MCPON Reading List for 2026
The MCPON reading list 2026 is the MCPON’s Bookshelf, a 21-title list released in September 2026. It comes from John
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Marine Corps Reading List for 2026: The Commandant’s FY26 List
The Commandant’s Professional Reading List for FY26: 71 titles across Heritage, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy and Foundational, each with a short description.
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Canadian Army Reading List: The Commander’s 2025 List
The Commander Canadian Army’s 2025 reading list: 44 books across Doctrine, History, Philosophy, Practice, Theory, Fictional Intelligence and Deep Cuts, each with a short description.
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Australian Army Reading List: The Chief of Army’s 2025 Study Guide
The Australian Army’s Chief of Army Professional Study Guide: all 73 mandatory books by rank, from sergeant to lieutenant colonel, each with a short description.
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State Department Reading List for 2026
State’s suggested reading list for future diplomats: 74 books on foreign policy, history, economics, writing and more, each with a short description.
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Wildland Fire Leadership Reading List for 2026
The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program’s 2026 reading list: six books on influence, quiet leadership, Stoicism and confidence, with ideas for using them on a crew.
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Great Power, Great Responsibility: How the Liberal International Order Shapes US Foreign Policy
A review of Michael Poznansky’s Great Power, Great Responsibility, which asks when rules bind great powers, when they bend, and when they break.
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To Be a Logistician in 2026: A Featured Book
Featured book: To Be a Logistician in 2026 by SFC Bryan Frazier, a field guide to property accountability, GCSS-Army and supply leadership from company through brigade.
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West Point Reading List for 2026
A guide to 52 books on ground combat, leadership, the modern battlefield and the history of West Point, with how to request a quote and order the set.
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CNO Reading List for 2026
Every book on Adm. Caudle’s 2026 CNO Professional Reading List, grouped by Foundry, Fleet, Fight and Total Sailor, plus how to request a quote and order the set.
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A Military Investor’s Library: Discipline, Strategy, and Real Estate
This comprehensive reading list is designed for military service members, veterans, and disciplined investors seeking to build wealth through real
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2025 Navy Wardroom Reading List
Update: This post covers an earlier Navy reading list. For the current list, see our CNO Reading List for 2026,
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Fight in the Shade
In 2006 the movie 300 debuted to wild acclaim, especially amongst Servicemembers. The film tells the story of 300 Spartan
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Line of Sight by Michael Colangeli
In 2004 I received my commission into the United States (U.S.) Army as a Field Artillery (FA) Officer, and upon
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