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Military (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › History, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Military (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $21.89, median 236 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).

29Opportunity / 100
$21.89Median price
236Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$15.72 – $28.03
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)1%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.

Top 10 Military best sellers

  1. ASVAB Test Prep: The Most Powerful Study Guide to Get Ready for the Current Exam in Just 1 book cover by Ryan MacArmen

    ASVAB Test Prep: The Most Powerful Study Guide to Get Ready for the Current Exam in Just 1 Week & Score 99 on the AFQT at Your First Try [INCLUDES: ASVAB Test Simulator, Videos Lessons & Flashcards]

    by Ryan MacArmen

    • List rank#1
    • Price$23.10
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews1,512

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  2. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era book cover by James M. McPherson

    Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

    by James M. McPherson

    • List rank#2
    • Price$15.74
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews3,647

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  3. The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History) book cover by Craig L. Symonds

    The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)

    by Craig L. Symonds

    • List rank#3
    • Price$18.68
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,738

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  4. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies book cover by Jared Diamond Ph.D.

    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

    by Jared Diamond Ph.D.

    • List rank#4
    • Price$22.80
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews14,658

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  5. Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History book cover by Craig L. Symonds

    Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History

    by Craig L. Symonds

    • List rank#5
    • Price$14.23
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews190

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  6. The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War book cover by S. C. M. Paine

    The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War

    by S. C. M. Paine

    • List rank#6
    • Price$27.70
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews288

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  7. War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage book cover by Lawrence H. Keeley

    War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage

    by Lawrence H. Keeley

    • List rank#7
    • Price$24.46
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews422

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  8. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (Oxford History of the United State book cover by Robert Middlekauff

    The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (Oxford History of the United States)

    by Robert Middlekauff

    • List rank#8
    • Price$41.90
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews932

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  9. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay book cover by Craig L. Symonds

    Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

    by Craig L. Symonds

    • List rank#9
    • Price$18.10
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,081

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  10. Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of book cover by David M. Kennedy

    Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States)

    by David M. Kennedy

    • List rank#10
    • Price$15.19
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews524

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FAQ

Is Military a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 236 reviews and sells for $21.89.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Military?

The median best seller has 236 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Military best sellers cost?

The median price is $21.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.72 and $28.03.

Can new books break into Military?

1% 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.