15 must-read nonfiction books like Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces by Linda Robinson

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Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces

By: Linda Robinson

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Special Forces soldiers are daring, seasoned troops from America's heartland, selected in a tough c…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces by Linda Robinson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Bravo Two Zero

By: Andy McNab

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

In January 1991, eight members of the SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to i… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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2. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

By: Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer

4.02

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from th… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"Just get to lunch,"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"There is no honor in sending men to die for something you won't even fight for yourself"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"I had no idea if the photos [of Osama bin Laden's dead body] would ever be made public, and I didn't care."

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"Before I left, I noticed a shelf that ran above the door. It was just above where he [bin Laden] was standing when we got to the third deck. I slid my hand up and felt two guns, which urned out to be…"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

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3. 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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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"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

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4. The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U. S. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit

By: Robin Moore

4.00

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Robin Moore became one of the first true embedded journalists by training with and fighting alongsi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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5. Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan

By: Doug Stanton

3.84

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsw… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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6. Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

By: Charlie A. Beckwith , Donald Knox

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

The only insider's account ever written on America's most powerful weapon in the war against terror… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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7. Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior

By: Dick Couch

4.09

Format: 116 pages, Hardcover

IN combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Rogue Warrior (Rogue Warrior, #1) by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman

8. Rogue Warrior (Rogue Warrior, #1)

By: Richard Marcinko , John Weisman

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Real Teamtell it like it is: How highly motivated individuals come to the Teams, how they train… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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9. Black Hawk Down

By: Mark Bowden

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

On October 3, 1993, about a hundred U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into a teeming market … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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10. Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces

By: Linda Robinson

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Special Forces soldiers are daring, seasoned troops from America's heartland, selected in a tough c… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction

11. Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

By: Eric L. Haney

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, "The Unit." Delta Force. They are the U.S. Army's… read more

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12. Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man

By: Dalton Fury

3.55

Format: 288 pages,

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13. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

By: Steven Pressfield

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders come to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greec… read more

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14. War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier

By: Adam Parfrey , Smedley D. Butler

3.93

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Major General Smedley D. Butler was a military hero of the first rank, the winner of two Medals of … read more

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15. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

By: Dave Grossman

3.63

Format: 56 pages,

The twentieth century, with its bloody world wars, revolutions, and genocides accounting for hundre… read more

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16. Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team

By: Michael Smith

4.01

Format: 0 pages,

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17. 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

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by Buzz Bissinger

18. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

By: Buzz Bissinger

3.81

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins by Annie Jacobsen

19. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of All Secure: One Delta Force Operator's Fight From the Battlefield to the Homefront by Tom Satterly

20. 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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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
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21. Whispers In The Tall Grass

By: Nick Brokhausen

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On his second combat tour, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MA… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction

14 Best history books like Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces by Linda Robinson

Transform Your Habits

Bravo Two Zero

Andy McNab

4.11

Transform Your Habits

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer

4.02

Transform Your Habits

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Nathaniel Fick

4.19

Transform Your Habits

The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U. S. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit

Robin Moore

4.00

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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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