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Category: War

Battle of Arnhem
March 11, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Classics / Cornelius Ryan / GENRE / Germany / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

A Bridge Too Far: The Story of the Battle of Arnhem

Explore Cornelius Ryan’s A Bridge Too Far and the Battle of Arnhem, a true story of courage, failure, and war.

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bin Laden raid
February 25, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Chuck Pfarrer / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Science / Terrorism / War

The Bin Laden Raid: SEAL Team Six’s Defining Mission

SEAL Target Geronimo is a thrilling and detailed account of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six’s mission to eliminate Osama bin Laden.

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Vengeance
February 20, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Espionage / GENRE / George Jonas / History / Israel / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Terrorism / True Crime / War

Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counterterrorist Team’s Mission

The true story of an Israeli counterterrorist team’s vengeance mission after Munich 1972. Fact or fiction? Dive into this explosive account.

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Lions of Kandahar
February 15, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / BOOKS / GENRE / Historical / History / Kevin Maurer / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Rusty Bradley / War

Lions of Kandahar: A True Story of Special Forces in Battle

Lions of Kandahar tells the true story of Special Forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan during Operation Medusa.

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Mossad officer memoir
February 12, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Claire Hoy / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Victor Ostrovsky / War

Inside the Mossad: A Bold Mossad Officer Memoir by Victor Ostrovsky

Mossad officer memoir revealing secret missions, spy tactics, and bold claims from inside Israel’s top intelligence agency.

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Soviet submarine nuclear strike
February 6, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Clint Richmond / Espionage / GENRE / History / Kenneth Sewell / Military Fiction / Military History / Naval History / Nonfiction / Russia / Terrorism / War

The Soviet Submarine Nuclear Strike Plot: A Review of Red Star Rogue

Red Star Rogue reveals a Soviet submarine nuclear strike plot during the Cold War, based on real events and declassified records.

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American submarine espionage
February 2, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Annette Lawrence Drew / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Christopher Drew / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Naval History / Nonfiction / Politics / Sherry Sontag / War

Blind Man’s Bluff: A True Story of American Submarine Espionage

Discover the true story of American submarine espionage during the Cold War in this gripping and fact-based investigative book.

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Battle for Germany
January 31, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / European History / GENRE / Germany / History / Max Hastings / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World History / World War II

Armageddon: A Gritty Account of the Battle for Germany

Battle for Germany comes alive in Max Hastings’ raw, gripping account of WWII’s final, brutal months on both Eastern and Western fronts.

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MI5 Soviet infiltration
January 23, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / British Literature / Chapman Pincher / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / War

MI5 Soviet Infiltration: A Review of Their Trade is Treachery by Chapman Pincher

Explore MI5 Soviet infiltration in Chapman Pincher’s book Their Trade is Treachery, a landmark in Cold War espionage history.

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Striking Back
January 8, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Aaron J. Klein / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Sports / Terrorism / War

Striking Back: Israel’s Secret War After the Munich Olympics Massacre

Striking Back explores Israel’s secret Mossad mission after the Munich massacre to hunt down Black September terrorists.

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Shake Hands With the Devil
January 1, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Africa / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Canada / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Roméo Dallaire / Rwanda / War

Shake Hands With the Devil: A Haunting Account of the Rwandan Genocide

Shake Hands With the Devil reveals the true story of the Rwandan genocide through Roméo Dallaire’s powerful firsthand account.

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American Paratrooper Memoir
December 28, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / David Kenyon Webster / GENRE / Historical / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Parachute Infantry: A Powerful American Paratrooper Memoir of WWII

Explore Parachute Infantry, an American Paratrooper Memoir revealing the true face of WWII through David Kenyon Webster’s eyes.

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the finish
December 17, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Mark Bowden / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / The United States Of America / War

The Finish: A Powerful Account of the Hunt and Killing of Osama bin Laden

The Finish reveals the daring mission and intelligence behind Osama bin Laden’s killing in a gripping true story.

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Rogue Heroes
December 13, 2023 BOOKS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Rogue Heroes: The Untold Story of the SAS and the Birth of Modern Special Forces

Rogue Heroes reveals the untold story of the SAS and how they changed the nature of war through daring and secret missions.

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Killing Pablo
December 7, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Crime / GENRE / History / Mark Bowden / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / True Crime / War

Killing Pablo: The Explosive True Story of the Hunt for Pablo Escobar

“Killing Pablo” by Mark Bowden is a chronicle that delves into the intense pursuit of Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord.

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Operation Mincemeat
November 24, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man’s Lie Fooled the Nazis and Won the War

Operation Mincemeat tells the true WWII story of how a dead man’s identity fooled the Nazis and helped the Allies win the war.

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Outlaw Platoon
November 22, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / GENRE / History / John Bruning / Leadership / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Sean Parnell / War

Outlaw Platoon: A Brotherhood Forged in the Fire of Afghanistan

Outlaw Platoon tells the true story of brotherhood, bravery, and survival in Afghanistan’s brutal combat zone.

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Allen Dulles
November 21, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Scott Jeffrey Miller / War / World War II

Allen Dulles and the German Resistance in WWII

Allen Dulles led OSS missions in WWII, linking with the German resistance to challenge Nazi rule and shape postwar Europe.

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History of the Mossad
November 16, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Gordon Thomas / Historical / History / Israel / Jewish / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / War

Gideon’s Spies and the Secret History of the Mossad

History of the Mossad exposed through Gideon’s Spies—discover secret missions, spy tactics, and real-life intelligence stories.

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Ghost Wars 1
November 14, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / International Relations / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Steve Coll / Terrorism / War

Ghost Wars: The Untold Story of the CIA’s Secret Operations in Afghanistan

Ghost Wars explores the CIA’s covert operations in Afghanistan and the rise of Bin Laden leading up to 9/11.

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