This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti. It details a spiritual war happening all around us while we clueless humans blunder into traps. It’s an apocalyptic war thriller.
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[1. Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden](https://amzn.to/4mFY4ds)
A detailed and harrowing account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, where U.S. soldiers fought for survival in a mission gone wrong. It’s intense, immersive, and written with the same real-time urgency that made 13 Hours so compelling.
[2. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell](https://amzn.to/46pncAn)
The firsthand story of Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and Operation Redwing in Afghanistan. It’s raw, emotional, and action-packed, offering both brotherhood and the brutal reality of modern combat.
I attached the links in the titles above to their Amazon pages for you to check them out. Enjoy!
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We Were Soldiers Once…and Young, by Hal Moore and Joseph L Galloway
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Ernst junger – storm of steel. One of the best books I’ve read. And autobiographical account of the First World War from the perspective of a German officer. Incredible read and occasionally very moving.
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It’s not about glory or battles, more the opposite, but my favourite has always been.
A Farwell to Arms – Ernest Hemmingway
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Birdsong by Sebastian Falks
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*Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam* by Mark Bowden.[ ]()
*Peacekeepers at War Beirut 1983 – The Marine Commander Tells His Story* by Timothy Geraghty, COL (Ret.).
*The Root: The Marines in Beirut August 1982–February 1984* by Eric M. Hammel.
*No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL* by Mark Owen.
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Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer. It’s about Pat Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire in the 2004 war in Afghanistan, and this fact was covered up the U.S. government.
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One of my favorite books ever is All Quiet on the Westen Front.
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Please read Hiroshima by James Hershey. It’s a page Turner that you won’t be able to put down and it will stay with you for a very long time
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A. L. Kennedy, Day
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The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna.
It covers a group of soldiers in the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, as part of WW2.
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Sword of Kaigen
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Out of the Night – Jan Valtin
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Dispatches by Michael Herr, the guy who wrote the Apocalypse Now narration. Also, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. If you want battlefield gore you can’t beat the Illiad. And Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
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Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
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Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger. Memoirs of the western front from the German perspective. very good, gives you a sense of what the average german faced and how they felt.
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo. It is a memoir of the author’s time in Vietnam as a young lieutenant in the mid-60s. A fascinating inside look at the war.
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Atonement
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The greatest there ever was is All Quiet on the Western Front. Should be required reading senior year in HS. It isn’t because no one would want to enlist.
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Olohana by Kevin William O’Leary.
This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti. It details a spiritual war happening all around us while we clueless humans blunder into traps. It’s an apocalyptic war thriller.
[1. Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden](https://amzn.to/4mFY4ds)
A detailed and harrowing account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, where U.S. soldiers fought for survival in a mission gone wrong. It’s intense, immersive, and written with the same real-time urgency that made 13 Hours so compelling.
[2. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell](https://amzn.to/46pncAn)
The firsthand story of Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and Operation Redwing in Afghanistan. It’s raw, emotional, and action-packed, offering both brotherhood and the brutal reality of modern combat.
I attached the links in the titles above to their Amazon pages for you to check them out. Enjoy!
We Were Soldiers Once…and Young, by Hal Moore and Joseph L Galloway
Ernst junger – storm of steel. One of the best books I’ve read. And autobiographical account of the First World War from the perspective of a German officer. Incredible read and occasionally very moving.
It’s not about glory or battles, more the opposite, but my favourite has always been.
A Farwell to Arms – Ernest Hemmingway
Birdsong by Sebastian Falks
*Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam* by Mark Bowden.[ ]()
*Peacekeepers at War Beirut 1983 – The Marine Commander Tells His Story* by Timothy Geraghty, COL (Ret.).
*The Root: The Marines in Beirut August 1982–February 1984* by Eric M. Hammel.
*No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL* by Mark Owen.
Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer. It’s about Pat Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire in the 2004 war in Afghanistan, and this fact was covered up the U.S. government.
One of my favorite books ever is All Quiet on the Westen Front.
Please read Hiroshima by James Hershey. It’s a page Turner that you won’t be able to put down and it will stay with you for a very long time
A. L. Kennedy, Day
The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna.
It covers a group of soldiers in the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, as part of WW2.
Sword of Kaigen
Out of the Night – Jan Valtin
Dispatches by Michael Herr, the guy who wrote the Apocalypse Now narration. Also, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. If you want battlefield gore you can’t beat the Illiad. And Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger. Memoirs of the western front from the German perspective. very good, gives you a sense of what the average german faced and how they felt.
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240485.Storm_of_Steel](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240485.Storm_of_Steel)
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo. It is a memoir of the author’s time in Vietnam as a young lieutenant in the mid-60s. A fascinating inside look at the war.
Atonement
The greatest there ever was is All Quiet on the Western Front. Should be required reading senior year in HS. It isn’t because no one would want to enlist.
Ahem…
The Good War, by Studs Terkel.
All of the books by Jeff Shaara.