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Military History Books

recommended by historians and military historians

Last updated: May 16, 2025

    The best books on US Intervention, recommended by Lawrence Kaplan

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    The best books on US Intervention - Promised Land, Crusader State by Walter McDougall

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    Promised Land, Crusader State
    by Walter McDougall

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    The best books on US Intervention - Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher Browning

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    Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
    by Christopher Browning

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    The best books on US Intervention - Strategies of Containment by John Gaddis

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    Strategies of Containment
    by John Gaddis

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    The best books on US Intervention - Dispatches by Michael Herr

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    Dispatches
    by Michael Herr

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    The best books on US Intervention - American Pastoral by Philip Roth

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    American Pastoral
    by Philip Roth

  • The foreign affairs commentator explains why US presidents have less room to manoeuvre on foreign policy than they think, and why President Obama had to set aside his “minimalist” inclinations.

  • The best books on US Intervention - Promised Land, Crusader State by Walter McDougall
  • The best books on US Intervention - Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher Browning
  • The best books on US Intervention - Strategies of Containment by John Gaddis
  • The best books on US Intervention - Dispatches by Michael Herr
  • The best books on US Intervention - American Pastoral by Philip Roth

The best books on US Intervention, recommended by Lawrence Kaplan

The foreign affairs commentator explains why US presidents have less room to manoeuvre on foreign policy than they think, and why President Obama had to set aside his “minimalist” inclinations.

The best books on US Intervention, recommended by Lawrence Kaplan

    The best books on War and Intellect, recommended by Peter Paret

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    The best books on War and Intellect - Mimesis by Erich Auerbach

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    Mimesis
    by Erich Auerbach

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    The best books on War and Intellect - Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape by Joseph Leo Koerner

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    Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape
    by Joseph Leo Koerner

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    The best books on War and Intellect - History by Felix Gilbert

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    History
    by Felix Gilbert

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    The best books on War and Intellect - Carl von Clausewitz, Historical and Political Writings by Peter Paret and Daniel Moran

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    Carl von Clausewitz, Historical and Political Writings
    by Peter Paret and Daniel Moran

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    The best books on War and Intellect - Blundering to Glory: Napoleon's Military Campaigns by Owen Connelly

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    Blundering to Glory: Napoleon's Military Campaigns
    by Owen Connelly

  • Professor at the Institute of Advanced Study views art, literature, politics and war as intimately interconnected and says cultural attitudes directly affect military doctrine. He chooses five books on war & intellect

  • The best books on War and Intellect - Mimesis by Erich Auerbach
  • The best books on War and Intellect - Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape by Joseph Leo Koerner
  • The best books on War and Intellect - History by Felix Gilbert
  • The best books on War and Intellect - Carl von Clausewitz, Historical and Political Writings by Peter Paret and Daniel Moran
  • The best books on War and Intellect - Blundering to Glory: Napoleon's Military Campaigns by Owen Connelly

The best books on War and Intellect, recommended by Peter Paret

Professor at the Institute of Advanced Study views art, literature, politics and war as intimately interconnected and says cultural attitudes directly affect military doctrine. He chooses five books on war & intellect

The best books on War and Intellect, recommended by Peter Paret

    The best books on The SAS, recommended by Pete Winner

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    The best books on The SAS - The Shooting Gallery by Gaz Hunter

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    The Shooting Gallery
    by Gaz Hunter

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    The best books on The SAS - Doctor No by Ian Fleming

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    Doctor No
    by Ian Fleming

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    The best books on The SAS - Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab

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    Bravo Two Zero
    by Andy McNab

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    The best books on The SAS - From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming

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    From Russia With Love
    by Ian Fleming

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    The best books on The SAS - The One That Got Away by Chris Ryan

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    The One That Got Away
    by Chris Ryan

  • Pete Winner spent 18 years in the SAS, the special forces unit of the British Army that has a reputation for being only for the toughest of the tough. Here he recommends some of the best books that give a feel for what it's like to be in the SAS or 'Special Air Service.'

  • The best books on The SAS - The Shooting Gallery by Gaz Hunter
  • The best books on The SAS - Doctor No by Ian Fleming
  • The best books on The SAS - Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab
  • The best books on The SAS - From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
  • The best books on The SAS - The One That Got Away by Chris Ryan

The best books on The SAS, recommended by Pete Winner

Pete Winner spent 18 years in the SAS, the special forces unit of the British Army that has a reputation for being only for the toughest of the tough. Here he recommends some of the best books that give a feel for what it’s like to be in the SAS or ‘Special Air Service.’

The best books on The SAS, recommended by Pete Winner

    The best books on Myths of War, recommended by Thom and Beth Atkinson

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    The best books on Myths of War - The Things They Carried by Tim O’ Brien

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    The Things They Carried
    by Tim O’ Brien

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    The best books on Myths of War - Small Wars by An-My Lê

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    Small Wars
    by An-My Lê

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    The best books on Myths of War - The London County Council Bomb Maps by Laurence Ward

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    The London County Council Bomb Maps
    by Laurence Ward

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    The best books on Myths of War - Coming Up for Air by George Orwell

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    Coming Up for Air
    by George Orwell

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    The best books on Myths of War - Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit

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    Wanderlust: A History of Walking
    by Rebecca Solnit

  • Photographers Beth and Thom Atkinson, authors of the acclaimed photobook Missing Buildings, discuss five books that explore the mythology of war.

  • The best books on Myths of War - The Things They Carried by Tim O’ Brien
  • The best books on Myths of War - Small Wars by An-My Lê
  • The best books on Myths of War - The London County Council Bomb Maps by Laurence Ward
  • The best books on Myths of War - Coming Up for Air by George Orwell
  • The best books on Myths of War - Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit

The best books on Myths of War, recommended by Thom and Beth Atkinson

Photographers Beth and Thom Atkinson, authors of the acclaimed photobook Missing Buildings, discuss five books that explore the mythology of war.

The best books on Myths of War, recommended by Thom and Beth Atkinson
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