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Iraq Books

Books selected for readers looking for iraq books.

35 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·2 crossover shelves·133% reader overlap with Iraq War (2003 2011) Books

1. The Achilles Trap
Steve Coll
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
2. Iraq
John Robertson
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
3. A Stranger in Your Own City
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Arab & Middle Eastern Lives
4. To Start a War
Robert Draper
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
5. Deadly Betrayal
Dennis Fritz
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
6. Gulf War 1990-91
Steven J. Zaloga, Robert McSweeney
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Persian Gulf War (1991)
7. Fiasco
Thomas E. Ricks
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
8. Cobra II
Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
9. The Endgame
Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
10. Secret History of the Iraq War
Yossef Bodansky
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
11. The Snake Eaters
Owen West
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
12. Places and Names
Elliot Ackerman
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
13. Unremitting
Gregg Zoroya
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
14. The Spymaster of Baghdad
Margaret Coker, Cassandra Campbell
Included for strong book club alignment with this iraq list.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
15. The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy
Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
16. America's War for the Greater Middle East
Andrew J. Bacevich
Included for strong american alignment with this iraq list.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
17. Desert Storm Air War
Jim Corrigan
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Persian Gulf War (1991)
18. The Modern History of Iraq
Phebe Marr, Ibrahim Al-Marashi
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
19. Land Between the Rivers
Bartle Bull
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
20. Guns, Girls, and Greed
Morgan Lerette, Jay Mohr
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
21. The Mother of All Battles
Kevin M. Woods USA (Ret.), Kevin M. Woods
Strong fit for this iraq list in the persian gulf war (1991) lane.
Shelf signal: Persian Gulf War (1991)
22. In the Company of Soldiers
Rick Atkinson
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
23. We Were One
Patrick K. O'Donnell, Patrick K. O'Donnell
Fits this list for its focus on iraq.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
24. The Prisoner in His Palace
Will Bardenwerper
Included for strong political alignment with this iraq list.
Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)