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…
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1. The Good Rat
By: Jimmy Breslin
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witn… read more
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2. The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
By: David Talbot
4.43
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the mo… read more
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3. Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism
By: Tim Keown , Billy Waugh
4.67
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
For more than half a century, Special Forces and CIA legend Billy Waugh dedicated his life to track… read more
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4. Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
By: Sean Naylor
3.75
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the 2015 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writi… read more
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5. 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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6. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat
By: Giles Milton
3.44
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine In the spring of 1939, a top-secre… read more
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7. 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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8. 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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9. Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
By: Tom O'Neill
4.03
Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition
A journalist's twenty-year obsession with the Manson murders brings shocking revelations about the … read more
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10. 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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11. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
By: Steve Coll
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more
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12. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)
By: Jack Carr
4.54
Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition
You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more
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13. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
14. The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives
By: Adam Gamal
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit―an ex… read more
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15. Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
By: Ric Prado
3.96
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil … read more
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16. New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
By: David E. Sanger
4.37
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A fast-paced account of America’s plunge into simultaneous Cold Wars against two very different adv… read more
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17. Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
By: Matthew A. Cole
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From an award-winning investigative journalist, a hard-hitting exposé of the unchecked crimes of SE… read more
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"In 2007, for example, a Gold Squadron sniper was pushed out of the unit after he killed three unarmed people—including a child—in at least two different operations. He was, nonetheless, allowed to re…"-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
"The SEALs represented an inherent contradiction. For all their specialized training and elite capabilities, many struggled with foundational, almost rudimentary, ethical actions: to not steal, to obe…"-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
18. Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne
By: Ted G. Arthurs
4.34
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
A no-holds-barred, straight-in-your-face account of combat in VietnamYou know it's going to be hot … read more
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19. Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew
By: Bob Ford
4.53
Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition
“This moving memoir about the gritty life of a military helicopter pilot fills a gap in the genre o… read more
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20. Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot
By: Martin W. Sandler
3.84
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
“A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales . . . a diverse and bafflingly overlooked co… read more
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21. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
By: Luis Elizondo
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more
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