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Retiring after 21 years in the US Army, here are books I recommend to the junior soldiers in my field for professional development.

  1. Afghanistan Papers by ,

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    The groundbreaking investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about …

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  2. Achilles in Vietnam by 

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  3. It's My Country Too by ,

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    This inspiring anthology it the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in …

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  4. The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by 

    4 stars

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  5. LikeWar by 

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    "Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only …

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  6. One Bullet Away by 

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  7. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by 

    5 stars

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  8. Grace Hopper and the invention of the information age by  (Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation series)

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  9. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by 

    4 stars

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    Another not directly related to military service, but in between painfully funny stories, there are some important insights and possibly the best depiction of depression that I've ever seen.

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  10. Cryptonomicon by 

    4 stars

    E-book extras: "Stephensonia/Cryptonomica": ONE: "Cryptonomicon Cypher-FAQ" (Neal addresses "Frequently Anticipated Questions" and other fascinating facts); TWO: "Mother Earth Motherboard" (Neal's …

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    Several parallel stories happen in this book in several different time periods. The military characters and their specific actions are all fiction--but heavily informed by things and organizations that really did happen. As with Catch-22, the story is fake but the absurdity real.

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  11. Armor by 

    4 stars

    Felix wanted to disappear. So he joined the armored infantry regiments invading the Bug home world. How long can the …

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    Science fiction in a vein similar to Starship Troopers or Old Man's War, but with a stronger focus on the psychological impact on those who fight. More akin to Forever War in that sense.

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  12. Thinking, Fast and Slow by 

    4 stars

    Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 book by psychologist Daniel Kahneman. The book's main thesis is that of a …

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  13. Dune by 

    4 stars

    Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family …

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  14. Ghost fleet by 

    4 stars

    "What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller. The United States, China, and …

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  15. Band of Brothers by 

    5 stars

    Follows the 101st Airbone as it drops into Normandy on D-Day and fights its way through Europe to the end …

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