderer

4.39

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ."By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at cou… read more

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10 Top military fiction books like Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone by Frank Johnson

Transform Your Habits

A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

Philip Caputo

4.16

Transform Your Habits

LRRP Company Command: The Cav's LRP/Rangers in Vietnam, 1968-1969

Kregg P.J. Jorgenson

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne

Larry Chambers

4.36

Transform Your Habits

15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour

Thom Nicholson

4.06

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16 must-read history books like 15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour by Thom Nicholson

SOG: Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

John L. Plaster

3.93

Transform Your Habits

On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

William V. Taylor Jr.

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967

Doyle D. Glass

4.56

Transform Your Habits

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

Frank Camper

4.45

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