Stingray's votes on the list Best Non-fiction War Books

Listopia > Stingray's votes on the list Best Non-fiction War Books (44 Books)

1	Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden 4.30 avg rating — 69,132 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam by Harold G. Moore 4.34 avg rating — 33,173 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 by Cornelius Ryan 4.34 avg rating — 26,243 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan 4.28 avg rating — 21,536 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War by Evan Wright 4.29 avg rating — 20,617 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3.94 avg rating — 574,107 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks 4.09 avg rating — 7,921 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) by Rick Atkinson 4.30 avg rating — 22,971 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down by Michael J. Durant 4.28 avg rating — 5,954 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme by John Keegan 4.12 avg rating — 8,693 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Chickenhawk by Robert Mason (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 15,460 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer by Nathaniel Fick 4.21 avg rating — 11,832 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by T.E. Lawrence 3.91 avg rating — 12,184 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds by Rusty Bradley 4.33 avg rating — 5,495 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Infantry Attacks by Erwin Rommel 4.20 avg rating — 3,523 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Conquest of Gaul by Gaius Julius Caesar 4.02 avg rating — 13,599 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Histories by Herodotus 4.01 avg rating — 55,770 ratings Stingray rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit by Charlie A. Beckwith 4.12 avg rating — 3,797 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll 4.31 avg rating — 18,940 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill 3.81 avg rating — 8,411 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Strategy by B.H. Liddell Hart 4.08 avg rating — 3,137 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A History of Warfare by John Keegan 3.98 avg rating — 4,617 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; June 6 - Aug. 5, 1944 by John Keegan 4.06 avg rating — 3,105 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 by Rick Atkinson 4.31 avg rating — 3,368 ratings Stingray rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Personal Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant 4.14 avg rating — 9,858 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 by Alistair Horne 4.23 avg rating — 2,991 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan 4.24 avg rating — 12,584 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat in Iraq by Rick Atkinson 3.95 avg rating — 1,946 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by Rupert Smith 3.93 avg rating — 927 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow 4.13 avg rating — 7,909 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3) by Rick Atkinson 4.48 avg rating — 10,919 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage, and the Struggle for the Mediterranean by Nigel Bagnall 3.92 avg rating — 146 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Achtung Panzer! by Heinz Guderian 4.11 avg rating — 1,096 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes 4.40 avg rating — 24,542 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	On War by Carl von Clausewitz 3.96 avg rating — 14,573 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War by Rick Atkinson 4.13 avg rating — 1,042 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness by T.R. Fehrenbach 4.18 avg rating — 4,292 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by Michael R. Gordon 3.97 avg rating — 2,076 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Defeat Into Victory: (Pan Military Classics Series) by William Slim 4.39 avg rating — 1,083 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today by Thomas E. Ricks 4.11 avg rating — 3,686 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad by David Zucchino 4.20 avg rating — 1,005 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces by Linda Robinson 3.99 avg rating — 1,285 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield by Jeremy Scahill 4.08 avg rating — 5,116 ratings Stingray rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond by Robert D. Kaplan 3.95 avg rating — 1,724 ratings Stingray rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars