Retiring after 21 years in the US Army, here are books I recommend to the junior soldiers in my field for professional development.
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The Children's Illustrated Clausewitz, Volume 1 by Caitlin Fitz Gerald
5 stars
The Children’s Illustrated Clausewitz, whilst improbable, is just what it sounds like: an illustrated re-telling of 19th-century Prussian officer Carl …
venya says: Don't laugh until you read it.
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What Have We Done by David Wood, David Bowne Wood
Most Americans are now familiar with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and its prevalence among troops. In this groundbreaking new book, …
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Gangsters of Capitalism by Jonathan M. Katz
A groundbreaking journey tracing America’s forgotten path to global power―and how its legacies shape our world today―told through the extraordinary …
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Discovering the Rommel Murder by Charles F Marshall
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's heroic opposition to Hitler in 1944 cost him his life. In this intriguing, well-paced tale of …
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4 stars
A chilling, globe-spanning detective story, tracking an elite group of Russian hackers and the future of global warfare
In 2014, …
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Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly …
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The Fall of the House of Dixie by Bruce C. Levine
In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended …
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Medal of Honor by Roy Benavidez
Half-Hispanic, half-Yaqui Indian, and an orphan, Roy Benavidez fought his way out of poverty and bigotry to serve with the …
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5 stars
A startlingly frank memoir of one woman's struggles with alcoholism and recovery, with essential new insights into addiction and treatment …
venya says: This doesn't have anything DIRECTLY to do with the military profession--but if you can't connect these dots, you probably should not be an analyst.
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From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of …
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Code Over Country by Matthew Cole
A hard-hitting exposé of SEAL Team 6, the US military’s best-known brand, that reveals how the Navy SEALs were formed, …
