13 must-read memoir books like Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan by Michael Golembesky, John R. Bruning

Cover of Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan by Michael Golembesky, John R. Bruning

Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan

By: Michael Golembesky , John R. Bruning

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An elite Marine special operations team, a battle to save downed soldiers in Afghanistan, a fight f…

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Cover of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer

1. 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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"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

Cover of The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior by None, Robert  O'Neill

2. The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

By: None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL T… read more

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"The troop commander's name was Rich...[and] he was one of the best leaders I've ever known. His motto, which I've stolen from him, is, 'Nobody ever worked for me. They worked with me."

-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

"...the daily morning muster began beneath a sign that said, 'Are you ready for war today? You should be.' SEALs hadn't fired a shot in anger for years. But nobody ever admitted that around civilians,…"

-None, The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

Cover of 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff

3. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

By: Mitchell Zuckoff

3.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of B… read more

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Cover of Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood by Donovan Campbell

4. Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood

By: Donovan Campbell

4.14

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell, motivated by his unwavering patriotism and commi… read more

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  • american history
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"I became amazed at how much my men would tolerate if someone just took the time to explain the why of it all to them."

-Donovan Campbell, Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood

"You can only pretend that you're already dead and thus free yourself up to focus on three things: 1) finding and killing the enemy, 2) communicating the situation and resulting actions to adjacent un…"

-Donovan Campbell, Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood

Cover of The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers by Gary Brozek, Nicholas Irving

5. The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers

By: Gary Brozek , Nicholas Irving

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations… read more

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Cover of Terminal Lance: The White Donkey by Maximilian Uriarte

6. Terminal Lance: The White Donkey

By: Maximilian Uriarte

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The surreal journey of a United States Marine to and from Iraq. Written and Illustrated by Terminal… read more

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  • military fiction
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Cover of Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson

7. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

By: Marcus Luttrell , Patrick Robinson

3.67

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan fo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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8. 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
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9. Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor

By: Clinton Romesha

3.97

Format: 179 pages, Hardcover

The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the thirteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating b… read more

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10. Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds

By: Kevin Maurer , None

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

One of the most critical battles of the Afghan War is now revealed as never before.Lions of Kandaha… read more

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11. Legend: The Incredible Story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines

By: Eric Blehm

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The unforgettable account and courageous actions of the U.S. Army's 240th Assault Helicopter Compan… read more

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Cover of American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice

12. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

By: Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice

4.03

Format: 502 pages, Paperback

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States… read more

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"But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pa…"

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

Cover of Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War by Evan Wright

13. Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War

By: Evan Wright

4.28

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

Another nameless town, another target for First Recon. It's only five in the afternoon, but a sandt… read more

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"Gentlemen, we just siezed an airfield. That was pretty ninja."

-Evan Wright, Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War

"You find surprising things about the privite life of a country when you invide it"

-Evan Wright, Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War

"You know what happens when you get out of the Marine Corps," Person continues. "you get you brains back."

-Evan Wright, Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War

"We're like America's little pit bull. They beat it, starve it, mistreat it, and once in a while they let it out to attack somebody."

-Evan Wright, Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War

Cover of Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan by Michael Golembesky, John R. Bruning

14. Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan

By: Michael Golembesky , John R. Bruning

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An elite Marine special operations team, a battle to save downed soldiers in Afghanistan, a fight f… read more

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15. Fearless: The Heroic Story of One Navy SEAL's Sacrifice in the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden and the Unwavering Devotion of the Woman Who Loved Him

By: Eric Blehm

4.34

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

Fearless takes you deep into SEAL Team Six, straight to the heart of one of it's most legendary ope… read more

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Cover of Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan by Sean Parnell, John R. Bruning, Sean  Parnell

16. Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

By: Sean Parnell , John R. Bruning , Sean Parnell

4.40

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Former Army officer Parnell and collaborator Bruning (Shadow of the Sword) reprise Parnell’s 16 mon… read more

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17. No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

By: Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer

4.24

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

The second book by former Navy SEAL Mark Owen, following his multimillion-copy classic about the bi… read more

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Cover of Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War by Dakota Meyer, None

18. Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War

By: Dakota Meyer , None

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations.” — President Barack Obama, from r… read more

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Cover of Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself by Tim  Kennedy

19. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

By: Tim Kennedy

4.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more

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Cover of Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific by Robert Leckie

20. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

By: Robert Leckie

4.22

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Now the inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC Here is one of the most riveting first-per… read more

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"It was a darkness without time. It was an impenetrable darkness. To the right and left of me rose those terrible formless things of my imagination, which I could not see because there was no light. I…"

-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

"And now to that Victim whose Sign rose above the world two thousand years ago, to be menaced now by that other sign now rising, I say a prayer of contrition. I, whom you have seen as irreverent and i…"

-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

"There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone n…"

-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

Cover of The Odyssey of Echo Company: The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War by Doug Stanton

21. The Odyssey of Echo Company: The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War

By: Doug Stanton

4.29

Format: None pages, Audio CD

SELECTED BY MILITARY TIMES AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * SELECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF MIDLAND AUTHORS’… read more

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9 must-read audiobook books like Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan by Michael Golembesky, John R. Bruning

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

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

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

Mitchell Zuckoff

3.44

Transform Your Habits

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice

4.03

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18 Top audiobook books like The Odyssey of Echo Company: The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War by Doug Stanton

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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Matterhorn

Karl Marlantes

3.30

Transform Your Habits

Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan

Michael Golembesky , John R. Bruning

4.31

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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

Sean Parnell , John R. Bruning , Sean Parnell

4.40

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