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War Book Summaries

First They Killed My Father
by Loung Ung • 2000
Cambodia, 1975: a five-year-old loses all to the Khmer Rouge and becomes a child soldier to survive.
4.36
55k+
First They Killed My Father Summary
First They Killed My Father
Cambodia, 1975: a five-year-old loses all to the Khmer Rouge and becomes a child soldier to survive.
by Loung Ung 2000 288 pages
4.36
55k+ ratings
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford • 2009
1942 Seattle: a Chinese boy and Japanese girl fall in love as war orders them apart.
4.05
300k+
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Summary
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
1942 Seattle: a Chinese boy and Japanese girl fall in love as war orders them apart.
by Jamie Ford 2009 290 pages
4.05
300k+ ratings
Global Politics
by Andrew Heywood • 2011
How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.
4.14
411
Global Politics Summary
Global Politics
How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.
by Andrew Heywood 2011 448 pages
4.14
411 ratings
Myth of Islamic Tolerance
by Robert Spencer • 2005
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
3.68
62
Myth of Islamic Tolerance Summary
Myth of Islamic Tolerance
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
by Robert Spencer 2005 602 pages
3.68
62 ratings
Red Team
by Micah Zenko • 2015
Your blind spots are invisible to you. The fix: a team paid to think like the enemy.
3.74
500+
Red Team Summary
Red Team
Your blind spots are invisible to you. The fix: a team paid to think like the enemy.
by Micah Zenko 2015 336 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Warrior Mindset
by Michael J. Asken • 2010
Mental skills decide the mission more than any weapon. The field guide for training them.
4.12
500+
Warrior Mindset Summary
Warrior Mindset
Mental skills decide the mission more than any weapon. The field guide for training them.
by Michael J. Asken 2010 256 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Why Bharat Matters
by S. Jaishankar • 2024
India abandoned diplomatic idealism for raw power realism. Its foreign minister explains why.
3.87
491
Why Bharat Matters Summary
Why Bharat Matters
India abandoned diplomatic idealism for raw power realism. Its foreign minister explains why.
by S. Jaishankar 2024 237 pages
3.87
491 ratings
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy • 1993
When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.
4.22
77k+
Without Remorse Summary
Without Remorse
When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.
by Tom Clancy 1993 750 pages
4.22
77k+ ratings
Godblight
by Guy Haley • 2021
His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.
4.25
2k+
Godblight Summary
Godblight
His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.
by Guy Haley 2021 369 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
A Sky Beyond the Storm
by Sabaa Tahir • 2020
Three scattered allies face a jinn whose ancient grief could drown the world in suffering.
4.28
84k+
A Sky Beyond the Storm Summary
A Sky Beyond the Storm
Three scattered allies face a jinn whose ancient grief could drown the world in suffering.
by Sabaa Tahir 2020 544 pages
4.28
84k+ ratings
A Touch of Chaos
by Scarlett St. Clair • 2024
Titans freed, Hades gone: Persephone fights a war of gods and monsters to save her king.
3.92
63k+
A Touch of Chaos Summary
A Touch of Chaos
Titans freed, Hades gone: Persephone fights a war of gods and monsters to save her king.
by Scarlett St. Clair 2024 464 pages
3.92
63k+ ratings
El corazón del rey
by Karine Bernal Lobo
A ruthless king weds a commoner for power, but her gentle defiance threatens his iron control.
4.39
8k+
El corazón del rey Summary
El corazón del rey
A ruthless king weds a commoner for power, but her gentle defiance threatens his iron control.
by Karine Bernal Lobo
4.39
8k+ ratings
Forge
by Laurie Halse Anderson • 2010
Escaping slavery, a boy enlists in the Continental Army only to face Valley Forge's brutal winter.
4.16
17k+
Forge Summary
Forge
Escaping slavery, a boy enlists in the Continental Army only to face Valley Forge's brutal winter.
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2010 297 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Eisenhorn
by Dan Abnett • 2004
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
4.43
10k+
Eisenhorn Summary
Eisenhorn
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
by Dan Abnett 2004 768 pages
4.43
10k+ ratings
Lone Survivor
by Marcus Luttrell • 2006
Three goatherds, four SEALs, one vote. The Taliban attacks, and only one man crawls out.
4.34
100k+
Lone Survivor Summary
Lone Survivor
Three goatherds, four SEALs, one vote. The Taliban attacks, and only one man crawls out.
by Marcus Luttrell 2006 390 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
LikeWar
by P.W. Singer • 2018
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
4.26
3k+
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
by P.W. Singer 2018 405 pages
4.26
3k+ ratings
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy • 1994
Behind a trade war with Japan, Jack Ryan finds a secret plan to cripple America.
4.11
52k+
Debt of Honor Summary
Debt of Honor
Behind a trade war with Japan, Jack Ryan finds a secret plan to cripple America.
by Tom Clancy 1994 990 pages
4.11
52k+ ratings
Eichmann in Jerusalem
by Hannah Arendt • 1963
The Holocaust needed no monsters: careerism and stock phrases were enough. Evil is deeply ordinary.
4.20
34k+
Eichmann in Jerusalem Summary
Eichmann in Jerusalem
The Holocaust needed no monsters: careerism and stock phrases were enough. Evil is deeply ordinary.
by Hannah Arendt 1963 312 pages
4.20
34k+ ratings
The Art of War
by Thomas Cuong Huynh • 2008
Nine principles from Sun Tzu that let you win in business without going head-to-head.
3.96
497
The Art of War Summary
The Art of War
Nine principles from Sun Tzu that let you win in business without going head-to-head.
by Thomas Cuong Huynh 2008 252 pages
3.96
497 ratings
Son of Hamas
by Mosab Hassan Yousef • 2011
He was supposed to inherit Hamas. Instead he joined Israeli intelligence.
4.24
18k+
Son of Hamas Summary
Son of Hamas
He was supposed to inherit Hamas. Instead he joined Israeli intelligence.
by Mosab Hassan Yousef 2011 265 pages
4.24
18k+ ratings
SPQR
by Mary Beard • 2015
A thousand-year story of how Rome's genius for inclusion built an empire, then broke its republic.
4.06
83k+
SPQR Summary
SPQR
A thousand-year story of how Rome's genius for inclusion built an empire, then broke its republic.
by Mary Beard 2015 606 pages
4.06
83k+ ratings
Leadership
by Doris Kearns Goodwin • 2018
Before they transformed the nation, they were broken by life. Four presidents, one pattern.
4.40
16k+
Leadership Summary
Leadership
Before they transformed the nation, they were broken by life. Four presidents, one pattern.
by Doris Kearns Goodwin 2018 18 pages
4.40
16k+ ratings
Mexico
by enrique-krauze • 1997
Mexican history told through its rulers: every new leader inherits the same unsettled conflicts.
4.27
500+
Mexico Summary
Mexico
Mexican history told through its rulers: every new leader inherits the same unsettled conflicts.
by enrique-krauze 1997 896 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter • 2017
A lowborn warrior fights nobles and dragons in a caste-ruled academy to avenge his father's murder.
4.30
48k+
The Rage of Dragons Summary
The Rage of Dragons
A lowborn warrior fights nobles and dragons in a caste-ruled academy to avenge his father's murder.
by Evan Winter 2017 535 pages
4.30
48k+ ratings
Nuclear War
by Annie Jacobsen • 2024
North Korea fires a missile. Civilization ends in 72 minutes. Exactly how, protocol by protocol.
4.36
52k+
Nuclear War Summary
Nuclear War
North Korea fires a missile. Civilization ends in 72 minutes. Exactly how, protocol by protocol.
by Annie Jacobsen 2024 373 pages
4.36
52k+ ratings
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr • 2014
A blind girl reads on the radio as Saint-Malo burns; a German soldier buried in rubble listens.
4.31
2M+
All the Light We Cannot See Summary
All the Light We Cannot See
A blind girl reads on the radio as Saint-Malo burns; a German soldier buried in rubble listens.
by Anthony Doerr 2014 531 pages
4.31
2M+ ratings
We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter • 2017
Scattered across continents by war, a Polish Jewish family fights to survive and reunite.
4.42
200k+
We Were the Lucky Ones Summary
We Were the Lucky Ones
Scattered across continents by war, a Polish Jewish family fights to survive and reunite.
by Georgia Hunter 2017 403 pages
4.42
200k+ ratings
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card • 1985
A child prodigy is drafted to an orbital battle academy where war games determine humanity's fate.
4.31
1.4M+
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
A child prodigy is drafted to an orbital battle academy where war games determine humanity's fate.
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M+ ratings
Persian Fire
by Tom Holland • 2005
An ancient clash of civilizations: how a tiny Greece stopped a superpower, and invented the West.
4.17
11k+
Persian Fire Summary
Persian Fire
An ancient clash of civilizations: how a tiny Greece stopped a superpower, and invented the West.
by Tom Holland 2005 447 pages
4.17
11k+ ratings
The Sword and the Shield
by Christopher Andrew • 1985
One KGB archivist smuggled out the foreign intelligence files, rewriting Cold War history.
3.93
2k+
The Sword and the Shield Summary
The Sword and the Shield
One KGB archivist smuggled out the foreign intelligence files, rewriting Cold War history.
by Christopher Andrew 1985 736 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
by Laura Hillman • 2003
Schindler's list saved her life. A boy's promise inside the camps saved her will to live.
4.16
5k+
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree Summary
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
Schindler's list saved her life. A boy's promise inside the camps saved her will to live.
by Laura Hillman 2003 288 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy • 1986
Soviet refinery burns; Kremlin blames NATO, launches blitzkrieg, and ignites World War III.
4.21
85k+
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
Soviet refinery burns; Kremlin blames NATO, launches blitzkrieg, and ignites World War III.
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
85k+ ratings
Children of Fallen Gods
by Carissa Broadbent • 2021
A former slave and her war hero battle a usurper king and the ancient Fey.
4.13
100k+
Children of Fallen Gods Summary
Children of Fallen Gods
A former slave and her war hero battle a usurper king and the ancient Fey.
by Carissa Broadbent 2021 636 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
200k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Clear and Present Danger
by Tom Clancy • 1989
American soldiers fight a secret war in Colombia until the White House decides they're expendable.
4.14
100k+
Clear and Present Danger Summary
Clear and Present Danger
American soldiers fight a secret war in Colombia until the White House decides they're expendable.
by Tom Clancy 1989 688 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
An Ordinary Man
by Paul Rusesabagina • 2006
Rwanda, 1994: a hotel manager faced militias with nothing but a telephone and saved 1,200.
4.19
6k+
An Ordinary Man Summary
An Ordinary Man
Rwanda, 1994: a hotel manager faced militias with nothing but a telephone and saved 1,200.
by Paul Rusesabagina 2006
4.19
6k+ ratings
Making Bombs for Hitler
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch • 2012
A Ukrainian girl builds bombs for the Nazis while searching for the sister torn from her.
4.33
13k+
Making Bombs for Hitler Summary
Making Bombs for Hitler
A Ukrainian girl builds bombs for the Nazis while searching for the sister torn from her.
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 2012 240 pages
4.33
13k+ ratings
River God
by Wilbur Smith • 1993
A eunuch slave leads Egypt's last hope south when the kingdom falls to foreign invaders.
4.23
44k+
River God Summary
River God
A eunuch slave leads Egypt's last hope south when the kingdom falls to foreign invaders.
by Wilbur Smith 1993 664 pages
4.23
44k+ ratings
At the Existentialist Café
by Sarah Bakewell • 2016
The existentialists built a philosophy from cafés, war, and each other's complicated lives.
4.24
19k+
At the Existentialist Café Summary
At the Existentialist Café
The existentialists built a philosophy from cafés, war, and each other's complicated lives.
by Sarah Bakewell 2016 327 pages
4.24
19k+ ratings
Before They Are Hanged
by Joe Abercrombie • 2007
One wizard, four misfits, a dead empire, and a relic that could crack the world again.
4.36
200k+
Before They Are Hanged Summary
Before They Are Hanged
One wizard, four misfits, a dead empire, and a relic that could crack the world again.
by Joe Abercrombie 2007 441 pages
4.36
200k+ ratings
The Long Game
by Rush Doshi • 2021
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
4.03
1k+
The Long Game Summary
The Long Game
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
by Rush Doshi 2021 432 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut • 2023
Tormented minds of the twentieth century build the machine intelligence that could eclipse humanity.
4.33
27k+
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
Tormented minds of the twentieth century build the machine intelligence that could eclipse humanity.
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.33
27k+ ratings
Area 51
by Annie Jacobsen • 2011
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
3.86
11k+
Area 51 Summary
Area 51
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
by Annie Jacobsen 2011 540 pages
3.86
11k+ ratings
Letters
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 2012
The letters of a man who survived Dresden and spent twenty years failing to write about it.
4.09
1k+
Letters Summary
Letters
The letters of a man who survived Dresden and spent twenty years failing to write about it.
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 2012 464 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Anarchy
by William Dalrymple • 2019
A company raised an army, conquered India, and its hunger for profit starved a nation.
4.20
19k+
The Anarchy Summary
The Anarchy
A company raised an army, conquered India, and its hunger for profit starved a nation.
by William Dalrymple 2019 544 pages
4.20
19k+ ratings
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves • 2024
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
3.30
10k+
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024 352 pages
3.30
10k+ ratings
A Long Way Gone
by Ishmael Beah • 2007
The army gave him cocaine and an AK-47 at 13. UNICEF pulled him out at 16.
4.16
100k+
A Long Way Gone Summary
A Long Way Gone
The army gave him cocaine and an AK-47 at 13. UNICEF pulled him out at 16.
by Ishmael Beah 2007 229 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
War Storm
by Victoria Aveyard • 2018
A lightning-wielding rebel must unite with the prince who chose a throne over her love.
3.79
200k+
War Storm Summary
War Storm
A lightning-wielding rebel must unite with the prince who chose a throne over her love.
by Victoria Aveyard 2018 662 pages
3.79
200k+ ratings
India Wins Freedom
by Abul Kalam Azad • 1978
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
4.21
1k+
India Wins Freedom Summary
India Wins Freedom
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
by Abul Kalam Azad 1978 297 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
King Rat
by James Clavell • 1962
A black-market king rules a Japanese POW camp, but his empire cannot survive liberation.
4.20
44k+
King Rat Summary
King Rat
A black-market king rules a Japanese POW camp, but his empire cannot survive liberation.
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.20
44k+ ratings
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