Books like Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser

A collection of linked short stories that follows a platoon of American soldiers and their experiences, thoughts, and burdens during the Vietnam War.

This short book is a novelette-sized experiential treatment. It is raw, full of the period banter between the men of a tank battalion in Normandy. The characters crass humour is exquisitely raw. Much of the book is claustrophobic as it describes life in a Sherman tank during the height of the Normandy Campaign. It was a meat grinder where casualties were anywhere from 60 - 70%, with Allied armies often fighting top-notch German Armoured divisions. But the democratic armies won - and is partially explained why in "Tank." We were practical if fatalistic, which made for our high morale, one of our best assets.

Real life voices from the battlefields of AfghanistanSpoken from the Front will tell the stories of what Andy McNab describes as "modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars". It will recount the courage and hardship of British servicemen and support staff as they have faced the unique difficulties posed by the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.Andy will introduce and edit the book, but the interwoven stories will be told by those serving on the front line, in their own words. Their action-packed, dramatic, moving and often humorous testimonies will be told through interviews and diaries, and letters and emails written to family, friends and loved ones. Spoken from the Front will be styled loosely on the Imperial War Museum's highly-successful Forgotten Voices series, but will focus on a smaller number of central characters who turn up repeatedly throughout the narrative.

West Point graduate, Rhodes scholar and Army Ranger, Captain Craig Mullaney reflects on how his rigorous education shaped his leadership in the Afghanistan battle of Losano Ridge, then transfers that experience to teach future Navy and Marine officers.

Robert Leckie's memoir of his service as a United States Marine during the Pacific campaigns of World War II, detailing training, battles on Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu, and reflecting on the brutal reality of war.

During WWII, a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot is shot down over France and must navigate covertly behind enemy lines to return to England in order to resume his flying duties.