There are many great books out there about the military, which makes this a difficult list. Still, I manned up and came up with my top ten. Let me know if you agree:
- Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
- Galloping Ghost by Carl LaVo
- Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
- Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
- SAS Guide to Tracking by Bob Carss
- The Warrior Elite: Forging of SEAL Class 228 by Dick Couch
- Chesty: the Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC, by Colonel Jon. T. Hoffman
- Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy SEAL by Chuck Pfarrer
- The Long Grey Line by Rick Atkinson
- Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer
- Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden
- We Were Soldiers Once and Young by Harold Moore
- One Hundred Days by Sandy Woodward
I know I know–there are more than ten. I edited it based on reader comments. I’ll republish soon.
Good afternoon once again,
Let me start of by saying my brother bought me the book Warrior Elite last week. This book( which I have read 4 times in the past week) is the reason that I want to attend the Naval Academy. It truly shows how “elite” hence the name of the book, the Navy SEALS are.
John Guerra
By: John Guerra on May 15, 2011
at 9:55 pm
Great book. Dick Couch is a wonderful military writer. He did a similar book about Army Rangers, but I like the Navy SEALs better. Another good book is Warrior Spirit by Chuck Pfarrer.
By: Jacqui Murray on May 15, 2011
at 11:06 pm