Best US Military Memoirs and Biographies

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In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War
In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War 4.10 avg rating — 3,483 ratings
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Journals of War: Coming of Age with the 104th Infantry During World War II
Journals of War: Coming of Age with the 104th Infantry During World War II 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Without Boundaries: My Life During The Vietnam War
Without Boundaries: My Life During The Vietnam War
by: Dieu Bao
3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Yesterday There Was Glory: With the 4th Division, A.E.F., in World War I (Volume 11) (North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series)
Yesterday There Was Glory: With the 4th Division, A.E.F., in World War I (Volume 11) (North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Inheriting the War: Poetry and Prose by Descendants of Vietnam Veterans and Refugees
Inheriting the War: Poetry and Prose by Descendants of Vietnam Veterans and Refugees 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Fire Road: The Napalm Girl’s Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace
Fire Road: The Napalm Girl’s Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace 4.36 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
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The Ghost In General Patton's Third Army: The Memoirs of Eugene G. Schulz During His Service in the United States Army in World War II
The Ghost In General Patton's Third Army: The Memoirs of Eugene G. Schulz During His Service in the United States Army in World War II 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Captain McCrea's War: The World War II Memoir of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Naval Aide and USS Iowa's First Commanding Officer
Captain McCrea's War: The World War II Memoir of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Naval Aide and USS Iowa's First Commanding Officer 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Season of Infamy: A Diary of War and Occupation, 1939-1945
Season of Infamy: A Diary of War and Occupation, 1939-1945 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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From War to Peace in 1945 Germany: A GI's Experience
From War to Peace in 1945 Germany: A GI's Experience 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Walking Point: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War
Walking Point: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War 3.73 avg rating — 129 ratings
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Battle Rattle: A Last Memoir of World War II
Battle Rattle: A Last Memoir of World War II 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Hopeless but Optimistic: Journeying through America's Endless War in Afghanistan
Hopeless but Optimistic: Journeying through America's Endless War in Afghanistan 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Hunter Killer: The True Story of the Drone Mission That Killed Anwar al-Awlaki
Hunter Killer: The True Story of the Drone Mission That Killed Anwar al-Awlaki 3.88 avg rating — 395 ratings
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My War
My War 4.10 avg rating — 893 ratings
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A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II
A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II 4.48 avg rating — 1,243 ratings
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Memories from the Front Line: An Ordinary Soldier's Journal of the Great War
Memories from the Front Line: An Ordinary Soldier's Journal of the Great War 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Warrior: A Memoir
Warrior: A Memoir 4.25 avg rating — 131 ratings
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Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy
Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy 4.25 avg rating — 2,494 ratings
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Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat
Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat 3.43 avg rating — 218 ratings
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Sam Richards's Civil War Diary: A Chronicle of the Atlanta Home Front
Sam Richards's Civil War Diary: A Chronicle of the Atlanta Home Front 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II
Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II 4.24 avg rating — 4,921 ratings
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If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story
If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story 4.23 avg rating — 3,877 ratings
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War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket 4.27 avg rating — 8,129 ratings
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Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"
Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers" 4.31 avg rating — 4,695 ratings
126.
War as I Knew It
War as I Knew It 4.13 avg rating — 2,801 ratings
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See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism 3.94 avg rating — 5,164 ratings
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War
War 4.25 avg rating — 23,759 ratings
129.
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters 4.33 avg rating — 19,677 ratings
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War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars 4.18 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
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About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior
About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior 4.38 avg rating — 5,903 ratings
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Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman 4.17 avg rating — 2,204 ratings
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Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War
Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War 4.16 avg rating — 4,121 ratings
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She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman 4.17 avg rating — 3,246 ratings
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The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier of the Union
The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier of the Union 4.20 avg rating — 545 ratings
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Army Life in a Black Regiment: and Other Writings
Army Life in a Black Regiment: and Other Writings 3.88 avg rating — 113 ratings
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The Untried Life: The Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War
The Untried Life: The Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy
The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy 4.06 avg rating — 1,215 ratings
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Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front
Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front 4.01 avg rating — 134 ratings
140.
Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir
Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir 4.55 avg rating — 3,183 ratings
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Jumping from Helicopters: A Vietnam Memoir
Jumping from Helicopters: A Vietnam Memoir 4.43 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
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82 Days on Okinawa: One American's Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War's Greatest Battle
82 Days on Okinawa: One American's Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War's Greatest Battle
by: Art Shaw
3.79 avg rating — 640 ratings
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Indestructible: The Unforgettable Memoir of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima
Indestructible: The Unforgettable Memoir of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima 4.02 avg rating — 429 ratings
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