Posted on Nov 23, 2015
If you were a commander, or a leader of Soldiers in general, which books would you include on your Commander's Reading List?
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I'm constantly on the search for new things to share that encourages the personal, mental, and emotional growth of Soldiers.
I personally like to include books that aren't necessarily military in nature, to encourage a broader understanding of the world around us.
Some of mine:
"The End of Power" by Moisés Naím
"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius
"The War of Attrition" by William Philpott
"The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman
"The Iliad" by Homer (worth revisiting for those who never have outside of a high school classroom)
I personally like to include books that aren't necessarily military in nature, to encourage a broader understanding of the world around us.
Some of mine:
"The End of Power" by Moisés Naím
"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius
"The War of Attrition" by William Philpott
"The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman
"The Iliad" by Homer (worth revisiting for those who never have outside of a high school classroom)
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CPT (Join to see) I would recommend:
"Attacks" by Erwin Rommel
"A Perspective On Infantry" by John English
"Brave Men" by Ernie Pyle
"Crusade in Europe" by Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The Face of Battle" by John Keegan
"On Way" by Carl von Clausewitz
"The Real War 1914-1918" by Capt B.H. Liddell Hart
"A Distant Mirror" [the Calamitous 14th Century] by Barbara W. Tuchman
"Bible and Sword" [England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour] by Barbara W. Tuchman
"The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici" by Christopher Hibbert
"Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer
the "Bible"
the "Koran"
Which book would you recommend COL Mikel J. Burroughs COL Jon Thompson COL Jean (John) F. B. LTC Stephen C. LTC Bink Romanick MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca CPT L S CW5 Charlie Poulton CW5 (Join to see) SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SGT (Join to see) SGT Randal Groover SGT Robert Hawks SGT Forrest Stewart
"Attacks" by Erwin Rommel
"A Perspective On Infantry" by John English
"Brave Men" by Ernie Pyle
"Crusade in Europe" by Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The Face of Battle" by John Keegan
"On Way" by Carl von Clausewitz
"The Real War 1914-1918" by Capt B.H. Liddell Hart
"A Distant Mirror" [the Calamitous 14th Century] by Barbara W. Tuchman
"Bible and Sword" [England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour] by Barbara W. Tuchman
"The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici" by Christopher Hibbert
"Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer
the "Bible"
the "Koran"
Which book would you recommend COL Mikel J. Burroughs COL Jon Thompson COL Jean (John) F. B. LTC Stephen C. LTC Bink Romanick MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca CPT L S CW5 Charlie Poulton CW5 (Join to see) SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SGT (Join to see) SGT Randal Groover SGT Robert Hawks SGT Forrest Stewart
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LTC Bink Romanick
LTC Stephen F. I would add "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer and "Gates of Fire" by Pressfield and "Once an Eagle " by Anton Myrer
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LTC Stephen C.
LTC Stephen F., for me, any list that includes "On WaR" by Carl von Clausewitz, must necessarily include "On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War" by the late COL Harry Summers. CPT (Join to see)
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LTC Stephen F.
CPT L S - I have profited from reading every Barbara Tuchman book I have come across. My mother introduced me to her writing decades ago.
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Capt Walter Miller
"Gates of Fire." - Pressfield
"Starship Troopers" - Heinlein
"The Soldier's Load" - Marshall
"A Genius For War" - Colonel T. N. Dupuy
"Starship Troopers" - Heinlein
"The Soldier's Load" - Marshall
"A Genius For War" - Colonel T. N. Dupuy
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Great topic!
For younger minds: Fun fiction with a point.
Once an Eagle, The Forever War, and Killer Angels
For more experienced warfighters: Strategy, concepts and ways of thinking.
On War, Art of War, and Strategy by Svechin
For younger minds: Fun fiction with a point.
Once an Eagle, The Forever War, and Killer Angels
For more experienced warfighters: Strategy, concepts and ways of thinking.
On War, Art of War, and Strategy by Svechin
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