War Memoir Books

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Storm of Steel Storm of Steel (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 22,524 ratings — published 1920
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.34 — 102,055 ratings — published 2006
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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 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.03 — 142,545 ratings — published 2012
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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.04 — 58,699 ratings — published 2012
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.09 — 73,693 ratings — published 1938
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,385,410 ratings — published 1956
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The Forgotten Soldier The Forgotten Soldier (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.39 — 12,325 ratings — published 1967
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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,612 ratings — published 1957
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.50 — 48,974 ratings — published 1981
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Dispatches Dispatches (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,201 ratings — published 1977
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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.17 — 16,175 ratings — published 1977
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Chickenhawk Chickenhawk (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.28 — 15,854 ratings — published 1983
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Goodbye to All That Goodbye to All That (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 3.93 — 15,780 ratings — published 1929
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Shrapnel Wounds: An Infantry Lieutenant's Vietnam War Memoir Shrapnel Wounds: An Infantry Lieutenant's Vietnam War Memoir (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.05 — 81 ratings — published 2015
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Memoirs of an Infantry Officer Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,892 ratings — published
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The Recollections of Rifleman Harris The Recollections of Rifleman Harris (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.14 — 723 ratings — published 1848
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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 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.42 — 13,106 ratings — published 2017
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Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,876 ratings — published 1955
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Infantry Attacks Infantry Attacks (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,566 ratings — published 1937
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Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.34 — 5,563 ratings — published 2011
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The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,108 ratings — published 1978
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A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,754 ratings — published 2005
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Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,196 ratings — published 1992
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Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,578 ratings — published 1980
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House to House: An Epic Memoir of War House to House: An Epic Memoir of War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,778 ratings — published 2006
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In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,966 ratings — published 1995
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Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,689 ratings — published 2002
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.15 — 351,030 ratings — published 1990
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 195,659 ratings — published 2007
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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,430 ratings — published 1989
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,008,465 ratings — published 2010
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Once A Warrior King: Memories of an Officer in Vietnam Once A Warrior King: Memories of an Officer in Vietnam (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.32 — 726 ratings — published 1985
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Alamein to Zem Zem Alamein to Zem Zem (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 662 ratings — published 1946
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Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War (Presidio War Classic. Vietnam) Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War (Presidio War Classic. Vietnam)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 870 ratings — published 1981
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If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 3.96 — 12,091 ratings — published 1973
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Guns Up! Guns Up! (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,381 ratings — published 1984
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Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,748 ratings — published 1928
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Last Man Standing: The Life of Smokey Smith, VC, 1914-2005 Last Man Standing: The Life of Smokey Smith, VC, 1914-2005 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2012
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The War Above the Trees The War Above the Trees (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.27 — 11 ratings — published 2004
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Rather Die Fighting: A Memoir of World War II Rather Die Fighting: A Memoir of World War II (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.24 — 400 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 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 11,931 ratings — published 2005
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Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.57 — 472 ratings — published 2022
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I Will Bear Witness 1933-41: A Diary of the Nazi Years I Will Bear Witness 1933-41: A Diary of the Nazi Years (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,007 ratings — published 1995
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Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition) Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (Expanded Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.50 — 2,301 ratings — published 2003
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No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,351 ratings — published 2014
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China Marine: An Infantryman's Life after World War II China Marine: An Infantryman's Life after World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,571 ratings — published 2002
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Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 3.70 — 12,053 ratings — published 2003
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Relentless Relentless (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.34 — 253 ratings — published
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Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.17 — 948 ratings — published 2015
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The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as war-memoir)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,142 ratings — published
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Philipp Cross
“I just call a volunteer standing two steps next to me who holds
his head out for too long after the shot. At that moment, his head jolts, the
familiar and terrible dull sound of the bullet’s impact sounds, and the man
slowly collapses. The bullet penetrated the forehead and tore off half the
skullcap behind. Still mid-fall, he claws his hands into the wound and smears
himself over and over with his own brain. It was a terrible sight.”
Philipp Cross, The Other Trench: The WW1 Diary and Photos of a German Officer

Alfred Nestor
“Many Germans nowadays say they were not Nazi, and many were not, but they were nearly ALL Party members. It was safer ... and if you were not, you could end up in a ‘camp’ for retraining ... so they mostly all paid ‘lip service’ to the Nazi Party.”
Alfred Nestor, Uncle Hitler: A Child's Traumatic Journey Through Nazi Hell to the Safety of Britain

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