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Korean War (Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Korean War (Military, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.99, median 73 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).

33Opportunity / 100
$19.99Median price
73Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$13.85 – $25.45
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)4%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 3% 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 Korean War best sellers

  1. Nuclear War: A Scenario book cover by Annie Jacobsen

    Nuclear War: A Scenario

    by Annie Jacobsen

    • List rank#1
    • Price$12.30
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews13,091

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  2. The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation book cover by Victor Davis Hanson

    The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation

    by Victor Davis Hanson

    • List rank#2
    • Price$12.75
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,850

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  3. On Desperate Ground: The Epic Story of Chosin Reservoir--the Greatest Battle of the Korean book cover by Hampton Sides

    On Desperate Ground: The Epic Story of Chosin Reservoir--the Greatest Battle of the Korean War

    by Hampton Sides

    • List rank#3
    • Price$10.48
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,185

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  4. The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military book cover by Tim Bakken

    The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military

    by Tim Bakken

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews122

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  5. American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964 book cover by William Manchester

    American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964

    by William Manchester

    • List rank#5
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,698

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  6. The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat book cover by Bob Drury

    The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

    by Bob Drury

    • List rank#6
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews3,241

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  7. This Kind of War: The Classic Military History of the Korean War book cover by T. R. Fehrenbach

    This Kind of War: The Classic Military History of the Korean War

    by T. R. Fehrenbach

    • List rank#7
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,427

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  8. The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War book cover by David Halberstam

    The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

    by David Halberstam

    • List rank#8
    • Price$23.95
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,964

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  9. About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior book cover by Col. David H. Hackworth

    About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior

    by Col. David H. Hackworth

    • List rank#9
    • Price$14.47
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews3,036

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  10. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice book cover by Adam Makos

    Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice

    by Adam Makos

    • List rank#10
    • Price$11.56
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews4,767

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FAQ

Is Korean War a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 73 reviews and sells for $19.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Korean War?

The median best seller has 73 reviews, and 61% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Korean War best sellers cost?

The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.85 and $25.45.

Can new books break into Korean 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.