Military History

Updated May 22, 2026
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A woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win World War II
Purnell, Sonia
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator...
The Afghanistan papers : a secret history of the war
Whitlock, Craig
Paper Book
A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 The #1 New York Times bestselling investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about America's longest war, foreshadowing the Taliban's recapture of...
The fate of the day : the war for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
Atkinson, Rick.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the bestselling author of The British Are Coming, George Washington's army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat. Rick Atkinson is featured in the new Ken...
In the hurricane's eye : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown
Philbrick, Nathaniel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review<...
13 hours : the inside account of what really happened in Benghazi
Zuckoff, Mitchell.
Paper Book
From a New York Times bestselling author, the harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi--and the basis of the movie starring Jon Krasinski and directed by Michael Bay.  13 Hours presents...
Sea stories : my life in special operations
McRaven, William H.
Paper Book
Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism during his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces. "Fascinating ......
Twice forgotten : African Americans and the Korean War, an oral history
Cline, David P.
Paper Book
Journalists began to call the Korean War the Forgotten War even before it ended. Without a doubt, the most neglected story of this already neglected war is that of African Americans who served just two years after Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation...
The wingmen : the unlikely, unusual, unbreakable friendship between John Glenn and Ted Williams
Lazarus, Adam.
Ebook
Black ops : the life of a CIA shadow warrior
Prado, Ric
Paper Book
The Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age...

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