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16 Best Iraq War Books

Goal: Find the best Iraq War books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best iraq war books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

16 Best Iraq War Books

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1

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

A Novel

by Ben Fountain

2

Fobbit

A Novel

by David Abrams

3

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Inside Iraq's Green Zone

by Rajiv Chandrasekaran

4

Thank You for Your Service

by David Finkel

5

The Forever War

by Dexter Filkins

6

The Good Soldiers

by David Finkel

7

The Yellow Birds

A Novel

by Kevin Powers

8

One Bullet Away

The Making of a Marine Officer

by Nathaniel C. Fick

Also recommended by:

Peter Attia

9

Fiasco

The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005

by Thomas E. Ricks

10

Green on Blue

A Novel

by Elliot Ackerman

11

Night Draws Near

Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War

by Anthony Shadid

12

Plenty of Time When We Get Home

Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War

by Kayla Williams

13

Redeployment

by Phil Klay

14

The Assassins' Gate

America in Iraq

by George Packer

15

The Corpse Exhibition

And Other Stories of Iraq

by Hassan Blasim

16

You Know When the Men Are Gone

by Siobhan Fallon

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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