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Afghan War (Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Afghan War (Military, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.35, median 1,062 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.87 – $18 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,062 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 46% of the parent category Military (2,331), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Afghan War best sellers
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The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
by Nicholas Irving
- List rank#1
- Price$17.62
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,359
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Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
by Dan Schilling
- List rank#2
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,472
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The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
by Robert O'Neill
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,769
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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
by Mark Owen
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,103
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell
- List rank#5
- Price$26.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews34,372
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,975
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Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
- List rank#7
- Price$9.98
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,671
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All the Presidents' Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America's War on Terror
by Peter Bergen
- List rank#8
- Price$16.92
- Rating4.3
- Reviews58
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It'll Buff Out: A Private’s Tales of War and Shenanigans with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan: 2001-2005 (Tales from the Global War on Terror (GWOT) Book 1)
by Daniel Pace
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews196
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Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews770
FAQ
Is Afghan War a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,062 reviews and sells for $12.35.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Afghan War?
The median best seller has 1,062 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Afghan War best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.35; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.87 and $18.
Can new books break into Afghan War?
4% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.