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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
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Lawrence Wright (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 36,627 ratings
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Let's Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
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Garrett M. Graff (Goodreads Author)
4.72 avg rating — 42,871 ratings
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The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
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4.25 avg rating — 6,507 ratings
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Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
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Firehouse
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Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016
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4.21 avg rating — 4,369 ratings
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In the Shadow of No Towers
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The Forever War
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Pentagon 9/11
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Dude, Where's My Country?
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Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS
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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
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The 9/11 Report
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3.68 avg rating — 1,925 ratings
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Stupid White Men
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3.33 avg rating — 16,758 ratings
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The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
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3.65 avg rating — 4,649 ratings
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
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Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 43,024 ratings
score: 97,
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The Longest War: A History of the War on Terror and the Battles with Al Qaeda Since 9/11
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3.97 avg rating — 912 ratings
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The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden (Bestselling Historical Nonfiction)
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4.18 avg rating — 1,032 ratings
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War
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Sebastian Junger (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 23,912 ratings
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Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden--from 9/11 to Abbottabad
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4.11 avg rating — 4,546 ratings
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The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State
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Lawrence Wright (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 1,585 ratings
score: 94,
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The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley
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Wesley Morgan (Goodreads Author)
4.51 avg rating — 377 ratings
score: 93,
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Against All Enemies : Inside America's War on Terror
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3.91 avg rating — 4,906 ratings
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Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs
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David Philipps (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 1,743 ratings
score: 92,
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Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
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3.92 avg rating — 261 ratings
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Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age Story
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3.76 avg rating — 1,397 ratings
score: 91,
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Afghanistan Revealed: Beyond the Headlines
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3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings
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The Long War: The Inside Story of America and Afghanistan Since 9/11
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4.11 avg rating — 137 ratings
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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
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4.15 avg rating — 8,758 ratings
score: 89,
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The American War in Afghanistan: A History
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4.25 avg rating — 573 ratings
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The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq
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4.33 avg rating — 1,395 ratings
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How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle
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3.67 avg rating — 256 ratings
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War Front to Store Front: Americans Rebuilding Trust and Hope in Nations Under Fire
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The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014
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3.97 avg rating — 954 ratings
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Afghanistan: A Distant War
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4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings
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In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan
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3.86 avg rating — 1,347 ratings
score: 83,
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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
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Sean Parnell (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 12,987 ratings
score: 82,
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An Enemy We Created: The Myth of the Taliban-Al Qaeda Merger in Afghanistan
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Alex Strick van Linschoten (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 81 ratings
score: 81,
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Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan
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3.99 avg rating — 993 ratings
score: 80,
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The Last Warlord: The Life and Legend of Dostum, the Afghan Warrior Who Led US Special Forces to Topple the Taliban Regime
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4.30 avg rating — 118 ratings
score: 79,
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No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes
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Anand Gopal (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 4,059 ratings
score: 78,
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The Lieutenant Don't Know: One Marine's Story of Warfare and Combat Logistics in Afghanistan
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Jeffrey Clement (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 191 ratings
score: 77,
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The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
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Jenny Nordberg (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 14,110 ratings
score: 76,
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Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
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Michael Golembesky (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 2,149 ratings
score: 75,
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Swimming With Warlords: A Dozen-Year Journey Across the Afghan War
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Kevin Sites (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 63 ratings
score: 74,
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The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan
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3.93 avg rating — 2,642 ratings
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After We Kill You, We Will Welcome You Back as Honored Guests: Unembedded in Afghanistan
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Ted Rall (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 159 ratings
score: 72,
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The Punishment Of Virtue: Walking The Frontline Of The War On Terror With A Woman Who Made It Her Home
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3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Shift: The End of the War on Drugs, the Beginning of the War on Terrorism
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3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Get Your War On: The Definitive Account of the War on Terror 2001-2008
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4.49 avg rating — 165 ratings
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Intelligence Matters: The CIA, the FBI, Saudi Arabia, and the Failure of America's War on Terror
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3.92 avg rating — 115 ratings
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
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4.18 avg rating — 4,584 ratings
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Objective Troy: A Terrorist, a President, and the Rise of the Drone
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Scott Shane (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 598 ratings
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
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Will Chesney (Goodreads Author)
4.55 avg rating — 2,941 ratings
score: 64,
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The Killing of Osama bin Laden
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3.69 avg rating — 706 ratings
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The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
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3.85 avg rating — 3,392 ratings
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