11 must-read biography books like Full Battle Rattle: My Story as the Longest-Serving Special Forces A-Team Soldier in American History by Changiz Lahidji

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Full Battle Rattle: My Story as the Longest-Serving Special Forces A-Team Soldier in American History

By: Changiz Lahidji

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Over 100 combat missions, 24 years as a Green Beret―Full Battle Rattle tells the legend of a soldie…

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1. The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal

By: David E. Hoffman

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history The Dead Handcomes the riveting story of a sp… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • war
Cover of The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory A. Freeman

2. The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

By: Gregory A. Freeman

4.36

Format: None pages,

An astonishing, never-before-told story of the Second World War, based on newly declassified docume… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
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  • military history
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3. Legends of the Fall

By: Jim Harrison

4.12

Format: 29 pages,

'Legends of the Fall, an epic tale of three brothers and their lives of passion, madness, explorati… read more

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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
  • biography
  • memoir
  • history
  • military fiction
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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 Zero Footprint: The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places by Ralph Pezzullo, Simon Chase

5. Zero Footprint: The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, and the World's Most Dangerous Places

By: Ralph Pezzullo , Simon Chase

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Hardcover

An insider account of the shadowy world of private military contracting. Simon Chase's life is a ma… read more

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

6. 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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7. American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

By: Chris Kyle , William Doyle

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

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8. To Hell and Back

By: Tom Brokaw , Audie Murphy

4.25

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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  • military fiction
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  • military history
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"Suddenly I see the comedy of little men, myself included, who are pitted against a riddle that is as vast and indifferent as the blue sky above us. (pg. 170)"

-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back

"Perhaps it is the knowledge that we carry in our hearts that nobody ultimately wins. Somewhere we all go down. Force used tyrannically is our common enemy. Why align ourselves with it in whatever sha…"

-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back

"Now comes the picture of mass defeat, the most awesome spectacle of the war. It is in the bent bodies of old women who poke among ruins seeking some miserable object that will link their lives with t…"

-Tom Brokaw, To Hell and Back

9. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.21

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles… read more

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10. The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team Three Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

By: Kevin Lacz , Ethan E. Rocke , Lindsey Lacz

4.33

Format: 228 pages, ebook

"One of the very best books to come out of the war in Iraq," (Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, bestselling a… read more

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11. The Pursuit of God

By: A.W. Tozer

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more

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12. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

By: None , Ben R. Rich

3.83

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind the high… read more

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13. Full Battle Rattle: My Story as the Longest-Serving Special Forces A-Team Soldier in American History

By: Changiz Lahidji

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Over 100 combat missions, 24 years as a Green Beret―Full Battle Rattle tells the legend of a soldie… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force by Dan Schilling

14. 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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Cover of The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt

15. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

By: Douglas Brunt

4.23

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more

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"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"

-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

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16. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

By: Adam Hochschild

4.18

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for … read more

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"Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and above all, woodcarving. It would be two decades before Europe…"

-Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

"Today we are less likely to speak of humanitarianism, with its overtones of paternalistic generosity, and more likely to speak of human rights. The basic freedoms in life are not seen as gifts to be …"

-Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

"Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and, above all, woodcarving. It would be two decades before Europ…"

-Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

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17. The Return of the Gods

By: Jonathan Cahn

4.35

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES Best-Selling AuthorFrom the author that brought you 6 New York Times best-selling bo… read more

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

18. 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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Cover of HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT by Bruce Nesmith

19. 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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20. The Guardian

By: Joshua Hood

4.28

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

As a member of the elite Air Force Pararescue, Travis Lane abides by the motto “These things we do,… read more

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Cover of One Minute Out (Gray Man, #9) by Mark Greaney

21. One Minute Out (Gray Man, #9)

By: Mark Greaney

4.46

Format: 529 pages, Kindle Edition

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE CITY OF ANGELS While on a mission to Croatia, Court Gentry uncovers a h… read more

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Cover of Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam by Mike Guardia

22. Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam

By: Mike Guardia

4.22

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

Combat Engineers. The Unsung Heroes of Vietnam.August 25, 1966. Specialist Dan Crowley was among t… read more

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23. Tough: My Journey to True Power

By: Terry Crews

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews, the deeply personal story of his lifelong obsession with … read more

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"There is no right way to be black or white or anything else. There are literally thousands of different ways to be in this world, so ultimately all you can be is yourself."

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"A healthy faith empowers you by giving a sense of meaning and purpose to go out and be good and do good in the world. A cult does the opposite. A cult robs you of any agency and power you might have …"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"The purpose of being tough is not to attack, but to protect. The purpose of being strong is not to dominate, but to support. The purpose of having power is not to rule, but to serve. What I've learne…"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"Learning to live without shame gave me genuine empathy for the first time. I look at every person in the world, and I understand that we've all got issues and we're all in the process of becoming. If…"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

Cover of VOL-INDEF (MILES TO VIETNAM, BOOK 5) by William Peter Grasso

24. VOL-INDEF (MILES TO VIETNAM, BOOK 5)

By: William Peter Grasso

4.58

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

In an army in love with abbreviations, it stands for volunteer indefinite, signifying the commitme… read more

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Cover of Whisky Tango Foxtrot by Lynne M. Black Jr.

25. Whisky Tango Foxtrot

By: Lynne M. Black Jr.

4.26

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

"Whisky Tango Foxtrot" is a memoir about the early life of a unique man who was part of an exceptio… read more

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Cover of Operation Tailwind: Memoirs of a Secret Battle in a Secret War by Barry D Pencek

26. Operation Tailwind: Memoirs of a Secret Battle in a Secret War

By: Barry D Pencek

4.47

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The Studies and Observations Group was a covert American military unit in Vietnam that specialized … read more

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27. Special Men: A LRP's Recollections

By: Dennis Foley

4.46

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives readers an inside view of US Army special forces through his… read more

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  • war
Cover of Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars by Alan C. Mack

28. Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars

By: Alan C. Mack

4.44

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

“A truly extraordinary book by a phenomenal pilot and warrior. Alan Mack was in the thick of every … read more

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Cover of Never Quit: From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ by Jimmy Settle

29. Never Quit: From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ

By: Jimmy Settle

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special For… read more

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Cover of They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit by Ruben Gallego

30. They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit

By: Ruben Gallego

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the Arizona Congressman, a "powerful" and "searing" (PW) chronicle of the eternal bonds forge… read more

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Cover of Murphy's Law: My Journey from Army Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative Journalist by Jack Murphy

31. Murphy's Law: My Journey from Army Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative Journalist

By: Jack Murphy

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For fans of the New York Times bestsellers The Last Punisher and Lone Survivor, a heart-pounding mi… read more

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15 Top history books like Full Battle Rattle: My Story as the Longest-Serving Special Forces A-Team Soldier in American History by Changiz Lahidji

Transform Your Habits

The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal

David E. Hoffman

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

Gregory A. Freeman

4.36

Transform Your Habits

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

Donovan Campbell

4.14

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None , Robert O'Neill

4.42

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Craig Johnson

4.29

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4.25

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