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List updated: February 6, 2010

 

Historic Era Title

Modern
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A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 G.J. Meyer (Author)

Airborne Rangers (Power Series) by Alan Landau, Frieda Landau (Contributor)

America's Special Forces: Weapons, Missions, Training by David Bohrer

Anti-Tank Weapons (Brassey's Modern Military Equipment) by John Norris, James Marchington (Editor)

Armor Attacks: The Tank Platoon: An Interactive Exercise in Small-Unit Tactics and Leadership by John F. Antal.

Armor of the Afghanistan War by Steven Zaloga, Wojciech Luczak, Barry Beldam

Armored Cav: A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment by Tom Clancy

Battlefield: Decisive Conflicts in History by Richard Holmes (Editor), Martin Marix Evans (Editor)

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden

BMP Infantry Fighting Vehicle 1967-94 (New Vanguard No 12)by Steven Zaloga, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

Boots on the Ground: A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq Karl Zinsmeister (Author)

Bradley: A History of American Fighting and Support Vehicles by R. P. Hunnicutt

Bradley M2/M3: Infantry Fighting Vehicles 1983-1994 (New Vanguard , No 18) (Paperback) by Steven J. Zaloga, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab

Certain Victory: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War (Ausa Institute of Land Warfare Book) by Robert H. Scales

Challenger: Main Battle Tank 1982-1997 (Osprey New Vanguard Series, 23) by Simon Dunstan, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior by Dick Couch

Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Michael R. Gordon (Author), Bernard E. Trainor (Author)

Combat Team: The Captains' War: An Interactive Exercise in Company-Level Command in Battle by John F. Antal

Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War by Rick Atkinson ISBN: 0395710839

Daring to Win by David Eshel
Sometimes, the outcome of a war depends upon Special Forces with the skills and the daring to go beyond the call of duty.

Death Ground: Today's American Infantry in Battle by Daniel P. Bolger

Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit by Charlie A. Beckwith, Donald Knox

The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles: From World War I to the Present Day by Chris Bishop

The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles: The Comprehensive Guide to over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles from 1915 to the Present Day (Hardcover) by Christopher F. Foss (Editor)

F.A.Q. : Frecuently Asked Questions on AFV Painting Techniques (Modelling Manuals by Miguel Jime'nez

Fighting by Minutes by Robert R. Leonhard

Generation Kill Evan Wright (Author)

Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood Donovan Campbell (Author)

Immediate Action by Andy Mcnab

Infantry Combat: The Rifle Platoon: An Interactive Exercise in Small-Unit Tactics and Leadership by John F. Antal

Inside Delta Force : The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit by Eric Haney

Jane's Modern Tanks (The Popular Jane's Gems Series) by Chris Foss

Jane's Modern Tanks (Collins/Jane's Gems) by Chris Foss

Jane's Tank & Combat Vehicle Recognition Guide by Christopher F. Foss

Jane's Tanks Recognition Guide (Jane's Recognition Guides) by Christopher F. Foss

Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man Dalton Fury (Author), Col.(R) David Hunt (Foreword)

Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank, 1972-1998 by Michael Jerchel

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Marcus Luttrell (Author, Patrick Robinson (Contributor)

M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, 1982-92 (New Vanguard, No 2) by Steve Zaloga, Peter Sarson (Illustrator), Lee Johnson (Editor), Steven J. Zaloga

Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945 Andrew Roberts (Author)

Modern Battle Tanks and Support Vehicles by Alan K. Russell, Ray Hutchins (Illustrator)

Modern Tanks by Chris Foss

Tank Killing: Anti-Tank Warfare by Men and Machines by Ian V. Hogg

Maneuver Warfare: An Anthology by Richard D. Hooker (Editor), John R. Galvin (Designer)

Maneuver Warfare Handbook (Westview Special Studies in Military Affairs) by William S. Lind

The Art of Maneuver: Maneuver-Warfare Theory and Airland Battle by Robert R. Leonhard

Warfighting: Maneuver Warfare in the U.S. Marine Corps by H. T. Hayden (Editor), Tom Hayden (Editor)

Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit by Tom Clancy

Merkava Mbt: Mks I, II & III: Chariot of Steel (New Vanguard Series, 21) by Samuel M. Katz, Sam Katz, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

No Heroes: Inside the FBI's Secret Counter - Terror Force by Danny O. Coulson, Elaine Shannon

Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda Sean Naylor (Author)

Order of Battle: Allied Ground Forces of Operation Desert Storm by Thomas D. Dinackus

Point Man by Chief James Watson, Kevin Dockery

Practical Leadership (Paperback) by Gordon Mackay
Gordon "Bald Eagle" MacKay, a Gunfighter & Field Correspondent for TotalWarfare.com, has written a new book on leadership.Drawing upon both contemporary experience and that of well known leaders, this book offers practical advice and guidance to inspire, encourage, and inform anyone facing, for the first time, the real day to day challenges of leadership.

Ranger Handbook by U. S. Army Infantry School

Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles: 1946-To the Present an Illustrated Reference by Fred Koch

SAS: The Illustrated History by Barry Davies

Joining the SAS: How to Get in and What It's Like by Barry Davies

Sheriff of Ramadi by Dick Couch

Sniper: The Skills, the Weapons, and the Experiences by Adrian Gilbert

Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice by William H. McRaven

Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces by Tom Clancy, John Gresham (Contributor), William P. Yarborough.

DVD Inside Special Forces - National Geographic

The Company they Keep: Life Inside the U.S. Army Special Forces by Anna J. Simons

U.S. Special Forces: A Guide to America's Special Operations Units-The World's Most Elite Fighting Force (Paperback) by Samuel A. Southworth, Stephen Tanner

U.S. Special Forces: Airborne Rangers (Motorbooks Power) by Alan Landau, Rita Landau, Hans Halberstadt

Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special Operations Forces (The Rediscovering Government Series) by Susan L. Marquis

Roughneck Nine-One: The Extraordinary Story of a Special Forces A-team at War by Frank Antenori, Hans Halberstadt

Spetsnaz: the story behind the Soviet SAS by Viktor Suvorov

Soviet Bloc Elite Forces (Elite Series No 5) by Steven J. Zaloga, Loop James, James Loop (Contributor)

Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Paperback) by Hart B. H. Liddell

The Dogsoldier Codex: A Guide to Armored Combat for Fighters, Commanders & Teachers Baron Sylvanus Perrin (Author), Brian Pfeifer (Author)

The Eyes of Orion: Five Tank Lieutenants in the Persian Gulf War by Alex Vernon, Neal, Jr. Creighton, Barry R. McCaffrey

The Face of Battle : A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme (Paperback) by John Keegan. Great book of tactics from the past from my military history college course.

The Mask of Command (Paperback) by John Keegan

The Past as Prologue: The Importance of History to the Military Profession by Williamson Murray (Editor), Richard Hart Sinnreich (Editor)

The One That Got Away by Chris Ryan

The Operators by Mike Ryan

The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers by John L. Major Plaster

Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad David Zucchino (Author), Mark Bowden (Foreword), Mark Bowden (Author)

Tip of the Spear: U.S. Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War by G. J. Michaels

To Fight With Intrepidity: The Complete History of the U.S. Army Rangers, 1622 to Present by John D. Lock, Major John Lock, Harold G. Moore

Tuskers: An Armor Battalion in the Gulf War by David S. Pierson

Twilight Warriors (Special Warfare Series, No 6) by Martin C. Arostegui

US Army Rangers & LRRP Units 1942-87 (Elite) by Gordon Rottman, Ronald Volstad (Illustrator)

US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 by Department of Defense

Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962 - 75 (New Vanguard) by Gordon Rottman (Author), Hugh Johnson (Illustrator)

Visual Dictionary of Special Military Forces
A visual feast only for aficionados of special armed-forces units specializing in British and European military units.

Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat by General Wesley K. Clark ISBN: 158648043X

Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle 1987-1994 (New Vanguard, No 10) by Christopher F. Foss, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

Warriors : Portraits from the Battlefield  by Max Hastings

DVD World War II 360

World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics Gordon Rottman (Author), Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

Yellow Smoke: The Future of Land Warfare for America's Military by Robert H., Jr. Scales

Historic Era Fiction or Dramatization Title

Modern



Act of Treason by Vince Flynn

Consent to Kill: A Thriller by Vince Flynn

Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy (Also see Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold Pack by Ubi Soft. Bundle of the tactical simulation Rainbow Six 3 and its expansion pack Athena Sword)

Sword Point by Howard Coyle

Team Yankee: A Novel of World War III by Harold W. Coyle

The Day Before Midnight (Paperback) by Stephen Hunter

Trial By Fire by Harold W. Coyle, Paul McCarthy (Editor)
US armor operations in Mexico, with a heavy dose of the 'women in combat' issue.

 

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