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Vietnam War (Individual Wars, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Vietnam War (Individual Wars, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 862 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).

23Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
862Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $11.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)3%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 862 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Vietnam War best sellers

  1. The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 book cover by Rick Atkinson

    The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966

    by Rick Atkinson

    • List rank#1
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,123

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  2. The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hi book cover by Marc Leepson

    The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton

    by Marc Leepson

    • List rank#2
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews190

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  3. Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967 book cover by Doyle  Glass

    Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967

    by Doyle Glass

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews3,034

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  4. GOD’S YOUNG LUNATICS: A Memoir of Vietnam Helicopter Combat book cover by Bob J. Garcia

    GOD’S YOUNG LUNATICS: A Memoir of Vietnam Helicopter Combat

    by Bob J. Garcia

    • List rank#4
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews752

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  5. The Vietnam War: A Military History book cover by Geoffrey Wawro

    The Vietnam War: A Military History

    by Geoffrey Wawro

    • List rank#5
    • Price$19.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews278

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  6. We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young: Ia Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam book cover by Harold G. Moore

    We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young: Ia Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

    by Harold G. Moore

    • List rank#6
    • Price$7.96
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews6,084

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  7. Rangers in the Jungle: The Untold Story of the U.S. Army Rangers in Vietnam book cover by Caleb Crosby

    Rangers in the Jungle: The Untold Story of the U.S. Army Rangers in Vietnam

    by Caleb Crosby

    • List rank#7
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating3.7
    • Reviews106

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  8. Mad Minutes Outside the Wire: A Grunt's Journey During the Vietnam War book cover by C. Roger Hill

    Mad Minutes Outside the Wire: A Grunt's Journey During the Vietnam War

    by C. Roger Hill

    • List rank#8
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews599

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  9. Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel book cover by John Podlaski

    Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel

    by John Podlaski

    • List rank#9
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,651

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  10. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 — A Modern History of the Vietnam War book cover by Sir Max Hastings

    Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 — A Modern History of the Vietnam War

    by Sir Max Hastings

    • List rank#10
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews5,236

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FAQ

Is Vietnam War a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 862 reviews and sells for $9.99.

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

The median best seller has 862 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Vietnam War best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.

Can new books break into Vietnam War?

3% 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.