The Greatest Books of All Time on Battles

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1753 The Long Ships Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 Swedish Swedish
2381 Battle Cry of Freedom James M. McPherson 1988 American English
2612 Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant U. S. Grant 1885 American English
3148 Chronicles Jean Froissart 1370 French Middle french
3476 The Campaign of the Marne Sewell Tyng 1927 American English
4411 Sharpe's Eagle Bernard Cornwell 1981 British English
7215 The Two-Ocean War Samuel Eliot Morison 1963 American English
9749 800 Horseman Col Stringer 1987 Australian English
11544 The Romance Of War James Grant 1846 Scottish English
13805 The First Book Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
14679 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14881 The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Unknown 890 Unknown Old english
14983 A Stillness at Appomattox Bruce Catton 1953 American English
15897 The Story Of Anzac C E W Bean 1921 Australian English
17117 An Army at Dawn Rick Atkinson 2002 American English
17117 Solo Leveling 02 Dubu, CHUGONG 2020 Korean Korean
17117 Lord Brocktree Brian Jacques 2000 British English
17117 Jujutsu Kaisen Gege Akutami 2018 Japanese Japanese
17117 Rise Of The Dragons Morgan Rice 2014 American English
17117 The Knight Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17117 Son Of The Morning Star Evan S. Connell 1984 American English
16764 The First Day On The Somme Martin Middlebrook 1971 British English
17117 The Last Kingdom Bernard Cornwell 2004 British English
17117 To The Last Man Jeff Shaara 2004 American English