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

Listopia > Scott Holstad's votes on the list Best Non-fiction War Books (36 Books)

1	Hiroshima by John Hersey 4.05 avg rating — 90,144 ratings Scott 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
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 — 33,280 ratings Scott 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
3	The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 by Cornelius Ryan 4.34 avg rating — 26,225 ratings Scott 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 — 21,562 ratings Scott 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	The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3.94 avg rating — 575,775 ratings Scott 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	Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks 4.09 avg rating — 7,941 ratings Scott 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
7	The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang 4.25 avg rating — 54,438 ratings Scott 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	The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin by Cornelius Ryan 4.25 avg rating — 7,127 ratings Scott 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
9	On Sparta by Plutarch 4.12 avg rating — 2,003 ratings Scott 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	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford 4.07 avg rating — 84,561 ratings Scott 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
11	Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden 4.33 avg rating — 8,300 ratings Scott 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	Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition by Nisid Hajari (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 2,213 ratings Scott 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
13	Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren 4.17 avg rating — 6,196 ratings Scott 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
14	Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion by Simon Murray 4.37 avg rating — 1,219 ratings Scott 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	When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution by Elizabeth Becker 4.25 avg rating — 707 ratings Scott 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 Punic Wars by Adrian Goldsworthy 4.20 avg rating — 4,537 ratings Scott 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 Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific by William Craig 4.32 avg rating — 2,431 ratings Scott 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
18	Sino-Indian War: Border Clash: October–November 1962 (Cold War, 1945–1991) by Gerry Van Tonder 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings Scott 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	THE KOREAN CRISIS: One People, Two Nations, A World On The Brink by Jack Van Der Slik 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings Scott 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
20	Inside the VC and the NVA by Michael Lee Lanning 3.94 avg rating — 67 ratings Scott 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
21	Voices from S-21: Terror and History in Pol Pot's Secret Prison by David P. Chandler 3.81 avg rating — 476 ratings Scott 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
22	Edward Lansdale: The Unquiet American by Cecil B. Currey 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings Scott 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
23	The Secret War Against Hanoi: The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam – The Pentagon's SOG Operations: Psychological Warfare and Deception by Richard H. Shultz Jr. 3.64 avg rating — 81 ratings Scott 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
24	About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior by David H. Hackworth 4.38 avg rating — 6,127 ratings Scott 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
25	Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam by James A. Warren 4.12 avg rating — 89 ratings Scott 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
26	Brennan's War: Vietnam 1965-1969 by Matthew Brennan 4.33 avg rating — 83 ratings Scott 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	Ho Chi Minh: A Life by William J. Duiker 4.16 avg rating — 974 ratings Scott 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
28	Unlikely Warriors: The Army Security Agency's Secret War in Vietnam 1961-1973 by Lonnie M. Long 4.35 avg rating — 91 ratings Scott 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
29	Eyes Right: Confessions from a Woman Marine by Tracy Crow 4.11 avg rating — 75 ratings Scott 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	Sog: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam by John L. Plaster 4.37 avg rating — 2,139 ratings Scott 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	Tet!: The Turning Point in the Vietnam War by Don Oberdorfer 4.08 avg rating — 96 ratings Scott 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	My Lai: A Brief History With Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture) by James Stuart Olson 3.95 avg rating — 234 ratings Scott 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	A Vietcong Memoir: An Inside Account of the Vietnam War and Its Aftermath by Truong Nhu Tang 3.98 avg rating — 762 ratings Scott 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 Gulf War: Many Perspectives by Belinda Subraman (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Scott 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
35	Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot by David P. Chandler 3.72 avg rating — 343 ratings Scott 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
36	Athens Burning: The Persian Invasion of Greece and the Evacuation of Attica by Robert Garland really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46 ratings Scott 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