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Military History

General History

Holds histories of wars, battles, generals and soldiers, centred on the two world wars, the Holocaust and the Cold War.

44 books on Military History, 1 of them tier 1, recommended by 29 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Paul Graham.

44 books · 30 experts

Start here

  1. The Wages of DestructionAdam Tooze, 2006
  2. The Pity Of War Explaining World War INiall Ferguson, 1998
  3. The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the WestNiall Ferguson, 2006
  4. The SleepwalkersChristopher Clark, 2013
  5. HiroshimaJohn Hersey, 1702

The best books on Military History 44

The Wages of DestructionThe Wages of Destruction
T1 The Wages of Destruction
Adam Tooze · 2006
The Nazi economy as an exercise in resource and financial constraint.
Open Library
The Pity Of War Explaining World War IThe Pity Of War Explaining World War I
T2 The Pity Of War Explaining World War I
Niall Ferguson · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century ConfThe War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
T2 The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
Niall Ferguson · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The SleepwalkersThe Sleepwalkers
T2 The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark · 2013
How Europe stumbled into 1914; decisions under uncertainty and momentum
Open Library
Recommended bySam Altman
HiroshimaHiroshima
T4 Hiroshima
John Hersey · 1702
Open Library
Recommended byAlex Blumberg
The Art of War in the Middle AgesThe Art of War in the Middle Ages
T4 The Art of War in the Middle Ages
Charles Oman · 1885
Open Library
“Oman, The Art of War in the Middle Ages”Paul Graham
Recommended byPaul GrahamSam Altman
The Rise and Fall of the Third ReichThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
T4 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer · 1901
Open Library
Recommended bySam Parr
Homage to CataloniaHomage to Catalonia
T4 Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell · 1938
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
The German Generals TalkThe German Generals Talk
T4 The German Generals Talk
B.H. Liddell Hart · 1948
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonPaul Graham
Hiroshima DiaryHiroshima Diary
T4 Hiroshima Diary
Michihiko Hachiya · 1955
Open Library
Recommended byNat Eliason
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the WorldThe Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
T4 The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
Edward Shepherd Creasy · 1955
Open Library
Recommended byPeter Thiel
Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in BurmaDefeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
T4 Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
William Slim · 1956
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Spanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil War
T4 The Spanish Civil War
Hugh Thomas · 1961
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
The Guns of AugustThe Guns of August
T4 The Guns of August
Barbara W. Tuchman · 1962
Open Library
Recommended byBrad Feld
The Causes of WarThe Causes of War
T4 The Causes of War
Geoffrey Blainey · 1973
Open Library
Recommended byStewart Brand
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
T4 American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
William Manchester · 1978
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Long Gray LineThe Long Gray Line
T4 The Long Gray Line
Rick Atkinson · 1989
Open Library
“I read a wonderful book recently called "The Long Gray Line," and it's by a gentleman named Rick Atkinson.”Thomas Gayner
Recommended byThomas Gayner
The Second World WarThe Second World War
T4 The Second World War
John Keegan · 1989
Open Library
Recommended byCasey Neistat
Why the Allies WonWhy the Allies Won
T4 Why the Allies Won
Richard Overy · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
StalingradStalingrad
T4 Stalingrad
Antony Beevor · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byRichard Branson
The Diary of a Young GirlThe Diary of a Young Girl
T4 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945
T4 Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945
Volker Ullrich · 2001
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
Titan IITitan II
T4 Titan II
David Stumpf · 2002
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
To Rule the WavesTo Rule the Waves
T4 To Rule the Waves
Arthur Herman · 2004
Open Library
Recommended byNick Szabo
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean WThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
T4 The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
David Halberstam · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
BloodlandsBloodlands
T4 Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byPeter ThielEric Weinstein
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
T4 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonMohnish Pabrai
AuschwitzAuschwitz
T4 Auschwitz
Miklós Nyiszli · 2011
Open Library
Recommended bySophie Bakalar
Freedom's ForgeFreedom's Forge
T4 Freedom's Forge
Arthur Herman · 2012
American industrial mobilisation in the 1940s; the precedent everyone reaches for.
Open Library
“One of the best books I've read, it's a great story of industrial production and heroes.”Christopher Bloomstran
Recommended byChristopher BloomstranPatrick Collison
Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers WhEngineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
T4 Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
Paul Kennedy · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global InsurrectSmall Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World, 1945-1965
T4 Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World, 1945-1965
Michael Burleigh · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Guns at Last LightThe Guns at Last Light
T4 The Guns at Last Light
Rick Atkinson · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byMorgan Housel
Natural Born HeroesNatural Born Heroes
T4 Natural Born Heroes
Christopher McDougall · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick O'Shaughnessy
19441944
T4 1944
Jay Winik · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byKeith Rabois
​Dead Wake​Dead Wake
T4 ​Dead Wake
Erik Larson · 2015
Open Library
“Another of his top Larson picks, on the sinking of the Lusitania.”Sahil Bloom
Recommended byChris DixonSahil Bloom
Spain In Our HeartsSpain In Our Hearts
T4 Spain In Our Hearts
Adam Hochschild · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
The Happiest Man on EarthThe Happiest Man on Earth
T4 The Happiest Man on Earth
Eddie Jaku · 2020
Open Library
Recommended byLibrary Mindset
Road to Surrender
T4 Road to Surrender
Evan Thomas · 2023
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
The Nazi ConspiracyThe Nazi Conspiracy
T4 The Nazi Conspiracy
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch · 2023
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
T4 Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
Norman Ohler
unverified
Recommended bySam Parr
Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese StKamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers
T4 Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
unverified
Recommended byTim Ferriss
Stalin's War
T4 Stalin's War
unverified
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
The Battle of AlcazarThe Battle of Alcazar
T4 The Battle of Alcazar
E.W. Bovill
unverified
Recommended byGraham DuncanPaul Graham
The thirty years warThe thirty years war
T4 The thirty years war
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison

Experts 30

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 1

Niall Fergusonwrote 2 books here

Recommenders 29

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 7 books hereMarc Andreessenrecommends 4 books herePaul Grahamrecommends 4 books herePatrick Collisonrecommends 4 books here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 3 books herePeter Thielrecommends 2 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 2 books hereSam Altmanrecommends 2 books here
SP
Sam Parrrecommends 2 books hereBrad Feldrecommends 1 book here
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Morgan Houselrecommends 1 book here
TG
Thomas Gaynerrecommends 1 book here
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Alex Blumbergrecommends 1 book here
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Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 1 book hereCasey Neistatrecommends 1 book hereChris Dixonrecommends 1 book here
CB
Christopher Bloomstranrecommends 1 book hereEric Weinsteinrecommends 1 book here
GD
Graham Duncanrecommends 1 book hereKeith Raboisrecommends 1 book here
LM
Library Mindsetrecommends 1 book here
NE
Nat Eliasonrecommends 1 book here
NS
Nick Szaborecommends 1 book here
PO
Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 1 book hereRichard Bransonrecommends 1 book here
SB
Sahil Bloomrecommends 1 book here
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Sophie Bakalarrecommends 1 book hereStewart Brandrecommends 1 book hereTim Ferrissrecommends 1 book here
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