Recommendations for military books about little-known events in various wars?
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There are 43 books here. Some old, some new.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/12/02/books-about-war/
43 Books About War Every Man Should Read | The Art of Manliness
War is a great metaphor for life. Read about war not just for the history lesson, but for the life lessons to be had as well.
Noble Warrior
The Gift of Valor
Into the Fire
The Warrior Elite
Steel My Soldiers' Hearts
Faith of Fathers
Warrior Police
One Bullet Away
Flyboys
The Longest Winter
Phantom Warrior
The First Heroes
In the Company of Heroes
One Soldier's Story
A Bridge Too Far
Tonight We Die as Men
Strike & Hold
Abrashoff has two follow on books; It's Our Ship & Get Your Ship Together.
That should get you off and running. Enjoy!!
I started thinking "How can Argentina really matter to WWII?", and I become convinced that it probably did matter quite a bit as I read. As with all Griffin novels, I love everyone in it:
http://www.webgriffin.com/series_honorbound.html
His "The Corps" series also deals with the Phillipine Insurrection against the Japanese occupation and American involvement with that which is a fascinating story. He deals with that same story again in his OSS series.
W.E.B. Griffin :: The HONOR BOUND Series
“Immensely entertaining adventures.”— KIRKUS REVIEWS
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1794: America, Its Army, and the Birth of the Nation: Dave R. Palmer: 9780891415237: Amazon.com:...
1794: America, Its Army, and the Birth of the Nation [Dave R. Palmer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Examining the turbulent decade between 1783 and 1794--when America was determining the role of its military--a soldier-scholar finds similar struggles reappearing today. Palmer's engaging narrative explores the futile efforts to forge a peacetime military force in the wake of the revolutionary war
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The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend Reprint, Bob...
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