Books like Army of none by Aimee Allison

Michael Lewis exposes how political short‑sightedness threatens U.S. programs from food stamps to the Census to nuclear oversight, revealing the unsung public servants who keep the government’s critical functions running.

Paul Scharre examines how autonomous weapons—like high‑autonomy Predator drones—are reshaping warfare, exploring their technological roots, policy debates, and the legal and ethical repercussions of machines making life‑or‑death decisions.

John Keegan's nonfiction study examines the causes, strategy and consequences of the Iraq War, drawing on exclusive interviews with senior US and British military leaders.

Accounts the 2008 Winter Soldier hearings in Washington, D.C., where Iraq Veterans Against the War presented testimony and documents detailing atrocities witnessed in Iraq and Afghanistan, challenging the notion that such acts were isolated incidents.

This is the dramatic inside story of elite K9 warriors - who these dogs are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and highest-skilled working animals on the planet. Mike Ritland's job is to train them. In Navy SEAL Dogs, author Mike Ritland tells how he was a smaller-then-average kid who was often picked on at school, which led him to spend more time with dogs at a young age. After graduating BUD/S training - the toughest military training in the world - to become a SEAL, he was on combat deployment in Iraq when he saw a military working dog in action and instantly know he'd found his true calling. From battlefield action to world heroics, this is Ritland's story of overcoming obstacles and discovering what he loves to do.