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Nobody's Hero by Kallypso MastersMasters at Arms by Kallypso MastersNobody's Angel by Kallypso MastersNobody's Perfect by Kallypso MastersNo Place to Run by Maya Banks
Military Romance and Fiction
1,119 books — 1,238 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Veteran Recommendations
906 books — 480 voters

War by Sebastian JungerUnspoken Abandonment by Bryan A. WoodOutlaw Platoon by Sean ParnellHouse to House by David BellaviaLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Iraq and Afghanistan War Books
259 books — 474 voters
Elfin Canine by Jabez FlintNevada Lowball by Antonio NicassioThe Darkest Hour by Maya BanksGone Too Far by Suzanne BrockmannNo Place to Run by Maya Banks
Military Romance and Fiction Part 2
526 books — 461 voters

Nevada Lowball by Antonio NicassioMANTRA-6 by Russel HutchingsBlack Fire by William Kely McClungMigrant Crisis by John SteelNITRATE by Russel Hutchings
Best Military Thrillers Ever
376 books — 400 voters
I'll Meet You There by Heather DemetriosSomething like Normal by Trish DollerThe Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse AndersonRites of Passage by Joy N. HensleyIf I Lie by Corrine Jackson
YA Fiction with Military and Veteran Themes
80 books — 72 voters

Code Girls by Liza MundyAshley's War by Gayle Tzemach LemmonThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanWar's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana AlexievichThe Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Non-Fiction About Women in the Military
235 books — 72 voters
The Trigger by Tim ButcherHeroes in Good Company by Skyler BaileyIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Damned Balkans by John FarebrotherFearless by Eric Blehm
Non-Fiction War Stories
93 books — 38 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie JonesMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Odyssey by HomerDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie Jones
Nautical/Marine/Water Themed Books
299 books — 35 voters
Shattered Sky by Helene YoungDark Country by Bronwyn ParryWings of Fear by Helene YoungBurning Lies by Helene YoungAs Darkness Falls by Bronwyn Parry
Australian Romantic Suspense fiction
68 books — 33 voters

Under the Sabers by Tanya BiankThe Military Support Group by Amanda SpringerMarried to the Military by Meredith LeyvaConfessions of a Military Wife by Mollie GrossJustifying Jack by J.M. Northup
Military spousal-hood/partnership
49 books — 32 voters
Proud American by Sergio A TinocoThe Last True Story I'll Ever Tell by John CrawfordLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughGeneration Kill by Evan WrightVolunteers by Jerad W. Alexander
Modern Military Memoirs
26 books — 24 voters

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Little Guy (or The Motor Scooter) by Joseph Perry GrassiWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeBe Safe, Love Mom by Elaine Lowry Brye
Military Reads
121 books — 21 voters
The Lightning and the Few by Patrick LarsimontPiece of Cake by Derek RobinsonBiggles Defies the Swastika by W.E. JohnsBiggles of the Camel Squadron by W.E. JohnsThe Warbirds by Richard Herman
Best Military Aviation Fiction
41 books — 20 voters

With the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeIf You Survive by George WilsonThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerHelmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieGoodbye, Darkness by William Manchester
World War II Combat Memoirs (nonfiction)
58 books — 15 voters
Spare by Prince HarryThe Signal Between Us by Ashley RoviraSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Here, Right Matters by Alexander S. VindmanRenegade by Adam Kinzinger
Books Authored by Military Veterans
241 books — 13 voters

Not a Hero by Sarah RobinsonBRAT and the Kids of Warriors by Michael Joseph LyonsThe Art of War by Sun TzuMilitary Brats by Mary Edwards WertschMedical Diver by Len Starbeck
Books for Military Brats
15 books — 12 voters
Adolf Hitler by Spike MilliganCatch-22 by Joseph HellerMASH by Richard HookerMonty by Spike MilliganThe Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek
Military Humor
19 books — 11 voters

Hot Wings by Eli EastonHOT SEAL by Lynn Raye HarrisPhoenix Code by Kashel CharEchoes of The Astral War by H. NightshadeMothers, Sisters, Soldiers, Spies by Maureen Safford
In the Military
16 books — 10 voters
Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellAmerican Sniper by Chris KyleBravo Two Zero by Andy McNabAmerican Gun by Chris KyleHorse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Books for JByrd
26 books — 9 voters

A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth WeinFighting Absolution by Kate McCarthyWorrals of the W.A.A.F. by W.E. JohnsNorma Kent of the WACS by Roy J. SnellKatusha by Wayne Vansant
Women in the Military
48 books — 9 voters
The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934 by Hans R. SchmidtAid State by Jake JohnstonTaking Haiti by Mary A. RendaHaiti by Laurent DuboisL'occupation Américaine d'Haiti by Suzy Castor
Books on US Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
29 books — 7 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaKim by Rudyard KiplingMeditations by Marcus AureliusThe Lessons of History by Will Durant
General James Mattis Favorite Reading List
62 books — 7 voters
Bloodline by William GraceThe Last War by Martyn GodfreyNOT SUNSHINE PATRIOTS by Terry Allen HelmWho Okayed This?! The Riveting Life of Grant Davis by Philip E. BarringtonThe Last Children by Gudrun Pausewang
Fictional Apocalypses: The World's End From War Part II
61 books — 5 voters

The Good Soldiers by David FinkelThe Flying Spoon Platoon by Nate PeltierRemembering Vietnam by Warren RobinsonNobody's Children by WD OliveBlack Hearts by Jim Frederick
Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan in Non-Fiction
7 books — 4 voters
Bloodline by William GraceOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteNOT SUNSHINE PATRIOTS by Terry Allen HelmWithout Warning by John BirminghamAlas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Fictional Apocalypses: The World's End From War
102 books — 4 voters

Ashley's War by Gayle Tzemach LemmonMothers, Sisters, Soldiers, Spies by Maureen SaffordBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseSoldier Girls by Helen ThorpeYankees in the Courthouse by Cindy Roe Littlejohn
Female Soldiers in Non-fiction
13 books — 3 voters
The March Up by Bing WestMatterhorn by Karl MarlantesWar Shots by Charles JonesOld Jarhead Poems by Robert A. HallFacing Fearful Odds by Gregory J.W. Urwin
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Awards
12 books — 2 voters

Kincaid by Marie JamesHer Next Mission by Lori A Caputo-HartfordJust One Chance by Carly PhillipsThe Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston2 Billionaires in Vegas by Nicole Casey
Marine Vets
86 books — 2 voters
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? by James Buckley Jr.Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? by Sherri L. SmithWho Was George Washington? by Roberta EdwardsWho Was Che Guevara? by Ellen LabrecqueWho Was Joan of Arc? by Pam Pollack
Who Was/Is... (Military Heroes)
19 books — 1 voter

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