Understanding Normandy
Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book.” George C. Scott utters those words in a scene from the 1970
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Reading Lists
The official professional reading lists of all Military Services to include federal branches such as the FBI, DIA, and CIA. We also include reading lists from select companies and strategic thinkers.
If you are interested in learning more about a service the best place to start would be through the books that the service is reading.
Did we miss your favorite reading list? Reach out to us below, and we would be happy to include it.
The greatest shortcut for leaders is reading books.
USMC Reading List & How to order it for your Command
The 2020 Marine Corps Reading list was recently published in ALMAR 023/20 and with some major updates. The USMC Reading
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Top 10 Military Podcasts
Curated DODReads Best of Military Podcasts for 2020. We have compiled the top leadership, thinking and philosophy podcasts for the military professional
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2020 DIA Reading List
Lieutenant General Robert Ashley’s reading list was published by the DIA in June of 2020 and contains 189 of the
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The New 2020 Coast Guard Reading List +5 Options To Request Books for your command
2020 Coast Guard Reading List
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10 Books To Calibrate Your View Of Suffering
My Family and I are suffering; over the last two months our life has been hard for us. Four people trying to live squished together in a four bedroom house, uncomfortable face masks, and not being able to eat at our favorite restaurants, and zoom fatigue…. However, when I look at my bookshelf and place that suffering next to historical suffering my prospective quickly changes.
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2020 Navy Reading List
Coming in at 140 books the Navy’s reading list is the longest of all the four services. Here are 7 ways to request books for your command.
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West Point’s Reading List
The United States Military Academy, commonly known as West Point, was established in 1802. It is the oldest of the
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Naval Academy Reading List
The United States Naval Academy was established in October 1845 by then-Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft. It is the
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The top Ten WW1 Books Written by the Lost Generation
The Lost Generation refers to a literary movement after WW1 that includes works from many famous writers including T.S. Eliot and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Here are 10 books written about WWI from the people who lived through it.
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The DODReads 2019 Online Reading, Watching and Listening Guide
“What are you reading?” It is one of my favorite questions to ask new Junior Officers who check into my command.
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2019 Coast Guard Reading List & The Two Navy Books That made the List
Normally on the first of January the Coast Guard comes out with their Official reading list. This year it came
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The 2019 Navy Reading List + 5 options for ordering books for your command
The Navy War College just published their 2019 Navy reading list last month. Coming in at 145 books it is
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2018 Navy Reading List
The 2018 Navy reading list was recently released by the Naval War College and can be found at www.Navy.mil/cno-reading. The
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