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For those interested, here's the Marine Corps reading list. (Edit: that's actually already in the list of links you posted, missed it). There are a lot of goo

For those interested, here's the Marine Corps reading list. (Edit: that's actually already in the list of links you posted, missed it). There are a lot of good books on leadership; I'd stick to the Officer lists. http://guides.grc.usmcu.edu/usmcreadinglist http://guides.grc.usmcu.edu/usmcreadinglist It's not on the list, but the best book I've ever read was One Bullet Away by Nathaniel Fick; current CEO of Endgame Inc. Turn the Ship Around! is also a great book about leadership and empowering your subordinates.

wtf_is_up 10y ago
One Bullet Away is great. It gives another perspective of the popular book Generation Kill.
Bahamut 10y ago
I found some of the books on the Marine Corps lists somewhat propaganda, so one has to be careful to not follow their lists blindly. Source: I was a reserve Marine grunt and have read some of the books
- arca_vorago 10y ago
  Agreed, but that's why you read the generals list and work your way down instead of the other way around. If I hear one more gates of fire reference... my head is going to explode.
Animats 10y ago
The official USMC reading list is at [1]. Some recommendations: - "Warfighting (MCDP 1)". This is the official USMC document on how to run a war. It's more philosophical than tactical. It's about how to achieve a goal. - "The Defense of Duffer's Drift". This little book on small-unit tactics and how not to screw them up is over a century old. It's little-known outside the military, and quite funny. - "Boyd, The Fighter Pilot who Changed the Art of War". Boyd was a very strange guy. Top fighter pilot. Responsible for pushing through the F-16 and the A-10. (Yes, a fighter jock pushed the A-10 Warthog, which is a slow, heavily armored ground-attack aircraft.) Invented the OODA (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) Loop, a way of thinking about decision making under uncertainty. It has some similarities to "agile" development, but is more suitable for combat and crisis. USAF hated him. USMC liked him. - "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife" - understanding counterinsurgency. This is a depressing read, but necessary. [1] http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/895256/revision-of-the-commandants-professional-reading-list/ http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Articl...

wtf_is_up 10y ago

One Bullet Away is great. It gives another perspective of the popular book Generation Kill.

Bahamut 10y ago

I found some of the books on the Marine Corps lists somewhat propaganda, so one has to be careful to not follow their lists blindly. Source: I was a reserve Marine grunt and have read some of the books

arca_vorago 10y ago
Agreed, but that's why you read the generals list and work your way down instead of the other way around. If I hear one more gates of fire reference... my head is going to explode.

Animats 10y ago

The official USMC reading list is at [1]. Some recommendations: - "Warfighting (MCDP 1)". This is the official USMC document on how to run a war. It's more philosophical than tactical. It's about how to achieve a goal. - "The Defense of Duffer's Drift". This little book on small-unit tactics and how not to screw them up is over a century old. It's little-known outside the military, and quite funny. - "Boyd, The Fighter Pilot who Changed the Art of War". Boyd was a very strange guy. Top fighter pilot. Responsible for pushing through the F-16 and the A-10. (Yes, a fighter jock pushed the A-10 Warthog, which is a slow, heavily armored ground-attack aircraft.) Invented the OODA (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) Loop, a way of thinking about decision making under uncertainty. It has some similarities to "agile" development, but is more suitable for combat and crisis. USAF hated him. USMC liked him. - "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife" - understanding counterinsurgency. This is a depressing read, but necessary. [1] http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/895256/revision-of-the-commandants-professional-reading-list/ http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Articl...