Afghan War Books
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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
by:
Doug Stanton
4.15 avg rating — 8,711 ratings 
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Not A Good Day To Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
by:
Sean Naylor
4.15 avg rating — 3,813 ratings 
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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
by:
Sean Parnell
4.40 avg rating — 12,901 ratings 9. 
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
by:
David Kilcullen
4.06 avg rating — 2,289 ratings 10. 
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by:
Steve Coll
4.31 avg rating — 18,331 ratings 
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In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan
by:
Seth G. Jones
3.86 avg rating — 1,342 ratings 14. 
Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan
by:
Toby Harnden
4.33 avg rating — 322 ratings 
16. 
The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan
by:
Michael Hastings
3.93 avg rating — 2,628 ratings 
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan
by:
Lester W. Grau
3.94 avg rating — 754 ratings 18. 
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
by:
Jane Mayer
4.18 avg rating — 4,569 ratings 21. 
The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan
by:
Eric Blehm
4.32 avg rating — 4,471 ratings 21. 
Descent into Chaos: The United States & the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan & Central Asia
by:
Ahmed Rashid
3.95 avg rating — 2,624 ratings 23. 
Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces
by:
Linda Robinson
3.98 avg rating — 1,274 ratings 
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A Few Good Women: America's Military Women from World War I to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 3.78 avg rating — 69 ratings
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The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander
by:
Pete Blaber
4.33 avg rating — 5,727 ratings 27. 
The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace With America's Military
by:
Dana Priest
3.63 avg rating — 89 ratings 
28. 
Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
by:
Gary Berntsen
3.97 avg rating — 1,802 ratings 28. 
Making Friends Among the Taliban: A Peacemaker's Journey in Afghanistan 3.80 avg rating — 82 ratings
28. 
Love Me When I'm Gone: The true story of life, love and loss for a Green Beret in post-9/11 war 4.17 avg rating — 159 ratings
28. 
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
by:
Mark Owen
4.03 avg rating — 56,929 ratings 28. 
Victory Point: Operations Red Wings and Whalers - the Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan
by:
Ed Darack
4.18 avg rating — 267 ratings 
28. 
Lions of Kandahar: How the Special Forces and Their Afghan Allies Saved Southern Afghanistan
by:
Rusty Bradley
4.33 avg rating — 5,381 ratings 28. 
The Journalist: Attack on the Central Intelligence Agency
by:
M.F. Moonzajer
3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings 28. 
Afghanistan from the Cold War Through the War on Terror
by:
Barnett R. Rubin
3.42 avg rating — 36 ratings 
28. 
You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For
by:
Kyle Carpenter
4.64 avg rating — 2,452 ratings 28. 
Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
by:
Sean Parnell
4.40 avg rating — 12,901 ratings 
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The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan 4.06 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Crisis of Command: How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America's Generals and Politicians
by:
Stuart Scheller
4.18 avg rating — 358 ratings 42. 
The Secret Gate: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan
by:
Mitchell Zuckoff
4.29 avg rating — 753 ratings 
48. 
Boots On The Ground: The Fight to Liberate Afghanistan from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban 2001-2002
by:
R.D. Camp
3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings 
52. 
Soldier / Geek: An Army Science Advisor's Journal of the War in Afghanistan
by:
Glenn Dean
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 52. 
First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
by:
Gary Schroen
4.05 avg rating — 1,841 ratings 
55. 
Soldier / Geek: An Army Science Advisor's Journal of the War in Afghanistan
by:
Glenn Dean
3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings 55. 
Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team
by:
Michael Smith
3.93 avg rating — 1,783 ratings 
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The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet Afghan War
by:
Ali Ahmad Jalali
4.02 avg rating — 493 ratings 58. 
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War Front to Store Front: Americans Rebuilding Trust and Hope in Nations Under Fire
by:
Paul Brinkley
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man
by:
Dalton Fury
4.06 avg rating — 3,002 ratings 62. 
Hopeless but Optimistic: Journeying through America's Endless War in Afghanistan 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield 4.32 avg rating — 5,906 ratings
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Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism
by:
Billy Waugh
4.15 avg rating — 1,544 ratings 66. 
After We Kill You, We Will Welcome You Back as Honored Guests: Unembedded in Afghanistan
by:
Ted Rall
3.84 avg rating — 159 ratings 68. 
The Longest War: A History of the War on Terror and the Battles with Al Qaeda Since 9/11
by:
Peter L. Bergen
3.97 avg rating — 907 ratings 
70. 
Swimming With Warlords: A Dozen-Year Journey Across the Afghan War
by:
Kevin Sites
4.06 avg rating — 63 ratings 72. 
Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan 4.31 avg rating — 2,139 ratings
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The Lieutenant Don't Know: One Marine's Story of Warfare and Combat Logistics in Afghanistan
by:
Jeffrey Clement
3.98 avg rating — 190 ratings 75. 
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes
by:
Anand Gopal
4.47 avg rating — 4,017 ratings 76. 
Air Power Against Terror: America's Conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Dagger 22: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan 4.27 avg rating — 772 ratings
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Enduring the Freedom: A Rogue Historian in Afghanistan
by:
Sean M. Maloney
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings 80. 
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Army Wives: From Crimea to Afghanistan: the Real Lives of the Women Behind the Men in Uniform
by:
Midge Gillies
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings 83. 
A Different Kind of War: The United States Army in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, October 2001 - September 2005
by:
Donald P. Wright
3.25 avg rating — 20 ratings 84. 
War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism
by:
Douglas J. Feith
3.59 avg rating — 171 ratings 85. 
Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed to Get Bin Laden and Why It Matters Today (Decisive Battles of the 21st Century)
by:
U.S. Senate
3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings 86. 
Weapon of Choice: U.S. Army Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings