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War War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 23,921 ratings — published 2010
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A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 60,287 ratings — published 1645
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.57 — 3,284,287 ratings — published 2023
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 558,109 ratings — published -500
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 16,609 ratings — published 1716
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Tao of Jeet Kune Do Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as combat)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,461 ratings — published 1975
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On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,418 ratings — published 2004
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,320,385 ratings — published 2011
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Bravo Two Zero Bravo Two Zero (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 15,989 ratings — published 1991
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.12 — 3,642,672 ratings — published 2010
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A Hard Place: A Sergeant's Tale A Hard Place: A Sergeant's Tale (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 33 ratings — published 2007
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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
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avg rating 4.47 — 119,382 ratings — published 2020
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Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
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avg rating 4.24 — 162,078 ratings — published 2018
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
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avg rating 4.25 — 202,407 ratings — published 2018
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 349,333 ratings — published 2017
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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avg rating 4.49 — 926,202 ratings — published 2006
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Red Storm Rising Red Storm Rising (Audio Cassette)
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avg rating 4.21 — 84,119 ratings — published 1986
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.35 — 4,066,937 ratings — published 2009
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,705,420 ratings — published 2008
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,458,861 ratings — published 1985
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Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as combat)
avg rating 4.09 — 303 ratings — published 1467
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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4) Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
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avg rating 4.37 — 142,981 ratings — published 2018
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 340,113 ratings — published 1990
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 446,414 ratings — published 2018
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 139,684 ratings — published 2012
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
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avg rating 4.46 — 2,568,034 ratings — published 2017
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Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as combat)
avg rating 4.32 — 399,103 ratings — published 2016
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The Battle of the Tanks: Kursk, 1943 The Battle of the Tanks: Kursk, 1943 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 875 ratings — published 2011
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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.23 — 24,698 ratings — published 1957
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 300,310 ratings — published 2006
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 99,776 ratings — published 2006
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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as combat)
avg rating 4.03 — 57,268 ratings — published 2012
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Matterhorn Matterhorn (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 46,888 ratings — published 2010
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What It is Like to Go to War What It is Like to Go to War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 9,743 ratings — published 2011
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 11,968 ratings — published 1995
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 3 times as combat)
avg rating 4.52 — 877,825 ratings — published 2025
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System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
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avg rating 4.25 — 68,380 ratings — published 2023
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,408,703 ratings — published 2023
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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
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avg rating 4.38 — 624,230 ratings — published 2007
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Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as combat)
avg rating 4.30 — 97,803 ratings — published 2021
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The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1) The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 68,396 ratings — published 2018
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Bushido: The Soul of Japan Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 10,020 ratings — published 1899
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Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,394 ratings — published 1992
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A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as combat)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,789 ratings — published 2006
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as combat)
avg rating 4.49 — 46,661 ratings — published 1981
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Skyward (Skyward, #1) Skyward (Skyward, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 163,040 ratings — published 2018
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,664,439 ratings — published 2018
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Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.59 — 8,699 ratings — published 2016
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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
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avg rating 4.36 — 192,674 ratings — published 2008
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Minecraft: Combat Handbook Minecraft: Combat Handbook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 4,766 ratings — published 2013
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Sebastian Junger
“The army consists of the first infantry division and eight million replacements.”
Sebastian Junger, War

“This country has not seen and probably will never know the true level of sacrifice of our veterans. As a civilian I owe an unpayable debt to all our military. Going forward let’s not send our servicemen and women off to war or conflict zones unless it is overwhelmingly justifiable and on moral high ground. The men of WWII were the greatest generation, perhaps Korea the forgotten, Vietnam the trampled, Cold War unsung and Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan vets underestimated. Every generation has proved itself to be worthy to stand up to the precedent of the greatest generation. Going back to the Revolution American soldiers have been the best in the world. Let’s all take a remembrance for all veterans who served or are serving, peace time or wartime and gone or still with us. 11/11/16 May God Bless America and All Veterans.”
Thomas M Smith

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