Books like 12 strong by Doug Stanton

Chris Kyle’s memoir chronicles his career as a U.S. Navy SEAL sniper, detailing his 150 confirmed kills during the Iraq and Afghan wars and offering a raw, personal account of combat life.

Lieutenant's account of U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in Afghanistan during the war, 2001-2021.

A frontline chronicle of the United States’ wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, told through the eyes of New York Times correspondent Dexter Filkins.

A gripping account of a U.S. SEAL team's harrowing mission to take control of Takur Ghar mountain peak in Afghanistan during the 2002 Operation Anaconda, featuring the story of a red-haired SEAL who was stranded and the brave efforts to rescue him.

Inside the Joint Special Operations Command, the U.S. military's elite counterterrorism force that has reshaped the fight against al‑Qaida and other threats since 9/11.

On a clear night in June 2005, four Navy SEALs left their Afghanistan base for the Pakistani border on a mission to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell and that desperate battle in the mountains. It is the story of the teammates who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left. And it is the story of how, badly injured, Luttrell fought off assassins for four days before being taken in by a Pashtun tribe that risked everything to protect him from the Taliban.

Reed Stanton is a navy fighter pilot and dedicated family man. As a combat veteran who was assigned to work with navy SEALs overseas, he is proficient in hand-to-hand combat and with small firearms. His experience on the battlefield has caused him to struggle with the morality of killing combatants in war. He doesn’t want to do it. You can’t unsee dead bodies.  Out of nowhere, his life at home begins to crumble. Betrayal is everywhere. Facing struggles in his marriage, friends that turn on him, and no longer trusting of his military chain of command; he is framed for murder. Who is doing this and why? His only way forward is to continue to trust people. But who? Reed must unravel this mystery to restore his world. But can he?  All roads lead to a terrorist plotting an attack on a San Diego air traffic control facility. On a collision course with a madman, Reed faces seemingly insurmountable odds as he races to  stop the attack, neutralize a terrorist, confront his own moral demons, and reclaim his life.

An African‑American Special Operations sniper recounts his record‑setting career during the War on Terror, highlighting deployments to Afghanistan and a legendary duel with an enemy sniper dubbed The Chechnian.

Former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates gives a candid, personal account of his time serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

For the first time ever, a Navy SEAL Team Six sniper chronicles how he became an elite warrior and the ferocious battle that nearly cost him his life.

A thrilling exploration of the United States' elite military commandos and special operations forces, set against the backdrop of American history and military policy, through the eyes of a seasoned commando and a historian who uncovers the dark secrets of the elite elite commandos that shape American history's darkest chapters.

Ed Darack’s ‘Victory Point’ chronicles Operation Red Wings and its follow‑up, Operation Whalers, detailing the U.S. Marine and Navy SEAL actions in the 2005 Afghan campaign against insurgent forces led by Ahmad Shah.

In this New York Times bestseller, award-winning combat reporter Sean Naylor reveals how close American forces came to disaster in Afghanistan against Al Qaida-after easily defeating the ragtag Taliban that had sheltered the terrorist organization behind the 9/11 attacks.At dawn on March 2, 2002, over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions flew into the mouth of a buzz saw in the Shahikot Valley. Believing the war all but over, U.S. military leaders refused to commit the troops and materiel required to fight the war's biggest battle-a missed opportunity to crush hundreds of Al Qaida's fighters and some of its most senior leaders. Eyewitness Naylor vividly portrays the heroism of the young, untested soldiers unprepared for the ferocious enemy they fought; the mistakes that led to a hellish mountaintop firefight; and how thirteen American commandos embodied "Patton's three principles of war"-audacity, audacity and audacity-by creeping unseen over frozen mountains into the heart of an enemy stronghold to prevent a U.S. military catastrophe.

Jake Tapper uncovers the root cause of a deadly Afghan War battle and explores the stories of soldiers and commanders alike in a gripping account of U.S. forces and the Taliban conflict.