War

War shapes both battlefields and human hearts, leaving indelible marks on soldiers and civilians alike through combat, strategy, and profound moral choices. These powerful accounts and analyses explore humanity's greatest conflicts - from ancient warfare to modern cyberthreats, from frontline combat to home front struggles - revealing their lasting impact on individuals, nations, and the course of history.

War Book Summaries

My Mother's Secret Summary

My Mother's Secret

by J.L. Witterick 2013 208 pages

Historical Fiction

The Gun Summary

by C.J. Chivers 2010 496 pages

Military Fiction

The One Man Summary

by Andrew Gross 2016 416 pages

Historical Fiction

Homage to Catalonia Summary

Homage to Catalonia

by George Orwell 1938 232 pages

Life and Fate Summary

by Vasily Grossman 1960 864 pages

Historical Fiction

Pakistan on the Brink Summary

Pakistan on the Brink

The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

by Ahmed Rashid 2012 256 pages

The Bone Woman Summary

A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo

by Clea Koff 2001 304 pages

The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present

by Brendan Simms 2013 720 pages

European History

The Ends of the Earth Summary

The Ends of the Earth

From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy

by Robert D. Kaplan 1996 496 pages

Flashman Summary

by George MacDonald Fraser 1969 323 pages

Historical Fiction

The Painted Bird Summary

The Painted Bird

by Jerzy Kosiński 1965 234 pages

Historical Fiction

Master & Commander Summary

Master & Commander

by Patrick O'Brian 1969 464 pages

Historical Fiction

Overcome Summary

Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America's Toughest Warriors

by Jason Redman 2019 272 pages

Buckeye Summary

by Patrick Ryan 2025 464 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Decline and Fall Summary

Decline and Fall

The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

by John Michael Greer 2014 304 pages

The Nazi Conspiracy Summary

The Nazi Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

by Brad Meltzer 2023 400 pages

Shivaji Summary

The Grand Rebel

by Dennis Kincaid 1937 346 pages

Cobra II Summary

The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

by Michael R. Gordon 2006 640 pages

Military Fiction

Military History

The Miracle of the Kurds Summary

The Miracle of the Kurds

A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq

by Stephen Mansfield 2014 272 pages

The Origins of Victory Summary

The Origins of Victory

How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers

by Andrew F. Krepinevich 2023 568 pages

Military Fiction

Power, Terror, Peace, and War Summary

Power, Terror, Peace, and War

America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk

by Walter Russell Mead 2004 256 pages

International Relations

We Are Free to Change the World Summary

We Are Free to Change the World

Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience

by Lyndsey Stonebridge 2024 368 pages

Fire in the Lake Summary

Fire in the Lake

The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam

by Frances FitzGerald 1972 500 pages

Revolusi Summary

Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld

by David Van Reybrouck 2020 640 pages

What Is the What Summary

What Is the What

by Dave Eggers 2006 475 pages

Historical Fiction

Edge of Eternity Summary

Edge of Eternity

by Ken Follett 2014 36 pages

Historical Fiction

A Great Place To Have A War Summary

A Great Place To Have A War

America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA

by Joshua Kurlantzick 2017 336 pages

I Shall Not Hate Summary

I Shall Not Hate

A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity

by Izzeldin Abuelaish 2010 237 pages

The Baker's Daughter Summary

The Baker's Daughter

by Sarah McCoy 2012 279 pages

Historical Fiction

Inside Cyber Warfare Summary

Inside Cyber Warfare

Mapping the Cyber Underworld

by Jeffrey Carr 2009 240 pages

Most Dangerous Summary

Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

by Steve Sheinkin 2015 370 pages

The Way of the Knife Summary

The Way of the Knife

The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth

by Mark Mazzetti 2013 381 pages

Military Fiction

Hero of the Imperium Summary

Hero of the Imperium

by Sandy Mitchell 2007 768 pages

Science Fiction

Star Wars Summary

The Force Unleashed II

by Sean Williams 2010 295 pages

Science Fiction

When Broken Glass Floats Summary

When Broken Glass Floats

Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

by Chanrithy Him 2000 336 pages

My Fellow Soldiers Summary

My Fellow Soldiers

General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War

by Andrew Carroll 2017 400 pages

The Last Warlord Summary

The Last Warlord

The Life and Legend of Dostum, the Afghan Warrior Who Led US Special Forces to Topple the Taliban Regime

by Brian Glyn Williams 2013 352 pages

Military History

Military Fiction

The Tunnels of Cu Chi Summary

The Tunnels of Cu Chi

by Tom Mangold 1985 302 pages

Military Fiction

Kashmir Summary

A Case of Freedom

by Tariq Ali 2011 140 pages

The First Wall Summary

by Gav Thorpe 2020 460 pages

Science Fiction

The Great Boer War Summary

The Great Boer War

by Byron Farwell 1976 532 pages

Always with Honor Summary

Always with Honor

The Memoirs of General Wrangel

by Pyotr Wrangel 2020 307 pages

50 Battles That Changed the World Summary

50 Battles That Changed the World

The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History

by William Weir 2001 320 pages

Military Fiction

Island Infernos Summary

Island Infernos

The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944

by John C. McManus 2021 656 pages

Military History

The Drone Eats with Me Summary

The Drone Eats with Me

by Atef Abu Saif 2015 258 pages

The Forgotten Highlander Summary

The Forgotten Highlander

My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East

by Alistair Urquhart 2010 321 pages

Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age Summary

Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age

by Peter Paret 1943 950 pages

Military Fiction

Goliath Summary

Life and Loathing in Greater Israel

by Max Blumenthal 2012

by Robert Harris 2017 352 pages

Historical Fiction

The Right Kind of Crazy Summary

The Right Kind of Crazy

Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell

by Clint Emerson 2019 320 pages

Military Fiction

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