Iraq War Books

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The Yellow Birds The Yellow Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.74 — 26,828 ratings — published 2012
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.09 — 7,973 ratings — published 2006
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.79 — 31,105 ratings — published 2012
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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)
by (shelved 19 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.03 — 141,849 ratings — published 2012
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Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,081 ratings — published 2006
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,730 ratings — published 2006
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The Forever War The Forever War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.13 — 11,529 ratings — published 2008
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Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.29 — 20,692 ratings — published 2004
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The Good Soldiers The Good Soldiers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,723 ratings — published 2009
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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.21 — 11,880 ratings — published 2005
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Redeployment Redeployment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.96 — 25,154 ratings — published 2014
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,554 ratings — published 2004
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The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,314 ratings — published 2009
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The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,231 ratings — published 2005
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The Lucky One The Lucky One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.13 — 375,997 ratings — published 2008
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Sunrise Over Fallujah Sunrise Over Fallujah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.73 — 5,325 ratings — published 2008
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House to House: An Epic Memoir of War House to House: An Epic Memoir of War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,717 ratings — published 2006
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Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS (ebook)
by (shelved 10 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.32 — 16,399 ratings — published 2016
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Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.31 — 4,859 ratings — published 2010
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The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,641 ratings — published 2005
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Purple Heart Purple Heart (Library Binding)
by (shelved 10 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,104 ratings — published 2009
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Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.71 — 5,862 ratings — published 2004
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Sniper One: The Blistering True Story Of A British Battle Group Under Siege Sniper One: The Blistering True Story Of A British Battle Group Under Siege (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.29 — 6,148 ratings — published 2007
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In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat in Iraq In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat in Iraq (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,951 ratings — published 2004
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Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,601 ratings — published 2006
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Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,513 ratings — published 2009
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The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,353 ratings — published 2024
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To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,024 ratings — published 2020
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The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.22 — 311 ratings — published 2012
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Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,008 ratings — published 2004
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We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,986 ratings — published 2006
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Decision Points Decision Points (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.81 — 42,678 ratings — published 2010
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Fives and Twenty-Fives Fives and Twenty-Fives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,363 ratings — published 2014
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Fobbit Fobbit (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.54 — 2,171 ratings — published 2012
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Home Front Home Front (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.26 — 240,798 ratings — published 2012
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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.81 — 8,441 ratings — published 2007
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Cherry Cherry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.48 — 21,742 ratings — published 2018
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The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.07 — 199 ratings — published 2006
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The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,389 ratings — published 2017
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Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,773 ratings — published 2014
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The Iraq War The Iraq War (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.43 — 573 ratings — published 2003
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The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,307 ratings — published 2009
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Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.37 — 1,204 ratings — published 2012
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Paradise General: Riding the Surge at a Combat Hospital in Iraq Paradise General: Riding the Surge at a Combat Hospital in Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,057 ratings — published 2010
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Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,237 ratings — published 2004
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On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,413 ratings — published 2007
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,660 ratings — published 2008
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America's War for the Greater Middle East America's War for the Greater Middle East (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,226 ratings — published 2016
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The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team Three Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team Three Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,494 ratings — published 2016
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The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as iraq-war)
avg rating 4.42 — 12,936 ratings — published 2017
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Jan Narveson
“Saddam's politics was the politics of the thug, of violence from the outset of his reign. Realism suggests that some people are not going to be tractable in response to purely peaceable overtures. Indeed, it certainly appears that some individuals, including notably Saddam Hussein, will cheerfully help themselves to a yard for every inch offered by well-meaning peacemakers. When we are dealing with customers as tough as that, there is no alternative to being tough ourselves.”
Jan Narveson, A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq

“First Afghanistan, now Iraq. So who's next? Syria? North Korea? Iran? Where will it all end?' If these illegal interventions are permitted to continue, the implication seems to be, pretty soon, horror of horrors, no murderously repressive regimes might remain.”
Daniel Kofman, A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq

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