Derpetology

Saturday, August 22, 2026

1. Storm of Steel - a German soldier's harrowing account of the horrors of WW1

2. The Things They Carried - what it was like to be drafted into the Vietnam War

3. About Face - the autobiography of one soldier's long and distinguished career in the Army

4. To Hell and Back - the eyewitness account of Audie Murphy, America's most decorated hero of WW2

5. The Forever War - a sci-fi parable by a Vietnam combat veteran.

6. Slaughterhouse Five - a mix of history, comedy, and sci-fi as told by a US POW during WW2

7. Bill the Galactic Hero - a sci-fi satire of the military by a WW2 veteran

8. Once an Eagle - a classic and epic novel by a combat veteran of WW2

9. Escape from Laos - the true story of one pilot's survival and daring escape from a POW camp

10. The Private History of a Campaign that Failed - Mark Twain's hilarious memoir of his brief time as a soldier in the Civil War.

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