13 Best Military History Books
Goal: Find the best Military History books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best military history books" and study the top 4+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
13 Best Military History Books
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Band of Brothers
E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
by Stephen E. Ambrose
Black Hawk Down
A Story of Modern War
by Mark Bowden
The Art Of War
by Sun Tzu
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff, Evan Spiegel, Vlad Tenev, Patrick Bet-David, Fred Wilson, Dave Camarillo, Travis Kalanick, Ryan Petersen, Lex Fridman, Elon Musk
With the Old Breed
At Peleliu and Okinawa
by E. B. Sledge
Also recommended by:
The Guns of August
The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I
by Barbara W. Tuchman
Also recommended by:
We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
Ia Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
by Harold G. Moore
Also recommended by:
1776
by David McCullough
A Higher Call
An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by Adam Makos
Dispatches
by Michael Herr
Flyboys
A True Story of Courage
by James Bradley
Red Platoon
A True Story of American Valor
by Clinton Romesha
Six Frigates
The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
by Ian W. Toll
Sources
- 1
19 of the Best Military Non-Fiction Books Everyone Should Read
mybaseguide.com
- 2
100 Best Military History Books of All Time (Updated for 2021)
shortform.com
- 3
Military History Books Every History Buff Should Have on Their Bookshelves
explorethearchive.com
- 4
5 of the Best Military History Books to Read
bookriot.com
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