Military History

Updated May 22, 2026
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Ghosts of Sicily : the true story of the naval intelligence agents who courted the mob to fight Nazis in America and the battlefields of Italy
Harmon, Mark
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Absorbing history of an unlikely alliance." - Kirkus Reviews From the New York Times bestselling authors of Ghosts of Honolulu comes their most harrowing true story yet. It's 1942, and...
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 Lumumba plot : the secret history of the CIA and a Cold War assassination
Reid, Stuart A.
Paper Book
The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice . A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller-about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR- The New Yorker,...
The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War
Macintyre, Ben
Paper Book
The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union. If anyone could be considered a...
The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War
Macintyre, Ben
Paper Book
The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union. If anyone could be considered a...
Rage and the republic : the unfinished story of the American revolution
Turley, Jonathan
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from...
Race against terror : chasing an al Qaeda killer at the dawn of the forever war
Tapper, Jake
Ebook
"Not only riveting to read but also shines an essential light on the quest for justice in the modern age of terrorism." --David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon In this thrilling true story, #1 New York Times...
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 ......

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