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Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson graduated cum laude from the honors program at Florida State University with degrees in history and political science, and has run the war hammer of a website, badassoftheweek.com, since 2004. Even though he's never flown a jetpack over the Atlantic Ocean or punched someone so hard that his head exploded, he is considered by many to be the world's foremost expert on badassitude.

Books by Ben Thompson

Guts  Glory: World War II 0316320587 Book Cover

Guts Glory: World War II

Ben Thompson

$4.89 - $9.99

Guts & Glory: The American Civil War 031632051X Book Cover

Guts & Glory: The American Civil War

Ben Thompson

$4.79 - $9.99

Guts & Glory: The American Revolution 031631207X Book Cover

Guts & Glory: The American Revolution

Ben Thompson

$4.79 - $8.99

Guts & Glory: The Vikings 0316320579 Book Cover

Guts & Glory: The Vikings

Ben Thompson

$6.19 - $11.29

The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving into History 1250150566 Book Cover

The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving into History

Ben Thompson

$5.19 - $9.99

Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live 0061749443 Book Cover

Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live

Ben Thompson

$5.69 - $15.99

The Age of Exploration: Totally Getting Lost 1250150531 Book Cover

The Age of Exploration: Totally Getting Lost

Ben Thompson

$4.99 - $10.66

The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff 1250150620 Book Cover

The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff

Ben Thompson

$4.89 - $14.47

Not-So-Great Presidents: Failures, Frauds, and Cover-Ups 1250150590 Book Cover

Not-So-Great Presidents: Failures, Frauds, and Cover-Ups

Ben Thompson

$4.59 - $14.47

Badass: The Birth of a Legend: Spine-Crushing Tales of the Most Merciless Gods, Monsters, Heroes, Villains, and Mythical Creatures Ever Envisioned 0062001353 Book Cover

Badass: The Birth of a Legend: Spine-Crushing Tales of the Most Merciless Gods, Monsters, Heroes, Villains, and Mythical Creatures Ever Envisioned

Ben Thompson

$4.59 - $15.99

Badass: Ultimate Deathmatch: Skull-Crushing True Stories of the Most Hardcore Duels, Showdowns, Fistfights, Last Stands, Suicide Charges, and Military Engagements of All Time 0062112341 Book Cover

Badass: Ultimate Deathmatch: Skull-Crushing True Stories of the Most Hardcore Duels, Showdowns, Fistfights, Last Stands, Suicide Charges, and Military Engagements of All Time

Ben Thompson

$6.29 - $18.77

Miami Valley's Marvelous Motor Cars 1492234516 Book Cover

Miami Valley's Marvelous Motor Cars

Ben Thompson

$13.13

The Desperados 084390514X Book Cover

The Desperados

Ben Thompson

Out of Stock

Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume III 0988807289 Book Cover

Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume III

Ben Thompson

Out of Stock

Gunman's Spawn B000H0C1TQ Book Cover

Gunman's Spawn

Ben Thompson

Out of Stock

Ban This Filth!: Letters From the Mary Whitehouse Archive 0571281516 Book Cover

Ban This Filth!: Letters From the Mary Whitehouse Archive

Ben Thompson

$9.79

Butch Cassidy's Last Campfire 1947247689 Book Cover

Butch Cassidy's Last Campfire

Ben Thompson

$20.94

The Hidden Soldier: A Woman at War 1521140596 Book Cover

The Hidden Soldier: A Woman at War

Ben Thompson

Out of Stock

White Tulip 1291338691 Book Cover

White Tulip

Ben Thompson

Out of Stock

The Desperados B001GPFEQS Book Cover

The Desperados

Ben Thompson

Out of Stock

Texas Hellion B00127F07I Book Cover

Texas Hellion

Ben Thompson

Out of Stock

Gunman's Spawn 1954840411 Book Cover

Gunman's Spawn

Ben Thompson

$14.10 - $17.96

Liked: Finding the Acceptance that Matters Most B0BYLPSHPL Book Cover

Liked: Finding the Acceptance that Matters Most

Ben Thompson

$14.47

Putin vs Zelensky 1250339561 Book Cover

Putin vs Zelensky

Ben Thompson

Releases 8/19/2025

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